Maine lobster industry facing new regulations aimed at protecting endangered whales

Federal regulators have unveiled new rules for fishing off Maine’s coast as part of an ongoing effort to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whale.

Portland city leaders discuss plans to fill city manager position

Members of the Portland City Council are considering how to go about finding a replacement for the current city manager.

Maine CDC reports 475 COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths

(AP/WGAN) The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention has reported 475 cases of COVID-19 over a three-day period, Saturday through Monday. Two additional deaths were also announced.

UMaine classes underway amid Delta Variant surge

(AP) University of Maine students are back in classrooms in large numbers for the first time since the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19 vaccine boosters are about to be available in Maine

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Booster shots for Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are expected to be available in about three weeks in Maine.

Maine inmate held in solitary for nearly 2 years settles lawsuit

A Maine State Prison inmate has settled a lawsuit against the state Department of Corrections for the nearly two years he spent in solitary confinement.

Historic B&M Baked Beans facility to become new home of Portland university

The property that once featured the iconic smokestack of the B&M Baked Beans manufacturing building in Portland will become a new school campus.

Maine river sees fewer Atlantic salmon this year

The Penobscot River is on track to see the fewest Atlantic salmon in recent years, Maine state officials said.

Delta Force sniper from Maine memorialized for heroism in Somalia

A U.S. Army special forces soldier who died while performing a rescue of a downed helicopter crew in Somalia was immortalized Monday with a memorial in his hometown.

Sen. King on recovering from COVID: ‘Vaccine saved my life’

Sen. Angus King said that his breakthrough case of COVID-19 produced symptoms that were double the worst head cold he’d ever experienced, and he credited the vaccine for keeping him out of the hospital.