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Maine state senator resigns to take job in federal SBA

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) A Democratic state senator in Maine said Tuesday that he will resign to take a post within the federal government.

Just about every kind of stormy weather that can happen did happen in Monday’s storm

Monday’s storm brought just about everything Maine weather can offer all in one day, just depends on where you are.

Everything you need to know to stay ahead of the storm from WGME

Here is the latest update on the storm from CBS 13

Announcers fired by Houlton Radio Station for body shaming on-air

Two announcers calling a High School Basketball game were fired after they made remarks about the players weight captured on a hot mic they didn’t realize was live.

Long Creek Youth Development Center hires new superintendent

Maine’s youth prison has hired a new superintendent.

Convicted murderer who escaped from correctional facilities 3 times dies at Maine State Prison

Corrections officials say a convicted murderer who was behind bars at the Maine State Prison has died.

8 students taken to hospital after truck rear-ends school bus in Newburgh

Eight children on board a school bus that was hit by a truck in Newburgh on Friday morning were taken to the hospital.

Plaintiffs name Portland-based company in lawsuit filed over deadly NYC apartment fire

A Portland-based company has been named in a lawsuit stemming from a deadly apartment building fire in New York City.

Destructive beetle discovered in Maine for the first time

A beetle species responsible for the deaths of pine trees in other states has been found in Maine for the first time.

Scarborough police say man fired rounds in Walmart parking lot after being startled

Police in Scarborough say the suspect in a shooting at a Walmart parking lot on Wednesday night had been startled by another man who knocked on his vehicle’s window.

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Maine Congressman Golden is sole House Democrat to vote against war powers resolution

Maine Democratic Congressman Jared Golden joined Republicans in defeating a measure to limit the president's ability to wage war in Iran.