US regulators maintain fishing quota for valuable baby eels, even as Canada struggles with poaching

U.S. regulators decided Wednesday to allow American fishermen to harvest thousands of pounds of valuable baby eels in the coming years, even as authorities have shuttered the industry in Canada while they grapple with poaching.

Gorham crash claims life of 22-year-old motorcyclist, police say

GORHAM, Maine (WGAN) Police say a 22-year-old motorcyclist is dead after a crash in Gorham Tuesday afternoon.

Maine governor will allow one final gun safety bill, veto another in wake of Lewiston mass shootings

Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills said Monday she will allow one of a final pair of gun safety bills — a waiting period for gun purchases — to become law without her signature in the wake of the Lewiston mass shooting.

Gov. Mills seeks to attract more remote workers to Maine

Gov. Janet Mills has set aside half a million dollars in funding to attract more remote workers to Maine.

Sea off New England had one of its hottest years in 2023, part of a worldwide trend

The sea off New England, already warming faster than most of the world’s oceans, had one of its hottest years on record in 2023.

Police investigate report of shots fired in Portland’s West End

No arrests have been made yet as police in Portland investigate a report of gunshots in the West End Sunday evening.

Police search for man who they say offered child in Falmouth a ride

FALMOUTH, Maine (WGAN) Police are looking for a man who they say offered a ride to a child in Falmouth after the child got off a school bus.

Multi-vehicle crash on Turnpike in Wells leaves one woman dead, others injured

A Maine woman died at the scene of a multi-vehicle crash on the Turnpike in Wells Friday morning.

Maine governor signs off on new gun laws, mental health supports in wake of Lewiston shootings

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills on Friday signed into law a suite of gun safety legislation approved by lawmakers after the deadliest mass shooting in state history.

Fellow reservists who served with Maine killer before mass shootings say they warned of his decline

An Army reservist and friend of the gunman behind Maine’s deadliest mass shooting testified Thursday about his friend’s mental decline, describing publicly for the first time the warning he issued a month before the tragedy unfolded.