Maine residents to vote on new state flag design

It's not often residents get to design a new state flag, but the people of Maine will have their say in November.

15 million bees contained after bee-laden truck crashes in Maine

A tractor-trailer carrying 15 million honey bees to pollinate blueberry fields overturned on a Maine highway, leading to emergency responses focused on bee containment and safety, with several responders, including the Fire Chief, getting stung multiple times.

Linda Bean, granddaughter of retailer LL Bean and GOP activist, dies at 82

Linda L. Bean, a granddaughter of famed outdoor retailer L.L. Bean, as well as a philanthropist, entrepreneur, and GOP activist, has died.

Maine mass shooter's guns should have been seized weeks before, report finds

Maine mass shooter Robert Card should have been in protective custody and had his weapons seized weeks before he killed 18 people, a new report concludes.

Maine mass shooting suspect Robert Card had traumatic brain injuries, new scan shows

The Army reservist who killed 18 people in what became Maine's deadliest mass shooting in the state's history, sparking a massive manhunt before he was found dead last year, had traumatic brain injuries, a news scan shows. 

Maine father dies while rescuing 4-year-old son after they both fell in icy pond

Maine father, Kevin Howell, tragically drowned after rescuing his 4-year-old son from icy waters. The pair fell through the ice while walking on Etna Pond. Howell managed to get his son onto a sheet of ice before succumbing to the cold.

Maine winter storms unearth 112-year-old shipwreck in national park

A record-breaking storm surge from winter storms in Maine recently uncovered a shipwreck known as the "Tay" in Acadia National Park.

Trump blocked from 2024 primary ballot in 2 states. Can he still run for president?

The decision by Maine's secretary of state to bar Trump from the ballot will inevitably increase pressure on the U.S. Supreme Court to settle the issue of his eligibility once and for all.

Maine bars Trump from state's 2024 presidential primary ballot

Maine’s Democratic secretary of state is removing former President Donald Trump from that state’s primary ballot.

Maine bars Trump from ballot as US Supreme Court weighs state authority to block former president

The decision by Secretary of State Shenna Bellows follows a December ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court that booted Trump from the ballot there under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.

Nurse takes stuffed animal on hospital adventure after young patient leaves toy behind

A heartwarming incident unfolded at a Maine hospital when a 6-year-old girl left behind her stuffed pig, "Piggy," after undergoing tonsil surgery. To alleviate the stress, a nurse embarked on a creative endeavor, taking Piggy on a hospital adventure

Biden lays flowers outside bar where a shooter opened fire in Maine as he mourns with community

The president has already visited other communities scarred by mass shootings. He's been to Buffalo, New York; Uvalde, Texas; and Monterey Park, California, just in roughly the past year.

Maine police were alerted weeks ago about shooter's threats: 'There were warning signs'

Two local law enforcement chiefs said a statewide alert was sent in mid-September to be on the lookout for the Maine mass shooting suspect. But after authorities couldn't find him, they moved on.