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There's a lot of wonderful things about Maine and the great folks who live here...and then there's this. According to Instacart, the online grocery shopping delivery service, Maine's favorite candy is...wait for it...candy corn. This. Is. Disturbing. The folks over at The Pioneer Women recently published the latest Instacart trends,...

David Tracy Moskovitz and Bambi Jones are the first Maine winners of the Leopold Conservation Award.

HOULTON, Maine — Arnold Bulley will never forget the time a woman he helped get a job sat in his car after she got hired and cried. “She said, ‘I am worth something,’” said Bulley, an employment specialist who works for Houlton-based Living Innovations. “It makes you realize how much they have been stereotyped.”

PORTLAND (WGME) – CBS13 is honoring Maine veterans who put their lives on the line to defend our freedom. Every Friday for the next four weeks, through Veterans Day, we'll be honoring a local veteran, right here on the 7 p.m. news. This is Senior Chief Petty Officer William...

Maine has had a thriving live music scene as far back as most can remember. I'm talking the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Jimi Hendrix, The Supremes, Queen, Black Sabbath and Elvis have all performed in our great state over the years. Most of those legendary shows went down in the...

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Saturday will start off with some cold temps across Maine, especially Downeast. Temperatures will increase significantly throughout the morning. Today will be a blue bird day with crystal clear skies. High temps will vary from the mid 60s to low 70s. Wind gusts will reach 20 mph.

After another frosty start, Friday will be a slightly warmer day with highs around 60 degrees. Nothing but blue sky to end the week with a cool northwesterly breeze. A beautiful fall weekend is expected with highs in the mid-60s both days and plentiful sunshine. The gradual warming trend continues with temperatures reaching the low 70s in Southern Maine by Monday.

"If Donald Trump is elected, I expect he will do nothing to combat climate change, and may even halt our current efforts to delay its progress."

(The Center Square) – Maine Republicans are calling for an investigation after a conservative group says it uncovered evidence at least a half dozen noncitizens registered to vote in the state over the past eight years. The Maine Wire, property of the conservative Maine Policy Institute, said in a report that documents obtained from a whistleblower show that at least six noncitizens who are receiving MaineCare health benefits were registered to vote, and some voted in previous elections, in violation of state and federal laws. ...

Clear, moonlit skies again tonight as temperatures fall into the 20s and 30s. Another frosty start for many on Friday, followed by a slightly warmer afternoon with highs around 60 degrees. A beautiful fall weekend is expected with highs in the mid-60s both days with plentiful sunshine. The gradual warming...

Fall is my absolute favorite season. When the air gets crisp, the leaves turn red, and my son transforms into a little goblin, it can only mean one thing, Halloween is here!. Last night, I got a call from my mom, who you all know as, Yiayia. She invited us over to her place in Greene for my son's second favorite meal: spaghetti.

PORTLAND (WGME) -- Servicing your home heating appliance yearly is an important step to making sure you stay warm this winter. “The first thing we’re going to do is go over to the thermostat and verify that the system is functioning. We’re going to turn the thermostat up to make sure the boiler fires and everything’s working before we even put hands on it,”Pine State Services Service Department Manager Jason Smith said.

PORTLAND, Maine — It was a busy Friday morning at the Portland Jetport as more than 50 Maine veterans got ready for the last Honor Flight Maine trip of the year. The veterans, their sponsors, and staff from the organization will make eight stops on Saturday around Washington D.C., touring the memorials and monuments dedicated in honor of their service. The group will visit the World War II Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery, and the Military Women's Memorial, among other stops.

Maine is known for its local products, and we have so many yummy choices, including maple syrup, whoopie pies and blueberries, so it might surprise some folks to learn we have super strict apple cider regulations. According to WGME, stores in Maine are now restricted from selling cider that was...

AUGUSTA, Maine — Dan Wathen is sharing his experiences leading the Independent Commission to Investigate the Facts of the Tragedy in Lewiston, nearly a year after the deadliest shooting in Maine's history took place. The former chief justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court served as chair of the...

Maine’s statewide vote had been reliably Democratic since 1992 until Trump came along.

PORTLAND (WGME) – The race for Maine’s Second Congressional District continues to draw a lot of attention, and a lot of political ads. A ad from Republican Austin Theriault, the former NASCAR driver and nominee for Congress, seems designed to do two things: try to project Theriault as a thoughtful leader and try to refute claims made by his opponent, the incumbent Democrat Congressman Jared Golden, that Theriault can't be trusted on key issues like Social Security and reproductive rights.

PORTLAND (WGME) – With November 5 now just 18 days away, many in Maine are concerned about mail delays and how that could impact their ballot deliveries. Residents in a 55+ community in Cumberland say they have not received any mail in nine days, and they are unaware if any mail has been sent out, all due to delays at the post office.

Patchy frost is possible overnight with clear skies and light winds as temperatures fall into the 30s. Wall-to-wall sunshine on Saturday will allow for a mild afternoon in the mid to upper 60s. Repeat this forecast for Sunday with temperatures a few degrees warmer. The warmest day of the stretch...