Idexx-made COVID-19 test kits get emergency approval from FDA

They are being produced by the Westbrook animal health company's subsidiary, Opti Medical Systems of Roswell, Ga.

The Latest: A devastating jobs report for April will show virus’ impact

Our View: Mainers should explore alternatives to closed parks and beaches

While observing social distancing rules, we need to be creative about where we go to get outdoors.

Douglas Rooks: Centralized authority has its limits

Pitting public health against “economic sustainability” doesn’t answer the important questions before us.

Increase in arrests of Portland’s homeless worries civil liberties group

Police say the rise in arrests is due to many factors. The ACLU is concerned about introducing the coronavirus into the county jail.

Maine applications for public assistance doubled in April

The pandemic left many Mainers on unemployment and drove a sharp increase in applications for assistance, although the numbers dropped in late April as layoffs declined and families received higher federal jobless benefits.

Trump administration shelves CDC guide to reopening country

The set of detailed documents created by the nation’s top disease investigators is meant to give step-by-step advice to local leaders who must decide when and how to reopen public places.

After confirmed case, Lewiston shelter officials remain confident in protocols

Officials say a twice-a-day temperature check caught the shelter's first case of COVID-19, and they have since taken more precautions.

Stuck at home on her 95th birthday, ‘Mary T.’ has a party that comes to her. See the photos.

Mary Honan, who has lived nearly all her life in a home on Foreside Road in Falmouth, was treated Wednesday to a procession of fire trucks, police cruisers, and vehicles filled with her friends and family.

Emerging virus aid bill aims to help states, Postal Service

The Democratic-driven legislation would also aid local governments and boost contact tracing to track the coronavirus, but arduous negotiations are expected with Republicans.