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A federal judge says that within two weeks he will decide when, exactly, federal regulators must issue new rules to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales.

The Maine Center for Disease Control is reporting an increase in Maine's coronavirus tally of five cases, and a reduction of one in the number of deaths.  Meanwhile, the state is following a new outbreak and partnering with a Maine hospital to expand tracking capacity.

As Congress and the Trump administration haggle over a new coronavirus relief bill, the organization representing Maine's municipalities is projecting cities and towns will see a combined revenue loss of $146 million this year because of the pandemic.

The Maine Center for Disease Control is reporting 12 news cases of COVID-19 Monday and one new death, a man in his 50 from Androscoggin  County. The death toll now stands at 124, and the number of cases since the pandemic began at 3,970.

That's according to new figures the Maine Center for Disease Control posted Monday.

The person who died was a resident of Cumberland County.

Oral arguments are scheduled Monday morning in a federal lawsuit that could spell the fates of the endangered North Atlantic right whale - and of New England's lobstermen.

The National Weather Service in Caribou has issued a hazardous weather outlook for much of Maine in anticipation of Hurricane Isaias’ arrival next week.

The fate of a complicated tribal sovereignty proposal looked grim on Friday, when frustrated tribal leaders reported only scant agreement with Maine Gov. Janet Mills on the measure and no guarantee lawmakers will return in 2020 to vote on it.

Gunshots were fired about 5 a.m. Saturday morning in the area of Portland City Hall, but no one was injured, according to police.