A Maine city is close to adopting an extensive rabies prevention plan after a series of fox attacks. Town leaders in Bath. Maine, are moving towards using traps to catch and euthanize certain animals so they can be tested for the dangerous disease.

Rabid foxes have been a major problem for Bath, Maine, but a federal proposal to trap the animals has met local resistance.

An elderly Maine man is recovering after being attacked by a rabid fox in his driveway in Bath. Last week’s attack is the second time 88-year-old Norman Kenney had an encounter with a rabid animal in the last four months. Last Friday, Kenney was outside, closing up his garage, when he called to what he thought was his cat...

An elderly Maine man is recovering after being attacked by a rabid fox in Bath, Maine, for the second time in four months.

For many, the holidays spark joy, and are a time to relax in the comfort of family and friends. If you’re in retail, however, it’s a bit of a different story — especially if your business is struggling.

The Advent, to some Christians, is the four Sundays before Christmas. More generally, the variation of the Latin word for “coming” marks the season to prepare for the holiday. Among rituals associated with the Advent is keeping an Advent calendar. Some reusable versions begin on Dec. 1, and many include windows, doors or pockets to reveal a poem, portion of...

South Portland’s Toast Bar is remaining closed through at least the spring — not because of a lack of customers but because the city’s dealing with a worker shortage.

Few things are as embedded in Maine’s culture — or its mud — as clams, and an environmental group thinks the key to saving the shellfish might be growing a different kind of bivalve along the state’s coast. Manomet, based in Plymouth, Massachusetts, is proposing the shellfish shift as a way to beat predators that plague Maine’s clam diggers.

A teenage girl is dead and two boys are recovering from serious injuries after a crash in northern New Hampshire. State police say one of the teen boys was driving Sunday night in Bath when he lost control of the vehicle, went off the road and struck a tree. Authorities believe the girl was in the back seat.

Jeffrey Epstein’s background, his past guilty plea, his connections to high-profile U.S. and foreign government leaders and his federal non-prosecution agreement have been continually reported on for nearly a decade. But who is this billionaire, who owns an island and is now facing a federal sex trafficking indictment in New York City? Here’s a primer on the man — and...

Jeffrey Epstein’s background, his past guilty plea, his connections to high-profile U.S. and foreign government leaders and his federal non-prosecution agreement have been continually reported on for nearly a decade. But who is this billionaire, who owns an island and is now facing a federal sex trafficking indictment in New York City? Here’s a primer on the man — and...

Police in a Maine city say 22 protesters were arrested outside the christening of a U.S. warship at a shipyard.

Police in a Maine city say 22 protesters were arrested outside the christening of a U.S. warship at a shipyard.

Lingerie retailer Victoria’s Secret is “rethinking” its annual fashion show, according to a memo sent to employees Friday by L Brands CEO Les Wexner, which was obtained by CNBC. Wexner said network television is no longer the “right fit” for the event, which has been broadcast on ABC and CBS for almost 20 years. He said the company instead will...

Officials say a fox bit a woman outside her home in Bowdoinham, Maine, then chased a neighbor’s dogs before running into the neighbor’s house, where it was killed. Sagadahoc Chief Deputy Brett Strout said the neighbor managed to pin the fox to the floor while his son killed it with a shovel on Tuesday.

The lights are out at a beloved Maine lighthouse due to an electrical problem.

Authorities in Maine are searching for a man who fell in a river overnight. Bath Police said David Dieterich, 25, of Racine, Wisconsin, was out with coworkers shortly before 10 p.m. when authorities received a call that he had fallen into the Kennebec River from a floating dock behind the Kennebec Tavern. Two of Dieterich’s coworkers told officials they were...

The San Diego Humane Society said it seized 84 birds from a home in Rancho Bernardo. NBC 7’s Rory Devine has more.

The Seaport District is the hottest neighborhood in Boston. It was once just a working waterfront and an industrial park, but that has changed. NBC10 Boston’s Jackie Bruno got a glimpse inside some of the Seaport’s most luxurious new properties. Click here to see photos from inside.

Gas could be out in Woburn for another few days, and residents are doing whatever they can to adapt.