UMaine System trustees to consider tuition increase in new $559 million budget

The budget calls for an average tuition increase of 2.5 percent for in-state undergraduates as trustees try to navigate uncertainty brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.

COVID-19 surge in South, Southwest poses growing threat, experts warn

Last week, 8 states hit single-day new-case highs, according to figures compiled by Johns Hopkins University.

Hundreds test positive at Tyson Foods plant in Arkansas

There have been several other COVID-19 outbreaks at Tyson plants around the U.S.

Because of the virus, dads mark Father’s Day from a distance

The virus has made in-person visits with elderly and high-risk family members difficult and sometimes impossible.

WHO reports largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases

Brazil led world with 54,771 cases tallied and the U.S. next at 36,617.

Dimitrov positive for COVID-19, exhibition tennis event canceled

Three-time Grand Slam semifinalist Grigor Dimitrov played last week in an event criticized for no social distancing.

Central Maine nonprofits grapple with uncertain funding, event planning

Like their for-profit counterparts, nonprofits are struggling with how to continue fulfill their missions when some external funding sources are drying up and their own fundraisers may have restrictions.

‘Mayor of the Rail Trail’ celebrates 96th birthday with supporters in Augusta

Two dozen people lined the sides of the Kennebec River Rail Trail on Sunday to help celebrate the birthday of Al Kavanagh, a World War II veteran who has regularly walked the trail for the last five years.

Maine CDC reports 19 new cases of coronavirus, no deaths

The small rise in case numbers comes as the public health agency investigates a COVID-19 outbreak among ambulance staff in Houlton.

The Latest: New Zealand reports 2 new coronavirus cases