Anti-tobacco advocates and state officials across the country are proposing an increased tax on cigarette packs. The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids published an annual report ...

More than a thousand written testimonies have been submitted in opposition to each of a pair of bills as advocates gear up to fight their passage Wednesday at the Capitol. The bills, one brought by ...

Dr. Dave Weldon — a former congressman who district included the Space Coast and Treasure Coast — says opposition by the pharmaceutical industry played a large role in his failure to win confirmation ...

The map shows that just 11 states have a "very low" socio-economic vulnerability to influenza-like illnesses.

Penobscot County in February, have not spread, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

The state logged a record 4,257 Lyme disease cases in 2025, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

One evening last July, Sunny Stewart set out on a quiet pond and never returned. Two weeks later, a teen was charged with her ...

In an emergency, every second matters, but for people who are deaf or hard of hearing, they can’t hear critical warnings like ...

Farmers say it will help them save time and money.

Republicans and Democrats are finding common ground on protecting children, but remain split on other proposals, including ...

Twelve gubernatorial hopefuls took part in a candidate forum at the Maine Fishermen’s Forum in Rockport on Saturday, March 7, to speak about the issues affecting the state’s fisheries and working ...

Dentists, hygienists, and researchers say a shortage of rural dental care professionals and worsening oral hygiene since the COVID-19 pandemic mean more kids are ending up in the emergency room for ...