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

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.

5 upcoming Gulf of Maine wildlife cruises you won't want to miss

"Any of the daily trips on Bar Harbor Whale Watch can offer this wildlife experience. But these five upcoming cruises deserve special mention, especially for birders."

Aroostook sees record-breaking heat

Several communities are offering cooling centers, including Caribou, Presque Isle and Portage Lake.

How 'Country Roads' became the soundtrack of the US team's World Cup run

It’s become one of the enduring scenes of the U.S. team during this World Cup: jubilant U.S. players joining tens of thousands of fans in singing John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” at the end of their matches. Even coach Mauricio Pochettino, who was born in Argentina and lives in Spain, got in on […]

A grand jury indicts Louisiana's attorney general in a fight over changes to the local courts

Louisiana’s Republican attorney general was indicted Thursday on criminal charges by a grand jury in New Orleans, accused of trying to intimidate local officials who fought a law enacted by GOP legislators to overhaul the local courts. Attorney General Liz Murrill told eight New Orleans officials, including Mayor Helena Moreno and District Attorney Jason Williams, […]