Silver alert canceled after missing Skowhegan woman found safe

SKOWHEGAN, Maine (WGAN)  Maine State Police say a silver alert issued for a missing Skowhegan woman was canceled after she was found safe Monday morning

Maine district must find new way to dispose high PFOS sludge

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (AP)   A utility in northern Maine will need to find a new way of disposing of wastewater sludge after tests revealed soil from fields used to spread the sludge are higher than the state threshold for a class of chemicals

Company uses composites to simplify bridge construction

BREWER, Maine (AP)   A Maine company that spun off from the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center aims to make bridge construction faster, cheaper and more durable

Durham Rescue Crews Respond to Capsized Canoe

Two boys from Durham avoided serious injury after their canoe capsized Saturday morning.

Financier Jeffrey Epstein killed himself while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges in New York, officials said Saturday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Financier Jeffrey Epstein killed himself while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges in New York, officials said…

Rabid fox bites 6-year-old girl on the back of her leg

BATH, Maine (AP) Police say a 6-year-old girl in Maine was bitten in the leg by a rabid fox. Julia…

Man convicted for killing woman receives life sentence

A Maine man who served decades in prison for stabbing his wife more than a dozen times in front of her daughter is sentenced to life behind bars for a similar crime.

Paper mill to receive upgrades in $120M investment plan

An Ohio-based paper-making company plans to invest $120 million in three pulp and paper mills, including to its location in Maine.

UPDATE: Warden service recover the body of a 17-year-old in Saco River

Game wardens are searching for a 17-year-old presumed drowned in the Saco River in Buxton.

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard getting new commander

KITTERY, Maine (AP)   The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is undergoing a change of command