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According to the Bangor Daily News, a 12-year-old has passed away during a special Winter Wellness Day at Lonesome Pines Ski Trails in Fort Kent.

Fire departments and emergency personnel from multiple towns and units have been called into downtown Houlton to assist with putting out a fire on Mechanic Street. There are streets in the area that have been closed off to traffic.

A small herd of bison escaped their pasture in the early morning hours yesterday. We have some footage of the rescue and wrangling efforts.

Your eyes are not deceiving you, that is a small herd of bison that was in the middle of the road earlier this morning.

In an effort to promote students that exemplify high quality character both on school grounds, and in the community. The Caribou High School Student of the Month are selected from candidates submitted by CHS faculty and staff

You might watch this whole video wondering out loud if it is, in fact, real, or if the internet is playing a joke on you. That is how ridiculous this "what to do if you encounter a bear" news segment is.

Usually, getting fired can be a miserable situation. However, for A.J. Clemente, it was his ticket to fame.

We've said it several times before, and we'll say it again-- news reporters are awesome and super talented, in a variety of ways. So far the rapping weatherman tops our list as one of the coolest reporters around, but we recently discovered a dude who's giving him a run for his money. We'd like to introduce you to the most coordinated dancing traffic anchor around, Bob Herzog.

The state of Maine was awarded by the federal government $2.6 million to reduce the underage drinking, prescription drugs dependency and marijuana use. Maine will receive nearly $891,000 per year for the next three years.

So it was still dark out.  I remember that.  My mom came in and shook my brother and I awake.