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.

Feds: US Fishermen Had Good Year Aided By Lobsters, Scallops

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — U.S. commercial fishing generated more than $144 billion in sales in 2016, buoyed by growth in key species such as sea scallops and American lobsters, the federal government reported on Thursday.

Judge Rejects Poliquin Suit

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) A federal judge is tossing a lawsuit by a Republican congressman that aimed to nullify the outcome…

Dogfish Harvest To Stay Same In ’19 As Fishermen Seek Market

BOSTON (AP) — Federal ocean managers are allowing the same level of harvest of smooth dogfish, a small species of…

Woman Charged in Ex’s Death in Court to Withdraw Guilty Plea

ALFRED, Maine (AP)   A Maine woman is headed to court for a hearing about her request to withdraw a guilty plea in the case of her ex-husband’s stabbing death

Eimskip Leader Moving to US to Lead North American Business

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   The head of Icelandic shipping company Eimskip is leaving that job to lead the company’s North American division in Canada and the United States