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Judge Cautions Woman About Withdrawing Plea in Murder Case

A judge has told a Maine woman charged with killing her husband in a driveway that her request to withdraw a guilty plea could result in more prison time.

Chinese Paper Firm to Receive $12M in Tax Credits for Mill

A Chinese paper firm that bought a Maine mill is slated to receive $12 million in tax credits.

Incoming Governor Names Pick to Head Embattled Health Agency

Maine’s incoming Democratic governor has nominated a former senior White House health policy expert to head the state’s embattled health agency.

Poliquin Halts Recount

Portland, ME – (WGAN) Congressman Bruce Poliquin has called off the recount of his election loss to Democrat Jared Golden.

Missing Whitefield Woman Found Alive

WHITEFIELD, Maine (WGAN)  A missing Whitefield woman with dementia was located last evening by game wardens and state troopers

Hartford Death Investigated as Homicide, Boyfriend Charged With Murder

Maine State Police have charged a man with murder in connection to the death of his long-time girlfriend and mother of two in Hartford.

Police Search For Suspect in Gorham Armed Robbery

Gorham police are searching for the suspect in an armed robbery Thursday afternoon.

Portland Police Investigate Workplace Death

Portland police say they’re working with OSHA after a 30-year-old man on a roofing job fell off a roof around 11:30 Thursday morning and was killed.

Maine’s First Pot Convenience Store Opens for Business

What is believed to be Maine’s first medical marijuana convenience store is scheduled to open in Portland this week.

Half Of Iconic Bert & I Duo Dies 60 Years After Recording

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Bob Bryan, one half of the comedy duo Bert and I, which had fun at the expense of Maine Yankees and popularized the immortal punchline, “You can’t get there from here,” has died at his home in Quebec. He was 87.

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The Louvre reopened on Wednesday to long lines beneath its landmark Paris glass pyramid, just three days after one of the highest-profile museum thefts of the century stunned the world with its audacity and scale.

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The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Maine State Worker Resigns After Charges for Comfort Dog’s Death

Brodie Hinckley was placed on administrative leave last month