U.S. Navy and Coast Guard ships rescued personnel from an Iranian vessel that sank in the Persian Gulf on Tuesday, U.S. Central Command announced on social media site X. The seven mariners – two ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Vigorous (WMEC 627) returned to their homeport in Portsmouth, Wednesday, following a 46-day maritime border security patrol in the Florida Straits.

POLAND, Maine (WGME) -- A Maine woman was killed in a head-on crash in Poland on Monday. The Androscoggin County Sheriff's Office say the two-vehicle crash happened on Bakerstown Road, also known ...

For most of the 20th century, virtually every naval ship had asbestos aboard in some capacity. Now, the U.S. Navy is the military branch believed to have the highest rate of mesothelioma, a cancer ...

Those who served in the United States Coast Guard (USCG) were at risk of asbestos exposure throughout the 20th century. U.S. Coast Guard members often served aboard ships or flew aircraft built with ...

Meyer, who started as a journalist with the paper in 1990, has become a champion of open government access and the public's right to know.