The bill would require public schools to provide at least 30 minutes of physical activity each day for elementary school students.

AUGUSTA — A bill that would protect some American loggers’ jobs from being taken by workers employed by foreign companies has cleared a hurdle in the Maine Senate. Assistant Senate Majority Leader Troy Jackson’s bill won preliminary approval Thursday. It would bar the state from contracting for timber harvesting on land under its management if […]

No one is seriously injured, but the bridge is used by an average of 71,000 vehicles a day, so its collapse will cause a major disruption in trade and tourism.

Authorities say Dana Wilson, who works as a disc jockey, had videos of young girls engaged in sexual behavior on his computer.