Beth Jones

AUGUSTA -- Maine's top election official, Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said Tuesday that the recount in the House District 44 race confirmed the Election Night result. The final recount tally showed Bill Pluecker with 2,730 votes to Ray Thombs' 2,370 votes.

BANGOR -- A crash in Bangor seriously injured a pedestrian Tuesday morning.

Subhead Five Fernandina Beach High School student-athletes signed national letters of intent Wednesday to continue competing in their respective sport on the collegiate level next year. Pictured are, front row from left, Kaitlin Eaton (softball, Brevard College), Sady Campbell (golf, Southeastern University), Tanner Jones (baseball, Holy Cross), Neriah Giedrys (swimming, University of Northern Iowa) and Hampton Walker (swimming, Rollins College); back row, athletic director Mike Woodard, softball coach Cris Holland, golf coach Christina Steffen, baseball coach Jon Shave and swim coach Bill Stewart.

BANGOR -- Bangor Humane Society cares for thousands of homeless pets each year, and as we enter the coldest months of the year, they are asking for the public's help in keeping those animals warm through

BANGOR -- The closure of Bangor's largest homeless encampment, known as Camp Hope, was announced in Mid-October with city officials setting an original deadline of December 31st.

Pirate wrestlers, clockwise from top left, Ethan Shiver, Crew Richter, Cael Kubatzke and Felix McDuffy. Photos by Stormy Kubatzke/Special

The Fernandina Beach Middle School varsity girls basketball team takes on visiting Yulee on Tuesday night. Lady Pirate Sara Drawdy, top left, and FBMS’s Amelia Johnson and Lady Hornet Elena James, top right. Yulee’s Harlow Smith and Drawdy, above left. Yulee’s Sophia Mondares with FBMS’s Natalie Weiser and Johnson, above center. Yulee’s Danae Moncrieffe dribbles down the court, above right. Photos by Beth Jones/News-Leader

LEVANT --A two-year-old had to be life-flighted to a Bangor hospital following a crash in Levant today.

BANGOR -- Cailtin Hillery graduated from U-Maine's food science program with a master's degree in 2023 and now works in their food pilot plant exploring all manner of food types and new inventions.

SIDNEY -- The Maine State Police are investigating a homicide at a home in Sidney.