Cruise ship set to dock in Eastport with no passengers

A cruise ship sidelined by the pandemic may spend a few months in Eastport, Maine.

State finance commissioner predicts recession amid plummeting tax revenue

A decline in tax revenues in April and other economic indicators point to a pandemic-inspired recession that will be “one for the record books,” the state finance commissioner wrote.

Police search for missing teen in Franklin County

Police in Franklin County are asking for the public’s help finding a missing 15-year-old boy who ran away from his home in Kingfield on Monday.

Maine prison inmate tests positive for coronavirus

An inmate in Maine’s prison system has tested positive for the coronavirus for the first time.

Litchfield man dies in car, logging truck collision

A Litchfield man is dead after the car he was riding in collided with a logging truck in Union Tuesday night, police say.

16-year-old dies from injuries suffered in lawn mowing accident on Peaks Island

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) A Maine teenager has died of injuries sustained while mowing a lawn, officials say.

Maine allows campgrounds to open to state residents Friday

Maine is moving up the opening of campgrounds to state residents by more than a week, allowing them to open on Friday ahead of the Memorial Day weekend, officials said Tuesday.

Some small Maine businesses urge 14-day quarantine for out-of-state visitors

Business owners in tourism-dependent Maine aren’t in full agreement on the 14-day quarantine for out-of-state visitors this summer.

2 dead in fire in home in Ellsworth, Maine, officials say

Officials say two people were found dead in Ellsworth, Maine, after a fire swept through a home.

Panel to question officials about surveillance allegations

A legislative committee intends to question Maine law enforcement officials about allegations of illegal surveillance that were raised in a whistleblower lawsuit.