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Portland area could see 10 percent rise in median price for existing homes

A real estate website says home prices in the Portland area could increase at the second-fastest rate in the nation next year.

Man sentenced for causing long standoff outside Brewer Walmart

A former Portland man was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison for causing a nine-hour standoff at the Brewer Walmart.

Wade man charged with drug trafficking after agents seize fentanyl, methamphetamine

Maine drug agents arrested an Aroostook County man after they seized about $245,000 worth of drugs.

Death of Portland woman ruled homicide

Police in Portland say the death of a 23-year-old woman who was found earlier this month was a homicide.

Two facing drug charges after agents seize kilo of suspected fentanyl from Corinna mobile home

Two people are facing charges after over 1 kilo of suspected fentanyl was seized from a mobile home in Corinna.

Portland police investigate shooting that left 26-year-old man dead

Portland police are investigating a fatal shooting on Sherman Street on Tuesday night.

Two die in northern Maine crash

A head-on crash on Monday claimed the lives of two people in Aroostook County.

Weight restrictions to close Casco Bay Bridge to heavy vehicles

Vehicles weighing more than 25 tons will be temporarily banned from using the Casco Bay Bridge next week.

Driver of tractor-trailer found dead off I-95 in Wells

The driver of a tractor-trailer that left the roadway on I-95 in Wells was found dead on Monday.

No serious injuries after two trucks collide in Cumberland County

Sebago Road in Naples was shut down Monday morning after two trucks collided.

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Central Maine Power is again requesting a rate change after its previous request was turned down by regulators.

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Bates College Lifts Shelter-In-Place as Lewiston Police Search for Armed Man

Students at Bates College in Lewiston were told to shelter-in-place Thursday afternoon due to reports of a man with a gun.