Today is Friday. Rain will continue this morning, but should taper off from south to north as the day continues. Here’s what we’re talking about in Maine today.
Maine’s youth prison continues to use dangerous force against incarcerated kids even after a watchdog report warned about it more than four years ago, according to an advocacy group that has oversight power of the prison.
A record 74 COVID-19 patients were in intensive care units across Maine on Thursday as virus cases continue to surge across the state, testing hospital resources.
The most recent state data on drug overdose deaths show Penobscot County has retained its position as a Maine county with one of the highest rates of people dying from drug overdoses.
If you have been reading the Outdoors section of the Bangor Daily News for the last several months, you have been treated to some fantastic photographs and videos of Maine wildlife. With the fall (OK, it’s only late summer) hunting season in full swing, we want to share more of your photos with our readers.
When University of Maine wide receiver Michael Monios was in eighth grade, he attended Boston College’s summer football camp, where current UMaine head coach Nick Charlton was working as an assistant at the time.
A funny thing happens in the Gulf of Maine this time of year. A whole bunch of northern birds are heading south for the winter. Meanwhile, a whole bunch of southern birds have come north, waiting for winter to end in the southern hemisphere. When the southbound birds meet the northbound birds, it’s a wonder there aren’t head-on collisions.
