RUMFORD, Maine (WJW) – Residents in the Maine town of Rumsford are being asked to avoid touching or ingesting any “brown” snow that fell over the area this week. The town was treated to the ...

Officials said a malfunction at a local paper mill sent spent black liquor into the air, causing the snow to turn brown or tan. This photo shows the ground in Rumford, Maine, coated with brown and ...

While visiting a remote cabin on Spencer Lake, Ron Joseph made friends with an ermine, had an encounter with a bobcat and ...

Rumford, Maine, residents encountered brown snow last Tuesday due to a paper mill mishap. Spent black liquor, a paper production byproduct, was released, altering the snow's color and raising ...

The east Maine town of Rumford experienced a rare weather event Tuesday in the form of brown snow, town officials confirmed on Facebook. A malfunction at a paper mill caused the release of spent ...

Maine's Department of Environmental Preservation has since been on the case, testing the brown snow. In a later update posted to the Town of Rumford's Facebook page, the town said the mill has ...

Brown-tinted snow coated a small Maine town on Tuesday, sending residents into a fury after local officials warned the discolored flakes could cause skin irritation. Rumford town officials urged ...

Snowfall is nothing new in Maine, but usually it's white. The east Maine town of Rumford experienced a rare weather event Tuesday in the form of brown snow, town officials confirmed on Facebook. A ...