ORONO -- The University of Maine is celebrating Veteran's Week with a series of events on its flagship campus. The ...

Maine will not get a new state flag. About 55% of voters, or around 356,000, rejected a proposed redesign of the official flag with 80% of the votes counted at 1 p.m. Wednesday. The Associated Press ...

With a destructive fire burning out of control in Ventura County, Southern California faces another day of intense winds and ...

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A referendum to replace Maine's official flag with a design from more than a hundred years ago was soundly defeated on Election Day. Question 5 sought to restore the 1901 "Pine Tree Flag." But with ...

The beloved pine tree design will not return to its former status as the official state flag. Maine voters decided Tuesday ...

That played a role in lawmakers’ approval of a bill to let Mainers vote on replacing the current flag. The state’s official ...

Question 5 on the ballot asked residents if they wanted to replace the current flag with a more historical version, commonly known as the "pine tree" flag.

A Portland house displays the 1909 Pine Tree Flag, which is ubiquitous across the state. (Photo by AnnMarie Hilton/ Maine ...

Mainers voted on five referendum questions on Election Day, including whether to adopt a new design for the official state ...