A resident found the remains Saturday afternoon in Garcelon Bog, Maine authorities said. Officials believe the remains, found at the end of Lewiston’s Russell Street, have been in the bog for “an extended period of time,” and there is no danger to the public, the state’s Department of Public Safety said in a press release on Sunday.

The year’s first detection of H5N1, commonly known as avian or bird flu, has been found in Maine, according to our media partners, WMTW. The Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife says the virus was found in a Canada goose that was admitted to the Center for Wildlife in York earlier this month.

For the seventh time this season, Duke basketball star and Maine native Cooper Flagg was named ACC Rookie of the Week.

Derrick Favors most recently played in the G League for the Windy City Bulls during the 2023-24 season. He averaged 5.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists per

Duke freshman Cooper Flagg won’t be making it all the way up to Maine, so his fans trekked to Chestnut Hill on Saturday night to see the likely No. 1 overall draft pick play Boston College in his only game in New England this season.

Earlier this month, the independent watchdog monitoring Maine’s child welfare agency went before the legislature’s government oversight committee and admitted frustration. In recent years, she has repeatedly identified the same problems with the agency’s approach to child protection investigations, she said, yet little has changed.

A 3-year-old Maine boy who went missing from his family’s home Sunday was found dead later that day, officials said.

Sports fans from all over Maine, will be tuning in Saturday to see the nation's hottest college basketball team, led by Mainer Cooper Flagg.

Flagg scored 28 points, five rebounds, and four assists for the Blue Devils, who are 16-2 and have won 12 games in a row.

The 35th "Oscars of the dining industry" has announced its list semi-finalists for exceptional culinary artists and establishments.

James Theberge of Maine is set to record his first comedy special Jan. 25 at live at the club. AUBURN – Boston comics Jack Hall, Theo Konstantino and Maz Ishmael are set to take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24, at Great Falls Comedy Club, located inside Craft Brew Underground, 34 Court St.

Flagg's appearance in Chestnut Hill is drawing plenty of interest, thanks both to his growing national stardom and his local roots. The game has been sold out since December, and the get-in price is over $160.