diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5c005f9..6905897 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -44,3 +44,4 @@ package-lock.json
 server
 
 db.sqlite
+*.db
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 42facb8..20020e0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "dev": "bun install && concurrently --restart-tries=3 \"bun css\" \"nodemon --watch src --ext ts,tsx --exec 'bun run --hot src/server.tsx'\"",
     "prettier": "bunx prettier --write src/ test/ --plugin prettier-plugin-tailwindcss",
     "server": "bun run --hot src/server.tsx",
-    "test": "bun run test"
+    "test": "NODE_ENV=test bun run test"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@unocss/preset-web-fonts": "^0.61.0",
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d9c945
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+export interface Article {
+  id: string;
+  title: string;
+  link: string;
+  source: string;
+  page: number;
+  created_at: string;
+}
diff --git a/src/util/api.ts b/src/util/api.ts
index bf2ada1..1818cbd 100644
--- a/src/util/api.ts
+++ b/src/util/api.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import { load } from "cheerio";
 import { z } from "zod";
+import db from "./db";
+import { Article } from "../types";
 
 const articleSchema = z.object({
   title: z.string().min(5),
@@ -38,15 +40,43 @@ const isValidArticle = (article: { title: string; link: string }) => {
   }
 };
 
+const clearCacheIfNeeded = () => {
+  const oldestArticle = db
+    .prepare("SELECT created_at FROM articles ORDER BY created_at ASC LIMIT 1")
+    .get() as { created_at: string } | undefined;
+
+  if (oldestArticle) {
+    const articleDate = new Date(oldestArticle.created_at);
+    const now = new Date();
+    const hoursDifference =
+      (now.getTime() - articleDate.getTime()) / (1000 * 60 * 60);
+
+    if (hoursDifference >= 8) {
+      db.prepare("DELETE FROM articles").run();
+    }
+  }
+};
+
 const fetchArticlesFromSource = async (
   source: NewsSource,
   page: number = 1,
+  clearCache: () => void = clearCacheIfNeeded,
 ) => {
+  clearCache();
+
+  const cachedArticles = db
+    .prepare("SELECT * FROM articles WHERE source = ? AND page = ?")
+    .all(source.name, page) as Article[];
+
+  if (cachedArticles.length > 0) {
+    return cachedArticles;
+  }
+
   const response = await fetch(source.url(page));
   const text = await response.text();
 
   const $ = load(text);
-  const articles: { title: string; link: string; source: string }[] = [];
+  const articles: Article[] = [];
 
   $(source.listSelector).each((_, element) => {
     const title = $(element).text().trim();
@@ -55,15 +85,42 @@ const fetchArticlesFromSource = async (
       : $(element).attr("href");
 
     if (title && link) {
-      articles.push({
+      const article: Article = {
+        id: title,
         title,
         link,
         source: source.name,
-      });
+        page,
+        created_at: new Date().toISOString(),
+      };
+      if (isValidArticle(article)) {
+        const existingArticle = db
+          .prepare("SELECT 1 FROM articles WHERE id = ?")
+          .get(title);
+
+        if (!existingArticle) {
+          articles.push(article);
+          db.prepare(
+            "INSERT INTO articles (id, title, link, source, page, created_at) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)",
+          ).run(
+            article.id,
+            article.title,
+            article.link,
+            article.source,
+            article.page,
+            article.created_at,
+          );
+        }
+      }
     }
   });
 
-  return articles.filter(isValidArticle);
+  return articles;
 };
 
-export { fetchArticlesFromSource, isValidArticle, newsSources };
+export {
+  fetchArticlesFromSource,
+  isValidArticle,
+  newsSources,
+  clearCacheIfNeeded,
+};
diff --git a/src/util/db.ts b/src/util/db.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2571489
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/db.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { Database } from "bun:sqlite";
+
+const isTest = process.env.NODE_ENV === "test";
+const db = new Database(isTest ? "test_articles.db" : "articles.db");
+
+db.run(`
+  CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS articles (
+    id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+    title TEXT,
+    link TEXT,
+    source TEXT,
+    page INTEGER,
+    created_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+  )
+`);
+
+export default db;
diff --git a/test/api.test.ts b/test/api.test.ts
index af0af0d..2169ac8 100644
--- a/test/api.test.ts
+++ b/test/api.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
-import { describe, expect, it } from "bun:test";
+import { describe, expect, it, beforeAll, afterAll } from "bun:test";
 import { fetchArticlesFromSource, newsSources } from "../src/util/api";
+import db from "../src/util/db";
+
+beforeAll(() => {
+  db.run("DELETE FROM articles");
+});
+
+afterAll(() => {
+  db.run("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS articles");
+});
 
 describe("Article Fetching Functions", () => {
   it("Should fetch and parse NPR articles", async () => {
@@ -25,4 +34,47 @@ describe("Article Fetching Functions", () => {
       });
     });
   });
+
+  it("Should cache fetched articles", async () => {
+    const source = newsSources[0];
+
+    const initialFetch = await fetchArticlesFromSource(source, 1);
+    expect(initialFetch.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(10);
+
+    const cachedArticles = db
+      .prepare("SELECT * FROM articles WHERE source = ? AND page = ?")
+      .all(source.name, 1);
+    expect(cachedArticles.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(10);
+
+    const secondFetch = await fetchArticlesFromSource(source, 1);
+    expect(secondFetch.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(10);
+    expect(secondFetch).toEqual(initialFetch);
+  });
+
+  it("Should call clearCacheIfNeeded when fetching articles", async () => {
+    const source = newsSources[0];
+
+    let clearCacheCalled = false;
+    const clearCacheSpy = () => {
+      clearCacheCalled = true;
+    };
+
+    await fetchArticlesFromSource(source, 1, clearCacheSpy);
+    expect(clearCacheCalled).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("Should miss cache and fetch new articles", async () => {
+    const source = newsSources[0];
+
+    db.run("DELETE FROM articles");
+
+    const initialFetch = await fetchArticlesFromSource(source, 1);
+    expect(initialFetch.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(10);
+
+    const cachedArticles = db
+      .prepare("SELECT * FROM articles WHERE source = ? AND page = ?")
+      .all(source.name, 1);
+    expect(cachedArticles.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(10);
+    expect(cachedArticles).toEqual(initialFetch);
+  });
 });