Health

You hear Q-106.5 talk about The Pine Tree Camp for Children and Adults with Disabilities, each and every January and February during our largest fundraising effort all year, The Q-106.5 Pine Tree Camp Egg Ride presented by Bangor Motorsports & Bangor Tractor & Equipment, but until you see what the camp does, and why we're so passionate about this amazing place, you won't get the full appreciation of just what your donation means to so many...so, take a few minutes and watch just what goes on at The Pine Tree Camp, and make your donation today!

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It's just one of those stories that invokes a shiver, followed by a loud outburst.

Gross!

Let this be a lesson to you, to not put off that nagging pain in your ear.

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The skies have cleared for the most part today leaving only the cleanup following a two-day ice storm that left some parts of Maine covered in an inch of ice.

As Mainers go about last minute preparations for Christmas, thousands have been plunged into darkness as the state's utility companies announce this morning as many as 100,000 customers were in the dark as of 5AM.

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With the impending ice storm, the Maine Center for Disease Control is reminding residents to be safe with their generators and space heaters. If these appliances are not properly vented, it could result in carbon monoxide poisoning, causing illness or even death.

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We could be in a pickle.

It's long been known our body requires fuel to function well and when certain nutrients come up missing in our system we wind up with one affliction or another.

In an ideal world, you'd always balance the right amount of fruits, veggies, meats, grains and dairy to keep your body moving just right.

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It's so easy to take our health for granted. And even more than that, to take for granted the opportunities everyday to be carefree. But for someone battling cancer, 'carefree' is no longer in their daily vocabularies. so the Mimi Foundation gave a few of these folks a chance to be carefree, if only for a second. The video will evoke emotions - tears, smiles, laughter - and remind us how lucky we are to be carefree.

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A State Trooper is recovering from injuries he sustained after his cruiser was struck by another vehicle while he was sitting parked at the scene of a crash in Southern Maine.

Trooper William Baker was treated and released Sunday from the hospital in York. He has a number of bumps and bruises.

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Two men face charges after state police resolve a standoff peacefully in the Washington County town of Harrington.

The incident started yesterday afternoon when state police were called to the Robinson home and shutdown a portion of Route 1.

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Mainers are not happy, and they're letting their Congressional representatives know it by phone calls and emails.

Constituents reaching out to U.S. Senator Susan Collins say they're upset with the impact the Affordable Healthcare Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, is having on them personally, and their businesses.

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What would you do to prepare for radical cancer surgery? Hug your loved ones. Pray. Dance? This video shows one of the bravest things I've ever seen. Breast Cancer patient Deborah Cohan was about to have a double-mastectomy and, instead of crying, she decided to hold a Flash Mob with her surgical team! The video will bring tears to your eyes, but will, ultimately, make you laugh. What an incredible woman.

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