By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff Renderings for the proposed new Penobscot County jail could be available by the end of the year.

By Molly Enking, Maine Public Despite some rain this week, areas of extreme and severe drought continue to spread across the state, according to the U.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Northern Light Health is firing back at Anthem, accusing the state’s largest private insurer of undermining the mediation process.

By Matt Junker, Bangor Daily News Sports Editor DEXTER — Dexter Regional High School athletics got some very exciting news on Sept.

DEXTER — Dexter Regional High School has been named one of 25 finalist schools nationwide to receive a $25,000 prize through T-Mobile’s Friday Night 5G Lights program, a nationwide competition celebrating the power of high school football to bring communities together.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine’s largest insurer leveled new accusations against one of the state’s largest health care systems just a week before their contract is set to expire.

By Matt Junker, Bangor Daily News Sports Editor The stage at Husson University’s Gracie Theatre in Bangor was the center of the Maine sports universe on Sunday, Sept.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff DEXTER — A victim on Monday night’s side-by-side rollover crash became combative with first responders in Dexter.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff It’s an annual New England rite-of-passage: taking a drive through orange and red forests, snapping pictures and appreciating the show that the trees put on in the autumn.

DEXTER — Work continues on a pair of potential Dexter municipal ordinances concerning eligibility on the SAD 46 Board of Directors in terms of nepotism and conflicts of interest.

By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor Fall turkey season kicked off on Monday.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine is expanding access to COVID-19 vaccines.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff A missing Dexter man has been found safe.

DEXTER — Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union recently wrapped up its Project Tiny Toes initiative, a summer-long donation drive that collected essential baby supplies for families in need.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff A Dexter man is missing.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff A missing Garland teen has been found safe.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday that it had detected what it believes is the state’s first case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis of 2025.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff GARLAND — The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information on the whereabouts of a 15-year-old from Garland who has been missing since Sunday.