A fire tore through the historic Old Port waterfront in Portland, Maine, the day after Christmas, damaging aging buildings and several boats. Flames and smoke spread easily through…
Read more Fire in Portland’s Old Port Damages Its Historic Waterfront and Sinks at Least One BoatPORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Loons are on the mend in Maine, filling more of the state’s lakes and ponds with their haunting calls, although conservations say the birds…
Read more More Loons Are Filling Maine’s Lakes With Their Ghost-Like CallsPORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Regulators voted Thursday to extend a shutdown preventing New England fishermen from catching shrimp, a historic industry that has recently fallen victim to warming…
Read more New England’s Shrimp Fishery to Shut Down for the Long Haul After Years of DeclineSCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — Eels are the stuff of nightmares — slimy, snakelike creatures that lay millions of eggs before dying so their offspring can return home to…
Read more Eel Populations Are Falling, and New Protections Were Defeated. Japan and the US Opposed ThemBILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A $100-per-person charge for foreigners entering Yellowstone, Grand Canyon and other popular national parks is stoking apprehension among some tourist-oriented businesses that it could…
Read more Higher Fees for Foreigners Visiting US National Parks Stokes Tourism ConcernsPORTLAND, Maine (AP) — One of the rarest whales on the planet has continued an encouraging trend of population growth in the wake of new efforts to protect…
Read more One of the World’s Rarest Whales That Makes the Atlantic Its Home Grows in PopulationBOOTHBAY HARBOR, Maine (AP) — Republican lawmakers are targeting one of the U.S.’s longest standing pieces of environmental legislation, credited with helping save rare whales from extinction. Conservative…
Read more Republicans Try to Weaken 50-Year-Old Law Protecting Whales, Seals and Polar BearsAUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Authorities in Maine are investigating an allegation that dozens of unmarked ballots that were to be used in this November’s election arrived inside a…
Read more Maine Is Investigating a Claim That Bundles of Ballots Ended up in a Resident’s Amazon OrderMaine mass shooting survivor opens up about losing her sister – CBS News Watch CBS News Bobbi Nichols, whose sister was killed in Wednesday night’s mass shooting at…
Read more Maine mass shooting survivor opens up about losing her sister
