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Two arrested after police seize fentanyl and other drugs from Auburn apartment

A couple from Maine with past criminal convictions are facing more charges after police found drugs inside an Auburn apartment.

Police in Auburn arrest man charged with homicide in Pennsylvania

A man charged with homicide in Pennsylvania was arrested in Maine.

Maine man who allegedly murdered his father with scissors dies in jail

Police have identified the man who died at the Cumberland County Jail last week.

High court rules Maine’s ban on Sunday hunting is constitutional

Maine’s highest court has ruled that the state’s longstanding ban on Sunday hunting is constitutional.

Route 302 in Napes closes after tractor-trailer tips onto its side

NAPLES, Maine (WGAN) Roosevelt Trail in Naples closed briefly Wednesday night after a tractor-trailer truck went off the road.

Maine Senate gives approval for hospital staffing bill

Lawmakers in the Senate voted in favor of a bill Wednesday that would set mandatory nurse staffing ratios at hospitals in Maine.

Man who admitted to killing his girlfriend on York beach sentenced to 40 years

A man who beat his girlfriend to death on Short Sands Beach in York was sentenced to 40 years behind bars on Wednesday.

Drug bust in Somerset County leads to seizure of marijuana plants, one drug arrest

Hundreds of illegally grown marijuana plants were seized in Somerset County this month, leading to an arrest.

Investigators looking into cause of fatal fire in St. George

A fatal fire in Knox County is being investigated by the State Fire Marshal’s Office.

Maine fishermen caught more fish in 2023, thanks to a hunger relief program and COVID funds

Maine fishermen bucked yearslong, industrywide trends last year and caught more fish, a development regulators and industry members said shows the impact of COVID-19 relief funds.

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Despite getting over 75% of the vote, a Portland judge deemed the referendum unconstitutional this past summer, citing the ruling made by the Supreme Court on the 2010 Citizen's United case.

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Police find missing teen after vehicle pursuit in Skowhegan

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Maine State Police seeking information about bank fraud suspect in Aroostook County and Bangor

A woman is wanted for bank fraud in Bangor and Aroostook County.

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What to Know About Maine U.S. Senate Race

Democrats are hoping to unseat Republican Susan Collins.