Snow blankets Portland, Maine, on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024. A major winter storm bringing heavy snow and freezing rain to some communities spread across New England on Sunday morning, sending residents scurrying to pull out their shovels and snowblowers to clear sidewalks and driveways. (AP Photo/Patrick Whittle)

Crews entered frigid water to save a Maine dog who fell through the ice on Cobbossee Stream in Gardiner on Tuesday.

A group of scientists saw over 75 North Atlantic right whales gathered in the Gulf of Maine. Here's what we know.

The whales were seen “in all directions: at the surface, swimming, and diving,” said Kate Laemmle, associate research technician in the Anderson Cabot Center who was aboard the aerial survey flights.

Sturgeon spottings have become more common in rivers in Centeral and Southern Maine in the last four or five years. “One thing we know about sturgeon is that they like to come back to the river where they were spawned,” explains Lankshear. And now there’s an added bonus for strurgeon making a comeback in Downeast waters.

Dozens of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales were spotted in the Gulf of Maine this week, researchers from the New England Aquarium said Thursday. An aerial survey team from the New England Aquarium’s Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life spotted the whales on Jan.

A La Niña winter just started, but it isn't expected to last long. National forecasters are already looking ahead to the spring season.

The tax and fee changes that Gov. Janet Mills put forward last week in her budget only add up to about $150 million in a two-year state spending plan that tops $11.6 billion. But new taxes and fees are always controversial,

A La Niña winter just started, but it isn’t expected to last long. National forecasters are already looking ahead to the spring season.

A La Niña winter just started, but it isn’t expected to last long. National forecasters are already looking ahead to the spring season. A new long-range forecast released Thursday shows

NEW YORK (PIX11) — A winter storm will affect New York and the surrounding area starting Sunday. From 1 p.m. Sunday to 4 a.m. Monday, the tri-state area is expected to be hit with snow, according to the National Weather Service. “If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle […]