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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. 

Blake Hayes of WGAN Sister Station Sheltering In Place in Mexico After Cartel Boss Killing

Blake has posted several video messages, saying he and his party were sheltering in place at a hotel

All MSAD Schools in Madison Closed Monday Over “Tragedy”

The school superintendent described the “loss of a valued member of our school district family” in a statement.

Head-on crash in Poland leaves 3 with serious injuries

A head-on crash in Poland on Monday morning left three people injured.

Woman hit and killed by car at Waterville gas station identified

A woman hit and killed by a car while pumping her gas in Waterville has been identified.

Maine’s Del Duca Finishes Bobsled Run at Olympics

Two teams from Germany won Gold and Silver, while a Swiss took the Bronze medal.

Closures in Maine Mount with Blizzard Conditions Now Forecast

The National Weather Service is now forecasting wind up to 50 mph on Monday

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Deputies say they went to a home on South Waterboro Road in search of a woman wanted for theft.

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Investigators have identified the victim who died in a fire in the town of Winn.