Maine Center for Disease Control has recorded another 403 cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, as well as one new death. The total number of cases identified by the agency now sits at 58,868. And 769 people with the disease have died.

PORTLAND, Maine — Tiny baby eels are worth big bucks again in Maine.

The controversial statue of 19th Century Supreme Court Chief Justice Melville Fuller will go back to the family member who donated it within a year's time, and for the price of $1.

Lawmakers are considering allowing some form of Sunday hunting, a question that has come before nearly every recent legislature.

The Legislature’s Appropriations Committee unanimously approved a bill on Wednesday establishing how nearly half a billion dollars in pandemic stimulus for local governments will be distributed. The measure also sets accountability standards to ensure the money is spent the way Congress intended.

Most of Maine has been breathing easier, according to the latest State of the Air report from the American Lung Association.

The Maine Center for Disease Control has identified 500 new cases of COVID-19 and one new death. That brings the total number of cases reported by the agency up to 58,465, and 768 people have died in the state.

For years, the fossil fuel industry has argued that any kind of carbon tax would be the kiss of death for the economy. Then last month the American Petroleum Institute, the leading oil and gas lobbying group, said it could support putting a price on carbon emissions as a substitute for regulating greenhouse gases.

The Bangor Daily News and the Maine Sunday Telegram/Portland Press Herald have partnered for a series of stories looking at the lack of accountability for police misconduct among the Maine State Police.

Maine officials and social justice advocates are reacting to the verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was found guilty on all counts in the death of George Floyd — a case which helped spark calls for racial justice nationwide.