These are some of the stories central Maine is talking about today.

Researchers say the number of ticks is skyrocketing along the Midcoast. Coastal areas are ideal habitats for ticks. They say that's one of the reasons for the spike along the Midcoast. As the population increases so does the risk for diseases. Ticks can carry diseases like Lyme as well as the lesser known anaplasmosis and babesiosis. Experts say the most likely place you'll get ticks is in your own yard. Remember to wear long layers, use repellent and check yourself when you get back inside. (WGME)

Gas prices in Maine have fallen nearly 6 cents per gallon in the past week. The average retail gas price in Maine was $2.65 per gallon on Sunday. The figure is based on a GasBuddy.com survey of 1,228 gas outlets in the state. The national average price remained fell 5.5 cents to $2.65 per gallon. Maine gas prices were 96.3 cents less per gallon than the same day in 2014 and 13.6 cents lower than a month ago. The national average price is 84.5 cents cheaper than a year ago and 11.6 cents less per gallon than a month ago. (AP)

Environmental advocates in Maine are praising President Barack Obama's plan to dramatically cut emissions from U.S. power plants even though the state's power plants likely won't see many big changes under the new rules. Under new regulations that the president announced, states must cut carbon dioxide emissions by 32 percent by 2030. Maine is will be required to reduce its emission rate by 11 percent, compared to 2012 levels. The Natural Resources Council of Maine called Obama's plan the single most important action that has been taken to reduce carbon emissions and combat climate change. Maine is expected to comply as part of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a group of northeastern states that's already on track to reach its pollution targets. (AP)

Augusta Police have charged a 37-year-old Troy Macdonald for a series of bomb threats made on Twitter. On June 17, there were several mentions on Twitter from someone threatening to blow up the Walmart in Augusta. On June 18, there were more mentions from the same person, saying there was a bomb in Walmart and the Portland airport. According to WCSH, they called the police again and provided screenshots of the tweets. According to the KJ, on June 20, Augusta and Capitol Police responded to a similar bomb threat made against Wal-Mart, Augusta State Airport, and the Blaine House. (WCSH/centralmaine.com)

Safety officials in New Hampshire are working through the night investigating the collapse of a circus tent during a severe storm that killed two spectators and injured at least 22 other people. Authorities are looking at how the tent was put up at the Lancaster Fairgrounds, about 90 miles north of the capital of Concord. The storm, packing 60 mile-an-hour gusts and hail, blew through early Monday evening, just as the first of two scheduled shows was beginning. The fire marshal says about 100 people were inside the tent at the time, and a man and a girl died. (AP)

One resident in Northern California says at one point she saw no smoke at all, then the wildfire flared up again. Clear Lake resident Donna McDonald is one of thousands of people living in the path of a raging wildfire that so far has consumed nearly 97 square miles. Firefighters have been trying to get the upper hand on the blaze, which tripled in size over the weekend, but it jumped a highway that had been a containment line. More than 13,000 people are being told they should evacuate. (AP)

A federal judge has ruled that Idaho's law banning secret filming of animal abuse at agricultural facilities is unconstitutional. A coalition of animal activists, civil rights groups and media organizations sued the state more than a year ago, opposing the law. The coalition said the law curtailed freedom of speech and made gathering proof of animal abuse a crime with a harsher punishment than the penalty for animal cruelty. (AP)

The death toll from an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in New York City has risen from four to seven people. City health officials say they're "taking this very seriously." More than 80 people have been diagnosed with the disease, which is caused when water contaminated with a certain bacteria is inhaled into the lungs. Of those sickened, 64 have been hospitalized. The legionella bacteria were discovered last week at a Bronx hotel and in equipment at a hospital. (AP)

Twelve people were killed in India when an old building on the outskirts of Mumbai collapsed after days of heavy rain. An Indian official says nine other people living in the building were rescued after it collapsed just after midnight Monday. He says the structure was more than 50 years old and had been damaged by the rain. (AP)

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