AUGUSTA – The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has completed the 2025-2035 Maine Wildlife Action Plan, a wildlife conservation blueprint that provides voluntary, non-regulatory strategies for protecting Maine’s most vulnerable fish and wildlife and leverages additional federal conservation funding.

By Sabrina Martin, Bangor Daily News Staff Despite coming under scrutiny in the past year because of Hancock County’s suspended probate judge, a bill to reform how probate judge positions are filled and overseen was rejected March 26 by the state Senate.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff DOVER-FOXCROFT — Three colleagues are running for Piscataquis County sheriff — making it one of the most contested county-level races in Maine’s June primaries.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff VEAZIE — Two people were injured when they were hit by a car that lost control on a snowy stretch of Interstate 95 in Veazie on Monday evening.

By Kasey Turman, Bangor Daily News Staff A new Penobscot County Jail will cost as much as $84.

By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor A pickup truck that broke through the ice on Moosehead Lake and a series of recent snowmobile incidents are highlighting what it takes to recover a vehicle from Maine waters, how much it can cost and what owners are required to do.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff Growing up in The County, Chelsea Lynds never thought about going to law school or becoming a lawyer.

By Sabrina Martin, Bangor Daily News Staff Probate judges in Maine are part-time elected officials, and, with probate matters not being considered public, they rarely get much attention.

DEXTER — Following several years of work, the Dexter Town Council has approved a solar ordinance prohibiting the installation of new commercial medium-scale and large-scale solar energy systems.

By Kevin Miller, Maine Public State lawmakers gave final approval March 18 to a bill that provides $13 million in emergency funding to Maine’s public defender system.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine’s court system wants to hire its first full-time cybersecurity person, years after records started becoming available online.

By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor A drone video captured a diver recovering a snowmobile March 13 from beneath the ice of North Twin Lake in Piscataquis County, a week after the sled broke through.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff The district attorney for Penobscot and Piscataquis counties won’t seek reelection after holding the position for nearly 40 years.

Three members of the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office have filed to run to succeed Sheriff Robert Young.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff A former Maine prison official pleaded guilty to theft and accepting a bribe after he spent nearly $2.

By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor A woman escaped unharmed early Sunday morning, March 15 after a truck broke through the ice about 150 yards from the Rockwood boat launch on Moosehead Lake.

CHARLESTON — The Maine Department of Corrections confirms the death of a resident of Mountain View Correctional Facility.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff A former Maine prison official will plead guilty to theft and accepting a bribe.