A federal bill that would allow owners of small logging businesses to train 16- and 17-year-old family members in Maine forest products careers is being backed by the state's congressional delegation.

A dozen skilled loggers are about to join Maine's half-billion-dollar logging industry after graduating from a five-month training program. As in the program's previous years, the majority of students ...

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Officials say the logging industry is struggling. Paper usage across the country is down roughly 20 percent compared to last year according to the American Forest and Paper ...

Rising fuel prices, equipment costs and supply chain delays are squeezing loggers in Maine. The challenges began two years ago, but now inflation poses tough questions for the industry. Nicole Ogrysko ...

ALLAGASH, Maine -- Trucks loaded with timber felled by Canadian loggers barrel past Hilton Hafford's unfinished log home along the St. John River. In northern Maine, the tree-covered hills on both ...

MONROE, Maine (WABI) - 75 layoffs were announced last week at the Sappi mill in Westbrook and 60 people will lose their jobs at the Pixelle mill in Jay. That leaves loggers looking for more work.