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Portland police seek leads in 2017 death of man found in car

Police in Portland are asking for information about a Scarborough man who was found dead in his car nine years ago.

Eliot Cutler facing more than 3 years behind bars for probation violation stemming from child porn conviction

Former candidate for Maine governor Eliot Cutler could be spending years behind bars for violating probation.

Bomb threat targeting Cumberland County Jail believed to be made by inmate

The sheriff’s office says the Portland Press Herald reportedly received the initial call of a bomb threat at the jail Wednesday afternoon.

Maryland man arrested for shooting death of Maine philanthropist at senior living facility

Maryland Police have arrested an employee at a senior living facility who’s accused in the fatal shooting earlier this month of Maine philanthropist Robert Fuller Jr.

Windham man charged after dog killed in Westbrook crash

A Windham man is charged in connection with a crash Tuesday afternoon in Westbrook that left a dog dead.

Bomb Threat Closes Fort Kent Schools in Aroostook County

Fort Kent Police say the building was evacuated, and students and staff were taken to a designated safe zone.

Poll Shows Platner with Big Lead in Senate Primary, Sizable Edge in General Election

Platner’s lead is bigger than the sizable edge he held over Mills in a Pine Tree poll in October.

Former Mt. Ararat school employee arrested for failing to appear in court for child porn charge

A former employee at Mt. Ararat Middle and High Schools accused of possessing child porn was arrested on Friday for failing to appear in court.

Dog badly injured after erratic driver strikes semi-truck in Westbrook

The driver of a pickup truck suffered non-life-threatening injuries when they hit a semi-truck in Westbrook Tuesday afternoon.

Bill Aims to Require School Busses to Use Crossing Arms

The bill comes after two Maine Children were struck and killed late last year by their own school buses. 

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Local police discovered the body of an adult male inside a residence, with 45-year-old Tanner Dostie of Brunswick being charged with murder as a result.

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$519 million supplemental budget signed into law by Gov. Mills

Gov. Janet Mills signed a $519 million supplemental budget into law on Friday, a day after it passed along party lines in the Maine Senate.

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A fire at a Lewiston apartment building Thursday afternoon left five people displaced.

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Police Subdue Man Waving Gun in Farmington Walmart Parking Lot

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