Maine

The woman was bitten when she stepped in between her dog and the black bear, which had been chasing her pet – and punched the bear in the nose.

Darlene Plasse-Young wanted nothing in return for her generosity, but the Rockland Police Department in Maine decided to partner with a local non-profit to ensure her selfless act didn’t go unnoticed.

One Maine officer climbed into the sewer and several feet of water to save the ducklings and reunite them with their mother.

Police said they are continuing the search for the suspect who attacked a little girl after she answered the door.

Joseph Eaton confessed to killing four people, including his parents, and wounding three others while shooting at vehicles along a highway.

Four people were fatally shot at a house in Maine on Tuesday shortly before gunfire wounded three others on a busy highway, in a pair of crimes that are linked, authorities said. One person was in custody.

Park rangers said he fell nearly 25 feet near the Otter Cliff area.

A train has reportedly derailed in the state of Maine and officials say they believe hazardous materials were on board.

A spectacular fireball that was spotted streaking through the northern sky might be the golden ticket to a reward of at least $25,000 for a lucky person if they can stumble across remnants of a meteorite.

Because of her generosity, police alerted a local non-profit organization to help the anonymous woman – now affectionately nicknamed “Bike Lady" – get back on her feet.

Wild animals such as mountain lions and alligators have been known to attack humans out and about in nature – but this woman wasn’t expecting to be attacked by a farm animal.

The payout is part of a settlement for illegally closing the restaurant.

The area is home to the elusive Canada lynx. In Maine, lynx are most common in the northern counties, which often experience the most snow in the state.

The Gulf of Maine, a body of water about the size of Indiana that touches Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Canada, is warming faster than the vast majority of the world’s oceans.

Cape Elizabeth Police said the seal was captured and released back into the ocean three times.

Maine scored its first Mega Millions jackpot — and someone beat the ill fortune of Friday the 13th — when a ticket purchased in the state matched the winning numbers for the lottery’s estimated $1.35 billion grand prize.

Santa Sunday has grown in popularity over more than two decades.

The Rockland, Maine, native has been traveling to the rugged coastline for 94 years.