The Portland Press Herald spoke to 2 dozen experts this summer about the ways increasing heat is affecting Maine's environment.

It started in the 1960s, when two couples told a harrowing story about being chased by a large flying creature on a rural road. It grew from there — and now 20,000 people come to celebrate Mothman.

COLUMBIA — Over the course of five days, more than 20 inches of rain fell on the Midlands. Creeks started overspilling, storm surges overflowed, untreated sewage spilled into watersheds. Gills Creek ...