FREEPORT (WGME) -- The windy and dry conditions made firefighters work harder Tuesday. The Maine Forest Service says southern Maine is under a "high" or "very high" fire risk right now. Crews in ...

The Maine Forest Service is currently reporting a high fire danger rating across the entire state, which rangers say is ...

The fire was ruled accidental and was caused by a small campfire or a vehicle, according to the fire department.

A forest fire burned more than five acres of land in Buckfield over the weekend. Buckfield emergency officials responded to ...

A Maine woman was found suffering from hypothermia and her husband was found dead Thursday, four days after the couple went for a hike in a wooded area behind ... in a large forest behind their ...

About 74% of the state was abnormally dry or in a moderate drought at the end of October, making it easier for wildfires to ...

Lawyers for Aaron Karp, 47, of Naples, told a judge at a bail hearing on Sept. 20 that their client fired his weapon in self-defense. The lawyers claimed that the woman he allegedly shot and killed, ...

Maine’s Great North Woods is one of the best spots in the country to catch sight of the world’s largest deer species, making for a majestic wildlife safari.

Crews from as far away as Maine are making the journey down to Massachusetts to help the state battle large brush fires.

Voters in several communities served by the Kennebunk, Kennebunkport and Wells Water District voted to remove fluoride from ...

Moderate drought conditions across much of the state have prompted fire officials to shut off burn permits and urge caution.

From the variegated flycatcher to the Steller's sea eagle, birders seek out those how-did-that-species-get-here moments.