Jake Cyr, 22, of Guilford and Tyson Bell, 31, of Dixmont were found alive and well after failing to communicate with their families while on a canoe trip on the Kennebec River.
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Wardens find body of missing Kennebunkport man
Howard Lamson, 71, was last seen Sunday as he walked toward Biddeford.
Two people killed in separate snowmobile crashes in northern Maine
A woman from Pennsylvania and a man from Massachusetts died after missing turns on trails.
Man rescued after sliding down 300-foot cliff face in Dixfield
Robert Burns, of Waltham, Mass., suffered serious injuries and was flown to Central Maine Medical Center, game wardens say.
Connecticut woman, 43, killed in Solon snowmobile crash
Michelle Pavia of Stamford, Connecticut, was not wearing a helmet Saturday night when she hit the shoreline, was ejected from her snowmobile and struck trees surrounding Ironbound Pond in Solon. Pavia died at the scene.
Lead exposure from ammunition blamed for spate of ill bald eagles
Since the start of the year, 5 bald eagles in Maine have been found with elevated levels of lead, and now the state Inland Fisheries and Wildlife staff plans a campaign to ask hunters to stop using lead-based ammunition.
Bald eagle shot, killed in Peru
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to conviction of the person who killed the bird.
Madison-Skowhegan firefighters and game wardens rescue trapped deer
Firefighters from Madison and Skowhegan were dispatched to the scene 200 yards off Weston Avenue in Madison where they deployed firefighter Brad Bosworth with Skowhegan’s Rescue Alive sled to retrieve the deer.
Auburn police warn coyotes are in town, but they’re likely to leave us alone
Police say the wild animals usually avoid humans, but they can take pets.
Game wardens rescue Hancock County hikers
Two Ellsworth women got lost after dark Saturday on Great Pond Mountain in Orland.