Cape Wide News was created in 1998 by Provincetown native Tim Caldwell to provide public-safety, spot-news coverage on Cape Cod. This includes the negatives–crimes, crashes and fires–but also positive events such as department promotions and retirements, charity functions and any other activities involving police and fire departments and associated agencies.
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Plane that took off from Plymouth airport crashes in Ludlow, MA killing two people September 6, 2026
Traffic crash on Route 6 in Truro sends one person to Cape Cod Hospital September 5, 2026- Wellfleet firefighters use drone to locate missing hikers September 5, 2026
- Another walker injured along West End Breakwater in Provincetown September 5, 2026
- Two people taken to hospital, traffic slowdowns after crash on Route 6 in Eastham September 5, 2026
Updated: Four people including two children rescued after getting caught in a rip current off Sandy Neck September 5, 2026
High Rip Current risk late tonight through Sunday evening September 5, 2026- Three vehicle crash injures two, closes Route 28 in Marstons Mills Friday evening September 4, 2026
- Hyannis rescuers respond to drowning September 4, 2026
- Walker injured in fall on West End Breakwater in Provincetown September 4, 2026
- Two people taken to hospital after traffic crash in Harwich September 4, 2026
- One person injured in deck collapse in Sandwich September 4, 2026
Wellfleet Police issue safety reminders after recent B&E September 3, 2026
