The opening ceremony begins at 7:30 a.m. with the first wave of swimmers hitting the water at 8 a.m.Watch live coverage of this year's Tri for a Cure in the video player above.More than 1,300 women participate in the Tri for a Cure every year.

A new welcome center at the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in Maine tells the story of the land from the perspective of its original inhabitants — the Native Americans who comprise the Wabanaki Confederacy.

When Lawrence and Penny Higgins of Fairfield, Maine, learned in 2020 that high levels of toxic chemicals called PFAS tainted their home’s well water, they wondered how their health might suffer. They’d been drinking the water for decades, giving it to their pets and farm animals, and using it to irrigate their vegetable garden and fruit trees.

Maine Cancer Foundation executive director Ray Ruby says the event had already raised $2 million the night before the triathlon, setting up a chance for another record-breaking fundraising total.

The outside world saw a Wells High School honor roll student, a two-time wrestling state champion and a young man with a promising future. Inside, Sevigney was hurting, his mind and body torn apart by a drug and alcohol addiction that threatened to take his life.

Islands with year-round residents need emergency responders, gas station attendants, postal workers, store clerks and teachers. When there's nowhere for vital workers to live, they turn elsewhere. It's eroding a storied way of life.

Republican Maine Sen. Susan Collins’ approval rating has fallen amid a tense summer session where she repeatedly broke away from her party and President Donald Trump on multiple crucial votes. The results were released by Morning Consult as a part of its quarterly poll of senators’ approval ratings,

The Harpswell Fire Department and U.S. Coast Guard are responding to a boat explosion in the area of Eagle Island and Upper Flag Island in Casco Bay.