After a loss and a tie to UConn at Alfond Arena, columnist Travis Lazarczyk drops the Black Bears to No. 6 on his ballot this week.

A lawsuit over Maine's failure to provide adequate legal representation to low-income defendants has finally gone to trial in Kennebec County Superior Court.

The Black Bears enter their conference bye weekend tied for second in the league with BC, although with a pair of wins over Maine, the Eagles hold the tiebreaker. Michigan Tech climbs onto my ...

Some shuffling at the top of my ballot this week: 1. Boston College 2. Michigan State 3. Western Michigan 4. Minnesota 5. Michigan 6. Maine 7. Providence 8. Denver

Mills is scheduled to give her State of the Budget address Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the House Chamber. NEWS CENTER Maine will carry it live on air, online, and on our NEWS CENTER Maine+ streaming app. The governor's address will air in place of "207."

U.S. Border Patrol is beefing up security in Houlton to curb illegal entries from Canada. According to the U.S. Border Patrol Houlton Sector, they have seen a 250% increase in illegal border crossings by vehicles from 2023 to 2024.

The work began in the midst of a deep recession marked by soaring petroleum prices, in a state with the greatest dependence on heating oil. Baldacci and other advocates saw ocean energy as a tool to free Maine from its imported petroleum addiction.

Michigan is a state where one of the byproducts of the wastewater treatment process can legally be used as a fertilizer on farm fields.

A 3.8 magnitude earthquake shook parts of New England on Monday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake occurred around 10:30 a.m. about 8 miles of the coast of York Harbor in Southern Maine, USGS reported.

Wyoming, Indiana and Mississippi have the highest annual fuel costs. Wyoming tops the list at $2,742.78, which is attributed to its higher annual mileage. The state's drivers travel around 20,000 miles each year -- significantly more than the U.S. average of 14,050 miles.