Invasive emerald ash borer spreading rapidly across Maine

Vacated Brewer council seat will remain empty until November

Bill Kimball resigned from his seat July 29 because he wasn’t able to commit the amount of time he wanted to the position.

Katahdin Woods and Waters is celebrating 10th anniversary this weekend

The weekend events including ranger-led paddles, dark sky viewing and Indigenous earring-making demonstrations.

Judge accepts plea deal for school bus driver who killed 12-year-old in Rockland

Jeffrey Colburn, 65, appeared in the court Tuesday and admitted to the civil violation of committing a traffic offense that resulted in death.

Medicaid says it will stop paying for some gender-affirming care for transgender minors

President Donald Trump’s administration said that Medicaid will stop paying for gender-affirming surgeries and hormone treatments for transgender minors and the state Children’s Health Insurance Program won’t pay for the treatments for those under 19. The announcement is the latest in a series of policies from the administration aimed at transgender people that began the […]

ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks intended to gain compliance from combative individuals. ICE plans to spend up to $20 million to purchase thousands of “conductive distraction and de-escalation devices” for officers and agents by March, according to a notice published Monday by the […]