Charlie Eichacker

In the northern Atlantic, humpback whales are one of three large whale species that have had an unusual number of deaths in recent years.

An Auburn auto garage could soon be fined $4,000 for selling a used diesel pickup truck with such modifications.

The Flagpole of Freedom would have stood 1,776 feet above sea level and flown an American flag larger than a football field.

The 200-pound anchor was lodged 300 feet underwater before the brothers hauled it up.

In the hours after the mass shooting that left as many as 20 people dead, it was clear that something devastating had hit Lewiston.

Some Mainers argue the state has fallen behind in its oversight and should take a more active role in protecting groundwater.

Maine only recycled or composted 34 percent of municipal waste in 2020 and 2021, down from 38 percent recorded in 2017.

Currently, a variety of agencies collect that data in different ways, making it harder to track water extraction across the state.

Maine is among a small cluster of states with below-average gun death rates despite an abundance of firearms.

Salting roads also is a huge expense, costing Maine taxpayers roughly $150 million per year in the winter from 2019 to 2020.

It’s leading to scary outcomes in some cases, and one member of the Legislature’s marijuana advisory committee said they should prompt more safeguards.

The state recently approved a 50-acre expansion of Crossroads Landfill that would allow the facility to take in another 7.5 million tons of trash.