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Maine Lawmakers Spar Over Public Funding for Campaigns

One gubernatorial hopeful and 220 legislative candidates who are counting on public campaign funds are in limbo as Maine lawmakers argue over fixing a mistake preventing the release of the money.

Court Gives Maine More Time to File Medicaid Plan

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) – Maine’s high court is temporarily giving Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s administration more time to make plans…

Netflix Options Story of Soccer Team That Welcomed Refugees

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) – The story of a group of Somali refugees who joined a largely white high school soccer…

Man Guilty of Investment Fraud, Sentenced to 48 Months

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – New Hampshire authorities say a 77-year-old Maine man has been sentenced to 48 months in prison…

Woman Reported Missing After Leaving Hospital Is Found Safe

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A woman who had been missing for six days after she was seen leaving a Maine hospital has been found safe.

CEO Whose Company Is Buying Saddleback Accused Of Fraud

RANGELEY, Maine (AP) _ The Australian developer who’s buying Maine’s Saddleback Mountain ski resort has been arrested after a raid on his offices in his home country.

Portland Man to be Deported Once Prison Sentence is Up

A Portland man will spend six years in prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine.

Golden Wins Democratic Nomination for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District

Democratic state Rep. Jared Golden has won the right to face Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District in the November general election.

Police Investigating Death of Two Women in Kingman

KINGMAN, Maine (WGAN)  State Police say they are investigating the deaths of two women inside their home in the Penobscot County Township of Kingman as two suicides

Man Sentenced for Skimming Money from Lobster Wholesaler

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   A Hawaii man has been sentenced to six months in prison for skimming money from a lobster wholesaler that he worked for in Maine

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Brewer woman accidentally shot during northern Maine hunting trip

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31-year-old Amber Oaks was taken to a hospital in Caribou where wardens said she is getting surgery to clean the wound.

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New report suggests Maine already/will soon be in a recession

Credit rating company Moody's reports that the current economic problems are driven largely by a mixture of slowing immigration, increasing tariffs, and federal job cuts.

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Biddeford man charged with manslaughter in death of 5-week-old

Police have arrested a man charged in the killing of an infant in Biddeford last year.

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Deputies seeking teenager reported missing in Pownal

Police are looking for a teenager who may have run away from her home in Pownal.

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Judge tosses out Drake’s defamation lawsuit against label over Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’

A defamation lawsuit that Drake brought against Universal Music Group was tossed out Thursday by a federal judge who said the lyrics in Kendrick Lamar's dis track "Not Like Us" were opinion.