The town of Harpswell raised shark notification flags at Cedar Beach on Wednesday, after two documented sightings of great white sharks were reported east of Bailey Island, according to a social media ...

Beachgoers can now sign up for safety alerts at spots in Kennebunk, Wells, Ogunquit, York and Old Orchard Beach.

A dvocates are calling for action after a new report shows a pathogen risk was found at 78-percent of Maine beaches tested in ...

OGUNQUIT (WGME) -- After recent drownings in Maine, officials want to make sure people are being safe in the water.

BIDDEFORD (WGME) -- Several Maine beach communities are desperately looking for ways to increase the number of lifeguards.

This new system is designed to give beachgoers real-time updates on everything from rip currents and dangerous surf to lost ...

ALFRED, Maine — Beachgoers in York County can now stay informed with real-time safety alerts, as the county’s emergency text system launches for the 2025 summer season. The service, active in ...

Firefighters in York Beach contained a camper fire, preventing major damage to a nearby home. YORK, Maine — Several fire departments responded Tuesday to a parked camper engulfed in flames on Nubble ...

MAINE, USA — Coastal communities in southern Maine are warning beachgoers to stay alert after a rise in jellyfish sightings, including the presence of large lion’s mane jellyfish and moon jellies ...

A seaside escape is always a popular summer activity, particularly for Fourth of July festivities, but with potentially ...

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has issued an Air Quality Alert for communities in the Southwest Coastal region Monday.

Canadian wildfires prompt another air quality alert for coastal Maine Smoke from the wildfires is expected to move out by Tuesday but could return as the fires continue to burn across Canada.