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Police Charge 18-Year-Old Accused of Setting Fire to Portable Toilets

Police in Old Orchard Beach say an 18-year-old has been charged with arson after setting fire to two portable toilets.

Four Arrested on Drug Charges in Hancock County

LAMOINE, Maine (WGAN)  Four people have been arrested on drug charges following an investigation in Hancock County

Sanford Man Sentenced to 5 Years on Child Porn Charges

PORTLAND, Maine (WGAN)   A Sanford man has been sentenced to five years behind bars for transporting child pornography

Fire Victims in Bar Harbor ID’d

BAR HARBOR, Maine (WGAN)  The State Fire Marshal’s Office has identified the family members involved in the fatal fire in Bar Harbor Sunday morning

FBI Offering $20,000 Reward as Manhunt for Shooting Suspect Continues

NORRIDGEWOCK, Maine (WGAN)  The manhunt for a man accused of shooting and killing a Somerset County sheriff’s deputy has stretched into a second day

Governor Directs Flags to Half-Staff in Memory of Sheriff’s Deputy

Governor Paul LePage directs flags to be flown at Half-staff in Memory of Deputy Sheriff Cole.

Milford Man Sentenced for Stealing, Possessing Firearms

BANGOR,  Maine (WGAN)  A Milford man has been sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison for stealing firearms from a licensed firearms dealer and being a felon in possession of firearms

Deputy Shot and Killed in Norridgewock

NORRIDGEWOCK, Maine (AP)   A sheriff in Maine says a deputy has been fatally shot following a report of a robbery at a convenience store

Police: Boy, 9, Found in River, 5-Year-Old Brother Missing

AUBURN, Maine (WGAN)   The search for a missing 5-year-old boy who fell into the Androscoggin River has started up again Wednesday morning

Shapleigh Man Charged After Short Car Chase

SHAPLEIGH, Maine (WGAN)  The York County Sheriff’s Office says a Shapleigh man has been arrested after a short car chase

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