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Kaitlyn Budion/Maine PublicShopping malls, once the commercial hubs of the holiday season, are in decline. But in Bangor, it's also meant a rise in municipal code violations that are so severe that the city has taken the mall's owner to court. -
Robert F. Bukaty/AP fileThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are warning of a Salmonella outbreak that may be linked to contaminated oysters.
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Attorneys argue the U.S. Supreme Court should hear the case, pointing to other cases in Massachusetts and Florida that raise similar questions about parental rights. -
Meteorologists say 6 to 12 inches of snow are likely across the state, with the Midcoast getting the lionshare. -
In response to the drought, the company reduced withdrawals between August and October. But overall, extractions increased in Fryeburg and Denmark this year compared to the past two. -
A New York woman pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Bangor last week to operating an unlicensed marijuana growing operation in central Maine.
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A previously unreported and recently completed audit found that Gateway Community Services overbilled MaineCare by more than $1 million. The state says such suspensions are imposed when there's suspected fraud. -
Last month President Trump issued an executive order removing tariffs on imported cocoa and coffee. But chocolate prices had already been rising in recent years due to weak cocoa crop yields linked to weather, and Maine chocolate makers say they are still experiencing high costs of production. -
Maine's small Christmas Tree growers say their sales are up this season, despite an exceptionally wet spring, a severe drought, and tariffs that have made it a tough year for many farmers. -
The Public Utilities Commission wants to bring 1.2 gigawatts of wind power online to serve customers in Maine and New England. -
The ruling comes after the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine and several other groups filed a class-action lawsuit. -
The bill requires serial numbers on firearms that can be built at home, including those made with 3D printers, yet have the same lethality as traditional guns.
