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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.

Two more Coronavirus cases reported in Maine

AUGUSTA, Maine (WGAN) Public health officials in Maine were notified Friday morning that two more people in the state have tested presumptively positive for the Coronavirus.

Police search for missing Lewiston man

Police in Lewiston are asking for help finding a man who’s been missing since December.

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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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The Latest: US and Israel are trying to rescue fighter jet crew in Iran, Israeli source says

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No Injuries in Chaotic Multi-Vehicle Crash, Fire on I-295

Troopers say a vehicle crashed into the center median at about 7 am.