Cases of COVID-19 at Skowhegan, Cornville charter school up to 19

Executive director Travis Works said that 11 of the cases are among adults, including himself, and 8 are among students.

The Latest: Virus surges in key battleground states as election nears

Trump and Biden go at it – from a distance – in dueling town halls

Biden denounces the White House's handling of the pandemic while the president insists that the nation is turning the corner on the virus, even as his own battle with the disease takes center stage.

Central Maine colleges say coronavirus-testing efforts paying benefits

Officials from Thomas College and Colby College in Waterville and the University of Maine at Farmington have reported low numbers of infections and good cooperation from students and staff members as schools continue with testing.

Pandemic driving children back to work, jeopardizing gains against child labor

Across the developing world, two decades of gains against child labor are eroding.

U.S., Europe reel as virus infections surge at record pace

In the United States, new cases per day are on the rise in 44 states, with many of the biggest surges in the Midwest and Great Plains, where resistance to masks and other precautions has been running high. Deaths per day are climbing in 30 states.

Hockey outbreaks in New England have Maine CDC on alert

No positive cases have been linked directly to a hockey referee who worked seven games in Maine and tested positive for COVID-19.

UMaine football team back on practice field, looking to spring

The Black Bears are preparing for a six-game season next spring after the fall season was called off because of the pandemic.

MPA, state officials to begin talks on winter season

Guidelines for high school sports this winter will be discussed Friday in a meeting between the Maine Principals' Association and state officials.

For now, it’s practices only for youth hockey teams at Maine ice rinks

Games around the state were shut down last week after a referee who worked eight games tested positive for COVID-19.