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Maine, News

Authorities search for missing paddleboarder on Graham Lake in Ellsworth

by Drew Johnson May 6, 2026May 6, 2026

The 20-year-old is believed to have set off late Tuesday morning, officials say.

Community, News

Maine National Guard uses Black Hawk helicopter to rescue hikers on Bigelow Mountain

by Drew Johnson and Morgan Womack April 21, 2026April 22, 2026

The 126th Aviation Regiment conducted a mountain hoist extraction to remove the 2 hikers near Carrabassett Valley.

Cops & Courts, Maine, News, Politics

Maine police union accuses Mills administration of bad-faith bargaining

by Morgan Womack December 5, 2025December 5, 2025

The filing from the Fraternal Order of Police comes after the largest union for state employees made similar claims in a labor complaint last month.

Maine, News

Multiple agencies searching for missing Peaks Island resident

by Gillian Graham November 17, 2025November 17, 2025

Officials are asking people to stay off island trails Monday as the Maine Warden Service concentrates the search on wooded areas.

Maine, News, Outdoors

Reward offered after fatal shooting of protected lynx in Aroostook County

by Daniel Kool October 17, 2025October 17, 2025

Game wardens found the Canada lynx dead in Perham, a small town just west of Caribou. Maine officials are offering $3,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the animal’s killer.

Maine, News

How Maine wildlife officials rescued a moose from a Washington County well

by Gillian Graham September 22, 2025September 22, 2025

Using a sedative, straps and an excavator, rescuers were able to safely lift the 500-pound animal out of an abandoned, 8-foot-deep well in the small town of Pembroke.