Caitlin Troutman

The University of Southern Maine says it will partner with Preble Street to convert the Sullivan Gymnasium on the school’s Portland campus to a temporary 24-hour shelter for people experiencing homelessness.

The Maine Center for Disease Control reported Saturday that there are now 211 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state.

As toilet paper supplies become harder to find in stores amid the coronavirus panic, more Mainers are turning to so-called "flushable wipes." The problem with this, says Ivy Frignoca with Friends of Casco Bay, is that the wipes aren’t actually flushable.

The Maine CDC reports that there are now 70 confirmed and presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 in the state.

Just days ahead of Super Tuesday, Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar made a campaign quick stop in Portland Saturday, where she took aim at President Donald Trump, the likely Republican nominee.

Freeman Dyson, renowned scientist and scholar, has died at 96, according to his daughter Mia.

On a recent Saturday morning, a small group of art students met at a Maine College of Art (MECA) studio in downtown Portland. They got to work setting up different crafting stations and tables covered with art supplies - fabric scraps, feathers, crayons, hot glue – and displaying on the walls and tables questions and prompts about diversity and community.

Recent reports show that New Englanders consume more alcohol than people in other parts of the nation, and that alcohol-related deaths have increased most sharply among ages 25-34.

More than 700 people turned out for the 39th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Dinner Monday evening in Portland.  This year's theme was "Race, Sovereignty, and Maine at 200 Years - Where Do We Go From Here?"

Several hundred protesters braved the twelve-degree temperatures in Portland Saturday to join the fourth annual Women's March.

After more than 40 years of business, the Happy Wheels skating rink closed its doors Sunday. Maine Public digital producer Caitlin Troutman was there as skaters gathered on the rink's last day to say goodbye.

As many Mainers gather around loaded dinner tables for the most food-centric holiday of the year, others are unsure when their next meal may be.

The Poor People’s Campaign, a movement originally organized by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., made a stop in Portland Thursday night on its national  “We Must Do More” tour.

Protesters gathered at Portland City Hall Sunday to recognize the one-year anniversary of Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court. Maine U.S. Sen. Susan Collins was a pivotal vote in Kavanaugh’s confirmation. Her decision to confirm the conservative justice drew ire from some of her constituents.

2nd District Congressman Jared Golden held a roundtable discussion at Community Concepts in Lewiston, with a focus on addressing the what he calls the "lead crisis in Maine."