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Another earthquake reported off New England overnight — did you feel it?

Another, smaller earthquake was reported off the coast of Maine overnight. The 2.0-magnitude earthquake occurred around 3:15 a.m. Wednesday off the coast of York, Maine, about the same location as Mon...

  • The Southwest Harbor Fire Department says it was called to for assistance early Saturday morning for a U-Haul truck and person through the ice on Echo Lake.
    Maine Jan 19

    U-Haul truck breaks through ice on Maine lake; driver rescued

    A 75-year-old man was rescued early Saturday after the U-Haul truck he was driving crashed through the ice on a lake in Mount Desert, Maine. A spokesperson for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife tells NBC Boston affiliate News Center Maine that the driver of the 10-foot box truck was apparently “confused” and did not ...
  • A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter.
    Maine Jan 20

    Search for father and son fishermen missing at sea off Maine suspended

    The Maine Marine Patrol, U.S. Coast Guard and local fishermen began searching for Chester Barrett and his son, Aaron, along the coast between Lubec and South Addison.

  • Duke guard Cooper Flagg (2) dribbles around Boston College guard Roger McFarlane (3) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)
    Maine Jan 19

    Duke freshman Cooper Flagg returns to New England, gives Maine fans a show against BC​

    ​Duke freshman Cooper Flagg won’t be making it all the way up to Maine, so his fans trekked to Chestnut Hill on Saturday night to see the likely No. 1 overall draft pick play Boston College in his only game in New England this season. Flagg had 28 points, five rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocked shots to...

  • Maine Jan 18

    Man dies in propane tank explosion in northern Maine

    A man died in an explosion at his home in Molunkus, Maine, Friday afternoon, fire officials said. Kerry Holmes, 66, is believed to have died in a propane torch incident about 3 p.m. on Aroostock Road, the Maine Fire Marshal’s Office said. The explosion took place after a propane torch Holmes was using to thaw a commercial truck’s frozen...
  • Maine Jan 18

    Deadly house fire under investigation in Lebanon, Maine

    Authorities are investigating a deadly fire that broke out on Friday morning in a large single-family home in Lebanon, Maine. Lebanon Fire and EMS said they received a 911 call around 11:40 a.m. Friday from a passerby reporting a fully engulfed house fire at 117 Smith Road. Numerous area fire departments responded to the scene. A heavy column of sm...
  • Lewiston, Maine mass shootings Jan 17

    Lewiston shooting survivors, struggling with financial losses, say they feel forgotten

    More than a year after the deadly mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, that left 18 people dead and dozens of others injured, survivors and families of those killed say they are struggling financially and feel forgotten by the state. As NEWS CENTER Maine reports, many survivors are left with mounting medical bills. Some became unable to work due to th...
  • A Maine State Police cruiser.
    Maine Jan 16

    Man found dead in pickup truck off I-95 in Maine

    Police are investigating after a man was found dead in a pickup truck alongside Interstate 95 in central Maine on Thursday morning. State police troopers responded to I-95 south in Sidney around 7 a.m. Thursday for a report of a motor vehicle crash. A Nissan pickup truck had reportedly gone into the trees int he median of the highway. Upon…...
  • Right whales seen in the water from above
    Animals and Wildlife Jan 16

    Over 75 right whales – 20% of endangered population – spotted off Maine coast

    Dozens of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales were spotted in the Gulf of Maine this week, researchers from the New England Aquarium said Thursday. An aerial survey team from the New England Aquarium’s Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life spotted the whales on Jan. 12 and 13, counting more than 75 unique individuals. Only around...
  • Maine Jan 16

    Arrest made in shooting incident stemming from fight at Maine steakhouse

    Police say they have made an arrest in connection with a shooting last month that stemmed from a fight that broke out at a steakhouse in South Portland, Maine, last month. South Portland police said 21-year-old Jonathan Hanson, of Buxton, was arrested Wednesday in Buxton. He was one of two suspects in a Dec. 18 incident in the Maine Mall…...
  • Maine Jan 15

    Maine man arrested for shooting stepbrother in the leg

    A 41-year-old man has been charged with shooting his stepbrother in the leg on Tuesday in South Portland, Maine. South Portland police said they responded to a 911 call reporting a shooting at 616 Westbrook Street around 4 p.m. Tuesday. Arriving officers found a 30-year-old man who had suffered a gunshot to his lower leg. Police immediately applied...
  • A Maine State Police cruiser.
    Maine Jan 13

    Police investigating death of 3-year-old boy found outside in the snow in Maine

    Police in Maine are investigating the death of a 3-year-old boy who was found outside in the snow on Sunday morning. The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call around 8:30 a.m. Sunday from a residence on Exeter Road in Corinna, a town of about 2,200 residents in central Maine. The caller said her 3-year-old nephew was missi...
  • Monhegan Island, Maine, USA. December 8 1999 (Photo by Amy Toensing/Getty Images)
    Lobster Jan 13

    Plan for stricter lobster fishing rules scrapped amid strong opposition

    Fishing regulators on Friday scrapped a plan for stricter fishing rules amid concerns about a decline in baby lobsters in the warming waters off New England. The regulators were looking to institute a new rule that fishermen need to abide by a larger minimum size for the lobsters they trap. The change is only 1/16th of an inch or 1.6…
  • Maine Jan 12

    20-year-old killed in Maine crash; passenger seriously injured

    A 20-year-old man is dead and his 20-year-old passenger is seriously injured after the SUV they were in went off the roadway and struck a fence and tree overnight in New Gloucester, Maine. New Gloucester Fire Rescue says they were called to 97 Dougherty Road around 12:12 a.m. Saturday for a crash with reported entrapment and one person unresponsive...
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