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Maine Med nurses speak out against rollback of pandemic-related employee protections

Several nurses from Maine Medical Center urged the hospital to stop planned rollbacks of employee COVID-19 protections at a press conference on Wednesday.

Maine CDC reports 433 new coronavirus cases as hospitalizations rise

Maine’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported another 433 cases of coronavirus and two deaths on Wednesday.

Drug agents make three arrests at Waldo County home allegedly used for trafficking

Maine drug agents say two people from Waldo County were allowing a third person from New York to use their home for drug trafficking.

Firefighters rescue two cats from condominium blaze in South Portland

No one was hurt in a fire at a condominium in South Portland.

Wardens ask for help finding missing man in Aroostook County

Maine game wardens are searching for a man who went missing in Aroostook County.

Milo man accused of killing infant son faces murder charge

A Milo man is charged with murder in the death of his one-month-old son.

Police in Portland investigate latest report of shots fired

Portland police are investigating another reports of shots fired in the city.

Jay man charged with threatening mother, sister with violence

A man from Jay accused of threatening family members is behind bars.

Maine lobster industry facing new regulations aimed at protecting endangered whales

Federal regulators have unveiled new rules for fishing off Maine’s coast as part of an ongoing effort to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whale.

Portland city leaders discuss plans to fill city manager position

Members of the Portland City Council are considering how to go about finding a replacement for the current city manager.

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

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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

Police have arrested a man charged in the killing of an infant in Biddeford last year.

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Deputies seeking teenager reported missing in Pownal

Police are looking for a teenager who may have run away from her home in Pownal.

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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.

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Cell Phone Fire Sends Firefighters to South Berwick School

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