Federal bill could ease housing crisis in rural Maine

Towns want and need more housing but say they lack the developers and the money to make it happen.

State to collect unwanted, unusable pesticides

Registration is required by Sept. 25 to participate; drop-ins are not permitted.

Student backpack giveaway set for July 28

In Maine, Portland/Auburn area Verizon Wireless retail locations will be giving away hundreds of free backpacks at 1 p.m. Sunday, July 28, at eight locations.

Farm tractor safety courses to be offered in April, May

New University of Maine at Augusta lab will double enrollment for medical lab techs in city

Tuesday's grand opening of the new facility at the University of Maine at Augusta for the medical lab technician program will more than double enrollment for students on the Augusta campus to help fill a statewide need.

In path of April solar eclipse, small-town Maine sees big tourist opportunity

Several communities in the rural and northern parts of the state, located in the path of totality, hope for an astronomical tourist boom when the eclipse becomes visible on the afternoon of April 8.

Augusta teen charged with terrorizing following report of weapon at school

Police have issued a summons to a 15-year-old Augusta boy on a felony charge of terrorizing following an incident Thursday at Cony High School.

Maine Army National Guard plans June community outreach projects

AG: Presque Isle officer legally justified in fatal shooting

The Maine attorney general's office says a police officer was legally justified in fatally shooting a man who rammed a cruiser several times.

Body found on Sears Island identified as missing Presque Isle college student

Chase Dmuchowsky's car was found idling in the middle of the Penobscot Narrows Bridge a month before his body was recovered on Sears Island.