At the start of the year’s longest night, a candle is lit for each of the homeless people in the city who died in 2015.

The jump from 20th in the 2014 America’s Health Rankings report is partly due to its much-improved immunization rates for toddlers, health experts say.

Relatives of Michael Fielders, 31, start an online petition to urge state and federal officials to take action to prevent more deaths.

The Maine rate is nearly half of what it was a decade ago, but more unmarried women are having kids.

The attorney for Arlene Edson hopes a settlement can be reached that pays for his client’s treatment in a private setting.

The senator and others call for steps to reduce Maine’s relatively high volume of prescriptions for painkilling medication, which can lead to heroin abuse.