Groups Looks for Citizen Scientists to Track Maine’s Smelts

CASTINE, Maine (AP)   An environmental advocacy group in rural Maine is looking for volunteers to collect data about smelts, which are tiny fish that have been subject to new protections in the state in recent years

Collins, Klobuchar Eye Expansion of Apprenticeship Programs

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   Two senators from different political parties are introducing a bill they believe will help increase the number of participants in apprenticeship programs

Firefighters battle overnight Jefferson lumber mill fire

Firefighters spent hours at the scene of fire Saturday morning at N.C. Lumber in Jefferson.

3 Acadia Trails Closed Because of Nesting Falcons

Acadia National Park officials are closing trails to protect nesting peregrine falcons.

Two Men Arrested in Lewiston Drug Bust

Crack and heroin were seized during a drug bust in Lewiston Friday night.

Police: Motive Unclear in Murder-Suicide, Arson Case

Police in Maine say a man fatally shot his estranged wife before setting fire to her mother’s home and returning to the scene of the shooting to kill himself.

Trial for Man Accused of Setting Fatal Fire Is Winding Down

Both sides have finished presenting evidence in the murder trial of a man accused of setting fire to a delivery truck while two people were sleeping in the back.

State Police: 2 Killed in Single-Vehicle Crash in Maine

Maine State Police say two people have died in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in Plymouth.

Maine State Prison Inmate Dies

An inmate at the Maine State Prison in Warren has died.

Northern Maine Race Track is Up for Sale

CARIBOU, Maine (AP)   A race track in northern Maine is for sale