The USS Augusta will arrive in Eastport early next week to be commissioned into the U.S. Naval Fleet on Sept. 30. Currently the ship is sailing en route from the Alabama shipyard where the 419-foot long vessel was constructed. LCS-34 is the U.S. Navy's latest littoral combat ship designed for near-shore missions.

The University of Maine is a partner in the study to incorporate indigenous knowledge into modern science.

Two studies have found contaminants in a high percentage of medical cannabis samples in Maine.

Maine has agreed to develop new energy efficient building codes that support electric vehicles and solar, as part of a new plan from the U.S. Climate Alliance.

Milestone Recovery in Portland has acquired a property that will allow it to nearly double its capacity for detox beds, from 16 to 30.

Incumbent Gov. Andy Beshear's latest campaign ad features a victim of rape and incest calling out Republican AG Daniel Cameron's support of the current state abortion ban.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he is making an effort to answer any legitimate questions concerning his administration and its conduct during the war in Ukraine.

If the UAW strike leads to a win for the union, southern auto workers believe that will lead to a pay up at plants like Nissan and Mercedes.

Olympic gold medalist Florence "Flo-Jo" Griffith Joyner died 25 years ago on Sept. 21, 1998. The sprinter's world records for the 100 meter and 200 meter events remain unbroken.

Jonathan Escoffery's If I Survive You and Chetna Maroo's Western Lane are among the contenders for this year's prize, which honors the best English-language fiction published in the U.K. and Ireland.