Senators want more monitoring of mercury in environment

BANGOR, Maine (AP) Senators from Maine and Delaware want to establish a national mercury monitoring program to try to safeguard human health from the neurotoxin.

Thunderstorm claims life of 9-year-old girl in Maine

STANDISH, Maine (AP) A 9-year-old girl died in Maine when thunderstorms that swept across the state caused a tree to fall on a car, officials said.

Maine CDC reports first monkeypox case

Maine health officials have confirmed the first case of monkeypox in the state.

Suspect who damaged, stole cash from Kennebunk ATM sought by police

Police are searching for the suspect who damaged an ATM and made off with an undisclosed amount of cash at a Kennebunk bank early Friday.

Town council to take up measure limiting cruise ship visitors in Bar Harbor

Bar Harbor residents may be voting on a new policy putting a cap on the number of daily visitors from cruise ships.

Environmental board upholds permit for hydropower corridor

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection’s citizen board on Thursday rejected the latest effort to stop a $1 billion power line, and the next hurdle for the project lies with the state Supreme Court.

Senator King celebrates committee passage of two bills

On Thursday, Senator Angus King, Chair of the Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, announced the passage of two bills through committee.

Death of man found near Presumpscot River not considered suspicious

Police say a man’s body was found near the Presumpscot River on Wednesday night.

Woman killed, another critically hurt in North Jay crash

A woman was killed and another was hurt in a head-on crash in North Jay on Wednesday.

Death of Maine teen ruled homicide, victim identified

The death of a teenager in the Kennebec County town of Mt. Vernon has been ruled a homicide.