A primer about the state's people, history and culture can be found in the everyday things that make up Maine life.

Like most Augusta property owners, my wife and I were notified last week of the new assessed value the city has established ...

President Trump threatened to not sign the recently approved housing bill until Congress passes the SAVE America Act. The proposed SAVE America Act (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act) shifts ...

I think of Mumbet, an enslaved woman in Massachusetts in the late 1700s, who put our country on what should have been its ...

Summertime …” and the roads will be busy. Fourth of July weekend is upon us. That will mean more cars, more pedestrians, more ...

I am writing on behalf of Kirk Pantos and Diana and Russ Williams, the parents of Xenia Pantos and Carly Williams, and we live in Lincoln County (Edgecomb and Nobleboro). Xenia and Carly have been in ...

Over the next several days, extreme temperatures are expected in our area. For someone living without air conditioning, or without a home at all, this kind of heat can quickly become a medical ...

We all hate the sticky feeling that hot, humid days bring. But what's the science behind why it makes us so uncomfortable?

China Wok restaurant at 730 Center St. in the Auburn Plaza is pictured Tuesday. The restaurant is temporarily closed after a small grease fire last week. Work on the facade of the building is ...

Investigators say a 45-year-old Otisfield man is suspected of assaulting two people before crashing a stolen car and being seriously injured.

There is no simple solution to the problem that has plagued the city in recent years, officials said at a special council meeting Tuesday night.

Photographer Russ Dillingham captures folks gathering at the city splashpad and pool in search for comfort and fun in the heat.