[Mar 03rd 2010] The fishermen are what have sustained this community for 200 years or more. When they're lost it really hits hard, even though it wasn't a close personal friend or a family member, it hits the whole community. Over the past year three vesse... - read on...

[Mar 02nd 2010] That was the closest to death I've ever been. That was very scary, very scary. William Feltner Jr. was the captain of the Miss Priss - the third fishing vessel to recently sink in Cobscook Bay. We were out dragging for scallops off Denbo... - read on...

[Feb 25th 2010] Proponents of wind power say the economic benefits are vast and inarguable. Paul Williamson is the Director of the Maine Wind Industry Intitative a group that's spearheading the wind movement here in Maine. "It's a path that sets the U.S. on tow... - read on...

[Feb 24th 2010] Communities all over Maine are considering wind power as a way to stabilize electrical rates and provide the state with an economic boost. Since the Fox Island Wind Project started running last November, all eyes have been on Vinalhaven. The $15... - read on...

[Feb 24th 2010] Last night, we met the Temple family from Stockton Springs, who are putting their lives back together after a house fire. They and other families are initially helped on that journey by the local chapter of the Red Cross, which responds immedia... - read on...

[Feb 23rd 2010] Most weeks, several times a week, we report on house fires in our area. Last year, there were more than 12-hundred in the state. Affected by every one of those house fires is a family, who has to deal with what the fire leaves behind. While the... - read on...

[Feb 22nd 2010] In our Part One, we told you how more Mainers are making their homes more energy efficient, and how that could affect their health... Allergies, asthma, the common cold, are all things many of us deal with during a Maine winter. Fresh Air, i... - read on...

[Feb 22nd 2010] Mainers are becoming more energy conscious. They are sealing up their houses tighter than ever, and that means we are breathing the same air over and over. We may be saving money, but is it costing us our health? Ramona Carter lives alone i... - read on...

[Feb 18th 2010] With marijuana despenseries possibly opening in Maine as early as June, the law to govern these shops is in its final stages, thanks to the marijuana task force, the group charged with outlining the law. While the medical marijuana law could ... - read on...

[Feb 17th 2010] A Guilford man can't say enough good things about the folks of LifeFlight. That's because if it wasn't for them, he might not be here to share his story. "Well, of course it's every parent's nightmare to get the dreaded midnight phone call, ... - read on...

[Feb 17th 2010] Last November, the citizens of Maine voted to approve the Maine Medical Marijuana Act. After its passage, the governor created a task force to recommend changes to the law to make it most beneficial to Mainers. In this special report on m... - read on...

[Feb 16th 2010] You've likely heard, and maybe even seen, a LifeFlight helicopter pass over your home. The air ambulance flies all over the place transporting patients from hospitals and emergency scenes. Meghan Hayward got to spend an entire day following ... - read on...

[Feb 15th 2010] At one time, hospitals and holistic medicine were on opposite sides of the healing process. But a number of medical facilities, including some in Maine, are now realizing that a pill doesn't always solve the problem. The concept is called in... - read on...

[Feb 15th 2010] Classical music, aromatherapy, massage tables...these are things you'd expect to find at a day spa. But these mind-relaxing modes are now being used for a different purpose...medicine. It used to be that hospitals kept to traditional, or wha... - read on...

[Feb 11th 2010] The unemployment rate stands at 8.3% in Maine, and a lot of Mainers are finding themselves unemployed for the first time in their lives. That's the case for two people who shared their stories with us. Dot Tardiff was one of the dozens of ... - read on...

[Feb 11th 2010] We're in the middle of the worst recession since the Great Depression, and our state's unemployment rate stands at 8.3%. Many more have stopped looking for a job. That means a lot of our neighbors are struggling right now. In our continuing... - read on...

[Feb 10th 2010] It used to be a high school diploma was all you needed to get a good job in Maine, sometimes not even that. Just ask generations of mill workers. But as the economy has dropped off in the last couple of years, the requirements for that "g... - read on...

[Feb 10th 2010] Out of work and out of luck. That's how a number of Mainers who've lost their jobs in the last couple of years feel. Many of them are finding it takes time in the classroom to get back into the workforce. As TV5 continues to answer the que... - read on...

[Feb 10th 2010] During February, TV5 will bring you team coverage on key issues involving the economy including our series, "Where are the Jobs?" Maine is currently looking at an 8.5% unemployment rate. That means more than 57-thousand people are without work.... - read on...

[Feb 09th 2010] For more information on the Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 click here. WABI TV5 SCRIPT (FEBRUARY 9, 2010) PRESIDENT OBAMA ESTIMATES HIS ECONOMIC STIMULUS PLAN HAS CREATED OR SAVED UP TO TWO-MILLION JOBS. THE ANALYSIS IS PART OF TH... - read on...

[Feb 09th 2010] WABI TV5 SCRIPT (FEBRUARY 9, 2010) FOR MANY MAINERS THE TIMES HAVE BEEN A CHANGING AND NOT FOR THE BETTER. THERE HAVE BEEN HUGE DROPS IN EMPLOYMENT IN AMERICA AND MAINE HAS NOT BEEN IMMUNE. THE LATEST FIGURES PUT OUR STATE'S JOBLESS ... - read on...

[Feb 04th 2010] Once the Patriots failed to make the playoffs a lot of Mainers lost interest in the Superbowl. A lot of Mainers, however, didn't care because the Superbowl isn't about the game so much; it's about the festivities. The festivities meaning getti... - read on...

[Feb 02nd 2010] By- Peggy Riley It’s Safe - It’s Easy - It’s Time! Augusta...IRS e-file, the popular electronic tax return delivery service used by two-thirds of the nation’s taxpayers, opens for business January 15 and marks 20 years of safely and securely t... - read on...

[Feb 02nd 2010] By- Peggy Riley Augusta…An expanded Earned Income Tax Credit means larger families will qualify for a larger credit, offering greater relief for people who struggled through difficult financial times last year, the Internal Revenue Service said. ... - read on...

[Jan 21st 2010] Resolution Rescue! If you are like a lot of Mainers you might have made a resolution to reach your weight and fitness goals in 2010. How's that coming along? Many Mainers have already succumbed to the challenges that come with fitness and wei... - read on...