Maine Public Safety & Health: A Cape Elizabeth teen’s emergency alert app is being piloted at Maine Turnpike service plazas starting Sept. 4, using sound detection to push real-time warnings to deaf and hard-of-hearing travelers. EMS Spotlight: Maine’s EMS community gathered in Augusta for the annual EMS Awards, honoring lifesaving work while highlighting ongoing staffing and funding strain. Public Health Fight: Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey joined a multistate lawsuit challenging new federal Title X family planning grant conditions, calling them an ideological attack that targets DEI, transgender patients, and contraception. Drought Watch: Drought worsened again, with nearly 95% of Maine abnormally dry and severe drought stretching along parts of the coast. Elections & Rights: The battle over Maine’s 72-hour gun waiting period could head to the U.S. Supreme Court. Immigration Pressure: New records show ICE arrests in Maine in 2026 already surpass prior years combined, and a Cumberland County corrections officer was arrested by ICE. Local Tragedy: Police are investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash on Route 3 in Augusta that killed a Winslow man.