Damaged hovercraft runs aground on Hampton Beach

The operator of the privately-owned vessel deliberately beached it so repairs could be made.

Drone with heat detector locates stranded kayaker in New Hampshire

The man's kayak overturned on the Saco River and he sought refuge on an island, officials said.

Maine power companies are spending millions to defeat a vote to dethrone them

This fall, Mainers could cut ties with their utilities. The companies are buying influence to try to stay in power.

Roger Payne, scientist who discovered whales can sing, dies at 88

Payne made the discovery in 1967 during a research trip to Bermuda in which a Navy engineer provided him with a recording of curious underwater sounds documented while listening for Russian submarines.

No one hurt when Boston Green Line trolley derails with about 30 on board

‘Hair,’ ‘Everwood’ actor Treat Williams killed in Vermont motorcycle crash

He appeared in dozens of movies and television shows but was perhaps best known for his starring role as Dr. Andrew Brown in 'Everwood.'

Off the Maine coast, decade-delayed wind power project faces uncertain future

There's growing debate about when or if a planned test turbine, which would float near Monhegan Island, will ever hit the water.

Time has altered Maine’s offshore wind ambitions

Today's wind power turbines are far larger than anyone imagined 15 years ago. Turbine blades could be nearly 400 feet long.

Canada wildfires are leading to air-quality alerts in U.S. Here’s how to stay safe

U.S. officials say hazy skies, reduced visibility and the odor of burning wood are likely, and that the smoke will linger for a few days in New England.

How and when to remove children from their homes? A federal lawsuit raises thorny questions

A couple whose young children were taken by social workers and police in the middle of the night are suing, arguing they were unconstitutionally removed without a warrant or court order.