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Stepfather charged after 4-year-old fires gun found on dresser

Police have arrested the stepfather of a four-year-old boy who they say found a loaded gun on a dresser and fired a bullet into a neighbor’s apartment.

Maine reports 715 coronavirus cases, 2 deaths

(AP) The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention another 715 cases of COVID-19 and two new deaths on Friday.

Silver Alert issued for Windham woman

A Silver Alert was issued Tuesday for a Windham woman with Alzheimer’s.

City leaders to vote on plan for Portland’s new homeless shelter

Portland’s Planning Board was expected to vote Tuesday on a plan for a new homeless shelter.

3 teens charged in connection with deadly Lewiston fire

Fire investigators say a fire in Lewiston that left one man dead and nearly 60 people without a place to live was arson.

Penobscot County man charged in shooting that injured two

A man from Penobscot County has been charged in connection with a shooting that left two people with non-life-threatening injuries.

Maine mother and two daughters killed in fatal crash in Virginia

A woman from Maine and two of her children died after a multi-vehicle crash in Virginia last week.

Woman struck and killed by vehicle in Windham identified

Police have identified the pedestrian killed in a crash in Windham on Friday.

Police say human remains discovered in Falmouth may be those of woman missing since 2019

Police say human remains were discovered over the weekend in a marshy area near Interstate 295 outside Portland.

One person dead, dozens left homeless after Lewiston apartment fire

A fire that broke out at an apartment building in Lewiston on Saturday left one man dead and nearly 60 people displaced.

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The phone was immediately taken outside, where it eventually cooled down.