If any of the whales become entangled in Maine gear, it could worsen regulations lobstermen say are already too strict.

Israel’s Cabinet announced the approval of the deal after 1 a.m. Jerusalem time and confirmed the ceasefire will go into effect Sunday.

Norwegian company Nordic Aquafarms says it is dropping the controversial proposal for a $500 million, land-based aquaculture operation.

The restaurant's last day will be Feb. 15.

The Portland Planning Board voted Tuesday to send new documentation to the court to back up its original approval of the project.

A new report says electricity to heat homes and power vehicles is gaining an increasing share of Maine's energy landscape, but petroleum dominates.

The state hasn't been able to find funding to keep housing asylum seekers at a hotel in Saco beyond September, and the number of arrivals has dropped.

Arthur Lefebvre, 57, faces felony-level charges of reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon and criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon.

The home near the Bush family compound was purchased by a 'Chicago-based industrialist with significant ties to Maine,' the listing agent says.

The district held an 8-hour hearing Tuesday about the potential termination of the Lincoln Middle School Athletic Director Jemal Murph, who struck a student in what his attorney said was self-defense.

The company plans to move its production operations to Doles Orchard in Limington this summer.

Brandon Libby, 37, pleaded guilty to manslaughter last month after a jury couldn't reach a verdict on a murder charge.

The state's lighthouses are threatened by rising sea levels and intense storms – and adapting them to be more resilient is a challenge.

The AG said the trooper fired once at the man, whose gun appeared to be a real pistol.

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed that he can negotiate a solution but finds himself in opposition to prominent Senate Republicans.

Maine State Police said the man was found safe Friday morning.

The outgoing president now has the presidential record for most individual pardons and commutations issued.

It appears the 73-year-old who lived alone became stuck when his shed door latched behind him.

An agency leader said some of the top earners could be trying to earn a higher pension, which is generally calculated by taking the average of their highest 3 years of pay.

The reimbursement rate cutbacks would amount to about a 36% cut in Medicaid payments to some doctors, according to hospital operators.

The chemical-free extinguisher could move to the market — and onto firefighting airplanes — quickly. But getting it certified will take time and money.

Sen. Angus King asked Doug Burgum, the president-elect's pick to be Interior secretary to convince Trump wind power 'isn't all bad.'

One driver was seriously injured and transported to a hospital in New Hampshire.

Those on both sides of the conflict in Gaza described the recently announced ceasefire framework as 'fragile' but said they were trying to stay hopeful it could lead to a lasting peace.

Freeport-based consultant Cynthia Flores helps farmers and their employees reduce injuries that cost the U.S. about $11.3 billion annually.

The Democrat says his proposal, first introduced in September, would make the U.S. more equal with trading partners that for years have protected their industries and workers.

From Portland to Popham to Edgecomb, opportunities to get your sweat on are multiplying across the state.

Brian Smith, 37, resigned his position over the summer after facing discipline for parking for 'extended periods of time' while on duty.

Only 16 of 435 congressional districts nationwide supported a House candidate and a presidential candidate from different parties, and one of those districts is in Maine.

Lynch revealed in an interview last year that he had emphysema, limiting his mobility and kept him homebound.

House Minority Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham is sponsoring a bill that would repeal the waiting period approved by lawmakers last year in the wake of the mass shooting in Lewiston.

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court rejected Billy Beaulieu's request to dismiss an OUI charge that stemmed from a well-being check.

U.S. regulators on Wednesday banned the dye from the nation’s food supply.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had instructed a special task force to prepare to receive the hostages returning from Gaza, and that their families had been informed the deal had been reached.

An 82-year-old driver was charged after police say he left the scene Wednesday afternoon.

Massive wildfires across Maine in October 1947 changed the state's fire response, but climate change remains a risk factor.

Buxton and South Portland police officers arrested Jonathan Hanson, 21, at a home along Haines Meadow Road Tuesday night.

President Joe Biden used his 15-minute address to offer a model for a peaceful transfer of power and — without mentioning Trump by name — raise concerns about his successor.

The state's ambitious multiyear investigation into PFAS contamination from sludge-based fertilizer is not yet halfway done, but costs are mounting as new federal protections arise from mounting scientific evidence of potential human health risks.

The president-elect is exploring unconventional ways to rescue TikTok from a nationwide ban, hoping that it will help him reach an adoring audience throughout his second term.

Roughly 1,700 students and their families are expected to benefit from the pilot, the agency said.

Early Wednesday, the school board delayed a vote on whether to fire Lincoln Middle School athletic director Jemal Murph for hitting a student, which his attorney says he did in self-defense.

Surveyors with the New England Aquarium spotted the whales, estimated to represent 15% of the endangered species' global population, in a small area east of Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

The latest request for more funding comes as the state is trying to resolve a lawsuit over its struggles to find enough lawyers to represent poor Mainers in more than a thousand different cases.

With a decline in employment in the state's pulp and paper industry, other wood products are being developed to reduce the use of plastics and other fossil fuel-based materials.

Maine regulators were among agencies in 7 states leading the enforcement effort, which included 48 state agencies altogether.

The deal, which has yet to be finalized, calls for a 6-week end to fighting during which hostages and prisoners would be released and additional aid would come to Gaza.

Kaleb Halsey, 20, of Bowdoinham, lost control of his Hyundai Sonata while traveling south on Route 128, the sheriff's office said.

Conservation groups say the move will leave the North Atlantic right whale — which now numbers fewer than 380 — vulnerable to extinction.

World Monuments Watch says Maine's historic lighthouses are threatened by climate change and intensifying coastal storms, like the ones that battered some of the iconic beacons in January 2024.

Meet the photographers at the Portland Public Library on Friday, Feb. 7, from 5 to 7 p.m.

Maxwell's Farm announced that last year would be its final growing season, but Jordan's Farm will continue the beloved pick-your-own tradition.

But estimates from the latest five-year American Community Survey might not tell the whole story.

The three-phase ceasefire deal promises the release of dozens of hostages held by militants in Gaza and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israel.

The Congress Street store had been in business for 17 years.

The man was rear-ended twice after an earlier crash left his vehicle with at least one partially deflated tire, police said.

For years, the roadshow was filmed inside convention centers across the country, making it difficult to find a suitable location in Maine.

Police have charged the alleged shooter, 41-year-old John Williams, of South Portland, with several assault charges.

An attorney for Jemal Murph argued that the Lincoln Middle School athletic director acted in self-defense when he hit a student.

A little more than a half-mile stretch, between Burnham Road in Gorham and Gorham Road in Scarborough, had been closed Tuesday evening.