Poor road conditions in Portland area come at a cost to motorists, report finds

Poor road conditions are costing Portland drivers nearly $1,400 a year on average.

No one injured after ambulance falls in snowy ditch in New Gloucester

A patient being transported in an ambulance that fell into a ditch in New Gloucester on Wednesday was not hurt.

Maine AG joins settlement with consulting firm that “turbocharged” opioid epidemic

Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey is among 47 attorneys general joining in a $573 million settlement with a consulting firm they claim profited off the opioid epidemic.

Large law enforcement presence in Oxford as police try to make contact with wanted man

Maine State Police said Wednesday they were trying to make contact with a wanted man.

Bradford woman accused of crashing two stolen cars in Bangor

Police say a Bradford woman stole and then crashed two cars in Bangor on Tuesday.

Councilors reject proposal to establish historic district on Portland’s Munjoy Hill

A push to establish a historic district on Portland’s Munjoy Hill was narrowly rejected in a city council vote Monday night.

‘A long two days’: Major storm pummels Northeast with snow

A sprawling winter storm is walloping the Eastern U.S., shutting down coronavirus vaccination sites, closing schools and halting transit.

Judge rules that Portland hazard pay provision will take effect in January of 2022

Portland’s voter-approved hazard pay provision won’t take effect until next January.

Maine sheriff’s office reports “alarming” increase in overdose deaths

Police in Cumberland County say they’re aware of six fatal drug overdoses that happened in less than two months.

Franklin County moved to yellow, Cumberland goes green in update to state’s COVID-19 school health advisory system

Schools in Franklin County have been moved to the yellow category and Cumberland has been changed to green under the state’s COVID-19 health advisory system.