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Portland school employee charged with multiple sex crimes

A Portland public school employee is facing several charges including sexually exploiting a minor.

Maine health officials report 799 cases, five deaths in latest coronavirus update

Another 799 cases of coronavirus and five deaths were reported across Maine on Thursday.

Pedestrian injured after getting struck by vehicle in South Portland

A pedestrian was hospitalized after they were struck by a vehicle in South Portland early Thursday.

Police charge Lewiston man after fight that led to stabbing

Police have charged an 18-year-old man who’s accused of stabbing someone during a fight in Lewiston.

Auburn police charge transient in multiple convenience store robberies

A local transient accused of robbing the same Auburn convenience store twice has been arrested.

Standish man killed in early morning rollover crash

One person was killed after their vehicle went off the road in Standish early Wednesday.

Police identify victim, suspect in fatal stabbing at Fryeburg Fairgrounds

Police say one person has been taken into custody in connection with a stabbing that left one man dead at the fairgrounds where the Fryeburg Fair takes place. 

GOP’s Poliquin to decamp from coastal home to Bangor area

Former Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin plans to decamp from his coastal home and relocate to the Bangor area for his campaign to take back his seat in Congress.

Cumberland, Bangor public schools are best in the state according to new rankings

A Bangor elementary school and a middle school in Cumberland are the best K-8 schools in the state, according to new rankings released by U.S. News & World Report.

Bangor venue to go by new name starting next year

Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion will be going by a new name starting next concert season.

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New report suggests Maine already/will soon be in a recession

Credit rating company Moody's reports that the current economic problems are driven largely by a mixture of slowing immigration, increasing tariffs, and federal job cuts.

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Biddeford man charged with manslaughter in death of 5-week-old

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Judge tosses out Drake’s defamation lawsuit against label over Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’

A defamation lawsuit that Drake brought against Universal Music Group was tossed out Thursday by a federal judge who said the lyrics in Kendrick Lamar's dis track "Not Like Us" were opinion.