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Portland hospital employee tests positive for COVID-19

Portland (WGME) — The State of Maine has 17 presumed positive cases of coronavirus in Maine, and one of them…

No Maple Sunday, amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Augusta (WGME) — The Maine Maple Producers Association decided to postpone all Maine Maple Sunday Weekend events slated for March…

Lawmakers agree on tentative spending deal prompted by coronavirus

Augusta (WGAN) — Legislative leaders reached a tentative deal with Governor Janet Mills Monday on a spending package prompted by…

Kennebunk Cancer Treatment Center closed following positive case of COVID-19

Kennebunk (WGAN) — The New England Cancer Specialist office in Kennebunk has closed following a person connected to the office…

Stabbing investigation on-going in Lewiston

Lewiston (WGAN) — Lewiston Police are investigating following a stabbing in Lewiston this morning. According to police, it happened around…

3/15/2020 Janet Mills Announces State of Civil Emergency in Maine due to Coronavirus

Proclamation of State of Civil Emergency to Further Protect Public Health

2nd Maine resident tests presumptively positive for Coronavirus

AUGUSTA, Maine (WGAN) Public health officials confirmed Friday afternoon that a second person has tested presumptively positive for the Coronavirus in Maine.

OSHA levies fines for deadly Farmington propane blast

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined two Maine companies for violations related to a deadly propane blast in Farmington.

Police investigate hit-and-run in Waldo County

The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help as they investigate a hit-and-run that left one person seriously injured.

Colby College students will not return to campus after spring break, school says

Colby College is joining a growing list of colleges in Maine and around the country in moving to online-only classes to finish out the semester.

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A House Fire in a South Portland Leaves Occupant Homeless

Fire Crews responded to the house fire on Cole Street, Friday night. The Red Cross is currently helping with providing temporary lodging for the displaced occupant.

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A Fatal Fire in Readfield, Claims a Life of a Woman

75-year-old Carolyn Wentworth was found dead hours after the fire was extinguished. Her husband, 74-year-old Jerrold Wentworth, was resecured by neighbors and is currently in serious condition at the Maine General Medical Center in Augusta.

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Driver cited after rear-ending MTA maintenance vehicle in Cumberland

A maintenance worker with the Maine Turnpike Authority suffered minor injuries when their truck was rear-ended in Cumberland Friday morning.

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Maine medical examiner says Milford toddler died of hypothermia

State officials say a toddler who was found unresponsive in Milford a few days after Christmas died of hypothermia.

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US employers added a surprisingly strong 178,000 jobs last month, rebounding from a weak February

American employers added a surprisingly strong 178,000 new jobs last month, rebounding from a dismal February. And the unemployment...