Washington became the last state on the U.S. West Coast to reject salmon aquaculture over environmental concerns. A new lawsuit now takes aim at operations on the country’s East Coast — the only commercial netpen salmon farms left in the country.

Crews say a remotely operated underwater vehicle with a sonar camera confirmed the discovery late Wednesday night.

Some believe the administration will alleviate financial pressures and secure the border. Others worry of potential consequences to the climate and immigrants.

While there has been debate on how President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs would affect the state’s manufacturing economy, there are concerns of another possible outcome: increased energy costs for Mainers,

The Maine Marine Patrol has located the sunken fishing boat of a missing father and son, using a remotely operated underwater vehicle to identify the wreck in about 160 feet of water in Moose Cove in Washington County.

The FBI says it arrested a 21-year-old Washington state woman in the fatal shooting of Minnesota native Chris Maland, a U.S. Border Patrol agent working in Vermont.

Susan Collins, chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Angus King announced that 10 state and local agencies and organizations throughout Maine have been awarded a total of $6,121,792 through the Northern Border Regional Commission’s Catalyst Program and Forest Economy Program.

Led by Quion Burns’ 28 points, the Maine Black Bears defeated the UMass-Lowell River Hawks 86-85 in overtime on Thursday night

The dismissals began Friday night, according to two people cited by The Associated Press. An email sent by one of the fired inspectors general said "roughly 17" inspectors general had been removed.

The role of the modern-day inspector general dates to post-Watergate Washington, when Congress installed offices inside agencies as an independent check against mismanagement and abuse of power. Though inspectors general are presidential appointees, some serve presidents of both parties. All are expected to be nonpartisan.

A historic nuclear reactor in Washington State was a critical part of the Manhattan Project, a site where plutonium was created in mass quantities.

The game will kick off on Sunday Feb. 9, at 6:30 p.m. Eastern time. Super Bowl 59 will be played at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, marking the 11th time the big game is hosted by the city. It is also the eighth time that the Superdome has hosted the Super Bowl, the most of any NFL stadium.