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Maine panel votes against adopting stricter electric vehicle standards

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine environmental regulators decided Wednesday the state will not join a growing number of states adopting…

Sergeant faulted for actions before Maine mass shooting is running for sheriff

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine sergeant who has been criticized by an investigatory panel for his handling of a…

Sheriff had cause to take guns from killer before Maine mass shooting that left 18 dead, report says

A sheriff’s office investigating a mass shooting in Maine had cause to take the killer into protective custody beforehand and to take away his guns, according to a report issued by an independent commission Friday.

Agents make arrest after seizing drugs from Caribou home

A California man is facing drug trafficking charges following an arrest in Caribou on Tuesday.

Two people rescued after trying to save dogs on icy pond in Fairfield

Two people were rescued after falling through the ice on a pond in Fairfield.

Plan to keep elver quota at current level would benefit Maine fisherman

PORTLAND, Maine (WGAN/AP) Fishermen might soon be able to catch thousands of pounds of valuable baby eels for years to come.

Police believe medical event was a factor in deadly Windsor crash

One man was killed and a woman was injured in a crash in Windsor early Thursday morning.

Proposal for Maine to use national popular vote instead of Electoral College passes in state Senate

The Maine Senate gave their approval Wednesday for a bill that would change the way the state allocates its electoral votes in presidential elections.

Carmel man dies in rollover crash in Bangor, police say

BANGOR, Maine (WGAN) A man was killed after he was ejected from his vehicle during a rollover crash in Bangor early Wednesday morning.

Vehicle of missing Massachusetts woman spotted in Maine

(WGAN) Police in Massachusetts are looking for a missing 40-year-old woman whose vehicle was spotted in Augusta last week.

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