Extreme weather battered the state during a series of storms and floods last December and January. High waters lifted homes and businesses off their foundations, destroyed cars and marred working waterfronts and beloved landmarks. Through the worst of it, photographers from the Portland Press Herald, Sun Journal, Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal set out to document the damage — and Mainers' efforts to limit it. Here are the most memorable photos.

The state panel recommended that the Maine Criminal Justice Academy use its reports when developing scenario-based training for law enforcement officers.

Former Lewiston High School standout athlete and current professional runner Isaiah Harris gives away sneakers and apparel to ELHS indoor track athletes and coaches.

Razel M. Gavin, 26, is charged with multiple counts, including kidnapping and two counts of gross sexual assault, each punishable by up to 30 years in prison.

Franco Philes: Archival images from the Franco-American Collection at Lewiston-Auburn College.

Extensive water damage forced all teams out of the high school gym until a new floor was recently installed.

The Committee on Judicial Conduct is also recommending a new group of judges be brought in to decide whether to sanction Maine Supreme Judicial Court Justice Catherine Connors, rather than a panel of her fellow justices.

Police responded to a home in Wakefield after four adults did not show up as expected at a family gathering.

Planet Fitness has had mixed success in the Lewiston/Auburn market with the last location in Lewiston closing around 10 years ago.

The Brunswick airport authority on the hook for Maine's worst firefighting foam spill in decades says the Navy needs to play a larger role in toxic foam removal.

City administration said the worker shortage could impact winter plowing, but one official argued the cost will add to an already difficult budget situation.

Maine regulators allowed Iberdrola's acquisition of Avangrid to advance without state review, brushing aside objections from the state public advocate and environmentalists.

The Legislature's Government Oversight Committee sought confidential records on the deaths of 4 children in 2021 as part of its work evaluating the state's child welfare system.

'We know that many people will likely receive tickets to Friday’s drawing as holiday gifts, and what a gift that would turn out to be if you ended up with a ticket worth a $1.15 billion jackpot.'

The company denies the accusation that its products caused mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer.

The pageant attracted 140 spectators to the Field of Faith on Lodge Hill.

The annual Christmas dinner ran by volunteers brought dozens together in holiday spirit Wednesday at George Bunten Post 10 American Legion Hall in Livermore Falls.

For RJ and others who live on the streets, a warm meal is a reprieve from a daily struggles to stay warm and fed.

Dusty O'Brien is out on bail for a separate domestic violence arrest, according to police.

Jason Tardy gave an antibullying presentation Dec. 13 at Spruce Mountain Middle School in Jay.

If signed into law, the Social Security Fairness Act co-authored by Maine Sen. Susan Collins would increase benefits for nearly 3 million teachers, law enforcement officers, firefighters and other public employees nationwide.

Police say they are expecting more arrests stemming from the afternoon exchange of gunfire last week.

If approved, customers of Central Maine Power and Versant Power would pay more per month initially, but less in the following years, according to a report by Gov. Janet Mills' Energy Office.

About 3 inches of snow covered Lewiston and Auburn on Tuesday morning.

Explore our interactive map of snowfall totals reported across the state Tuesday.

By the afternoon, forecasters at the National Weather Service said snowfall had ended for most of Maine, save for Down East.

The FAA briefly ordered all of the airline's flights grounded in the U.S. – including in and out of the Portland jetport – just as the Christmas travel season kicked into overdrive.

Taxpayers have seemingly fixated on Town Manager Cass Newell in their complaints and actions about anything they currently have an issue with, but hostile behavior toward Harrison town employees precedes her tenure as town manager.

Maine produces millions of wreaths per year thanks to its abundant pine trees, which some farmers trim for a second source of income.

Founded in Fairfield in 1964, the surplus and salvage chain with 13 stores across Maine has been selling good stuff cheap for 6 decades.

Economic pressures led to a surge of requests for help this year. The Toy Fund placed additional orders and did some last-minute shopping to make sure no child was passed over.

The Arctic island is not for sale, its own government and that of Denmark continue to emphasize.

After the FDA reassessed its approval of a genetically modified salmon, a company behind the project announced this month that it will cease fish farming.

Osman fills the position formerly held by Ward 5 representative Ashley Medina.

Trinity Jubilee Center and Kaydenz Kitchen Food Pantry are preparing meals and gifts for area residents in need.

The board of trustees decided not to take up 6 student demands that included divesting from Israeli companies and cutting academic ties with the country.

The agency is committing $2.4 billion to pay roughly 1 million Americans, with funds set to arrive by the end of January.

By Wednesday, about 2 or 3 inches of snow that fell the previous day will still be around, though it may be a bit less white.

A tree branch fell on Adam Dupile's vehicle during a storm last month.

Surveillance footage showed the man walk up to the victim, who was seated motionless, and set her clothing on fire.

The three remaining inmates are Dylann Roof, the 2015 Charleston church shooter; Dzhokhar Tsarnev, the Boston Marathon bomber; and Robert Bowers, who fatally shot 11 at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh.

Rumford Water District and town officials have until July 1 to renegotiate 109-year-old pact.

Jason Dolloff, 50, is also comforted in facing the loss of loved ones.

Commissioners will change their meeting time to 10 a.m. Jan. 7 at the county courthouse.

Eddie Greyfox Burgess, an interfaith chaplain who often responds to emergency situations, is often the bridge between the public and faith leaders.

Megan McDonald, 39, was charged with murder in the death of a 14-year-old boy in Sidney last week.

One North Atlantic right whale was seen near North Carolina wrapped in fishing rope and buoys. Two others were spotted off Massachusetts.