Westbrook police searching for missing 5-year-old boy

The Westbrook Police Department is investigating a report of a missing 5-year-old boy.

Pet Cow Shot and Killed in Maine, Owners Traumatized

EMBDEN, Maine (AP) Police in Maine are investigating the killing of a pet cow that was shot to death after it wandered from its owner’s land and scratched a vehicle.

Maine Governor Signs Child Welfare Bills into Law

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Maine’s Republican governor has signed into law a package of reforms to the state’s child welfare system

Police: Man Took Psychedelic Mushrooms Before Killing Cat

KITTERY, Maine (AP)   Police say a Maine man was under the under the influence of hallucinogenic mushrooms when he killed a cat alongside a road this week

New Bill Would Require Reporting of Staff Investigations

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Lawmakers in Maine are backing a bill that would require schools to report investigations of their employees to state education officials

Governor, Attorney General Still at Odds Over Legal Bills

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Democratic Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Janet Mills and Republican Gov. Paul LePage remain at odds as the governor holds up $4.9 million budgeted for her office

Two Arrested for Meth Lab in Bucksport

BUCKSPORT, Maine (WAGN)  The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency has charged two people with operating a meth lab in Bucksport

Man Injured After Crash on I-295 in Richmond

RICHMOND, Maine (WGAN)  State Police say a couple from New Hampshire escaped serious injury when their pickup and the camper they were towing overturned Friday morning along I-295 in Richmond

Train Between Maine and Boston to be Interrupted for Weeks

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   Amtrak says track improvements in Maine and New Hampshire will bring changes and interruptions to its Downeaster passenger rail train that goes from Freeport, Maine, to Boston

Fire Marshals Identify Man Killed in Skowhegan Duplex Fire

SKOWHEGAN, Maine (AP)   The State Fire Marshal’s Office say a man died inside his Skowhegan home early this morning when fire swept through his apartment