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Suspect in decade-old Portland murder case asks court to throw out evidence

Attorneys for a man charged with murder are requesting for the dismissal of key evidence against their client ahead of his trial next month.

Fire at Portland apartment building leaves 11 displaced

Eleven people were left without a place to live after a fire at an apartment building in Portland.

Pedestrian struck by vehicle in crosswalk in Bangor seriously injured

Bangor police are investigating a crash involving a pedestrian on Thursday.

Fatal single-car crash in Knox County under investigation

A single-car crash in Cushing claimed the life of one person and left another injured.

Friendship man suffers life-threatening injuries after car collides with mobile home

A man who drove his car into a mobile home that was being transported on a truck in Wiscasset on Wednesday suffered life-threatening injuries.

Fatal Waterville apartment fire caused by improperly discarded smoking materials, investigators say

Public safety officials say a deadly fire at a Waterville apartment building last week was caused by improperly discarded smoking materials.

Police are still on the hunt for the person who vandalized Maine’s fallen officers memorial

Over Memorial Day weekend, the Maine Law Enforcement Memorial in Augusta was vandalized.

How has new city manager Danielle West dealt with Portland’s homeless crisis and staff shortages?

The city of Portland has been bombarded with an influx of asylum seekers, job post vacancies, home shortages, as well…

After a successful year in Maine, elvers are one of America’s most valuable fish

Fishermen in the U.S.’s only commercial-scale fishing industry for valuable baby eels once again had a productive season searching for…

Student who stepped off school bus in Gray hit by trailer truck

A student was struck by a trailer truck after stepping out of a school bus in Gray on Tuesday.

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Maine Ballot Questions Reflect National Political Issues

Two ballot measures represent the latest efforts to put two hot-button national issues directly before voters in Maine.