Woman charged in crash that killed four Maine Maritime Academy students strikes plea deal

A 22-year-old Massachusetts woman is getting a plea deal after admitting she provided alcohol to a minor who later drove off a road and hit a tree, killing four other people in Castine in 2022.

One person dies in tent fire at Bangor homeless encampment

The State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating a fatal tent fire in Bangor.

Sanford To Consider Limit on Needle Exchange Rate

Maine allows syringe programs to provide up to 100 sterile needles for every used one turned in.

Two Face Drug Trafficking Charges After Skowhegan Traffic Stop

Officers say they used a drug sniffing K-9 to locate the illegal narcotics.

Pedestrian hit by train in Portland suffers serious injuries

One person was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after they were struck by a train in Portland on Thursday.

Maine Republicans make small in-roads in state government where control is likely to remain with Democrats

Maine Democrats are poised to maintain control of state government after Tuesday’s elections.

Pedestrian-involved crash in Portland leaves Connecticut woman dead

A Connecticut woman was killed when she was struck by a car Wednesday night in Portland.

Mainers reject proposal to resurrect the state’s original flag

Mainers were smitten by the state’s original flag during the 2020 bicentennial. But the retro flag’s popularity wasn’t enough to convince voters to make it the state’s official flag.

Mainers Pass $25 Million Bond for Science, Renewable Energy

This measure would authorize a $25 million bond to support technologies for life sciences, biomedicine and renewable energy.

Rumford Police Call Off Shelter in Place Order

Rumford Police called off the advisory at about 1 am Wednesday morning