Beverly police say a coyote attacked a dog near the Fox Hill trail; officers found a den with pups and urged residents to keep pets leashed and avoid dens.

A roughly 12‑foot white shark breached within about 150 feet of Long Point Beach in Provincetown as Sharktivity and researchers logged multiple Cape Cod sightings.

A MAER team freed a young humpback trapped in fishing rope off Stellwagen Bank. Responders cut the lines and stayed with the whale until it swam away.