YORK (WGME) -- Officials believe a group of dead ducks found on Short Sands Beach this week died of avian flu. The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife says avian influenza is the likely cause of death, based on the number of dead birds, the species and the location they were found.

The Caribou boys had extra time to think about their Class B championship game on Saturday, with the Viking girls needing the court a little

The strain of bird flu known as H5N1 has resurfaced in the United States, according to an article published Tuesday by Harvard Health Publishing at Harvard Medical School. The CDC reports that there have been 70 human cases since March 2024, none of which have occurred in New England.