Extreme heat bears down as America 250 celebrations ramp up. Trump heads to Mount Rushmore

How an alien shellfish with a strange taste found a home in midcoast Maine

These oysters that "taste like a penny" have been a prized food in Europe for centuries.

Wildfire smoke and high temperatures settle over Maine today

Heat index values across central and eastern Maine are expected to reach between 95 and 100 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.

Rescue mission launches to save NASA telescope that's falling back to Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A three-armed spacecraft rocketed into orbit Friday to rescue a NASA telescope that’s in danger of crashing back to Earth. Northrop Grumman launched Katalyst Space Technologies’ Link spacecraft from the Marshall Islands in the Pacific. The Pegasus rocket blasted off from the belly of a modified airplane, putting Link on […]

$334K home purchase leads Bangor property sales, June 14-20

The Bangor Daily News compiled information on the sales, which come from state transfer tax documents that are available to the public online.

Successful Ellsworth High baseball coach steps down to follow son’s career

Dan Curtis said he thought about his decision “long before” he made it.