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Sanford Man Sentenced to 5 Years on Child Porn Charges

PORTLAND, Maine (WGAN)   A Sanford man has been sentenced to five years behind bars for transporting child pornography

Fire Victims in Bar Harbor ID’d

BAR HARBOR, Maine (WGAN)  The State Fire Marshal’s Office has identified the family members involved in the fatal fire in Bar Harbor Sunday morning

Maine Health Organization Will Partner With Mass General

A Maine-based health care system says its patients will now have access to resources at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

Crews Resume Search For 5-Year-Old Lost in River’s Torrent

Police in Maine say they’ve resumed the search for a 5-year-old lost in the frigid Androscoggin River, as people bring flowers to the site where the boy and his brother fell into the river.

FBI Offering $20,000 Reward as Manhunt for Shooting Suspect Continues

NORRIDGEWOCK, Maine (WGAN)  The manhunt for a man accused of shooting and killing a Somerset County sheriff’s deputy has stretched into a second day

Town Officials Hope Economic Expert Will Boost Cconomy

LINCOLN, Maine (AP)   Officials in an old mill town in Maine hope a new municipal position will help boost their local economy

Teenagers Charged in Mother’s Death Went to School Together

LITCHFIELD, Maine (AP)   The three teenagers charged with strangling and stabbing one of the group’s mothers all attended the same school district in Massachusetts and shared a troubled family background

Police: Suspected Heroin Was Actually Cremated Human Remains

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Police thought they were seizing heroin from a driver under the influence but the powdery substance has turned out to be the cremated remains of a former Maine police officer

Legislature Adjourns, Not Passing $1 Billion in School Funds

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   A sudden late-night stalemate in the Maine Legislature left dozens of bills in limbo as lawmakers adjourned–including funding for the state’s public schools

Maine Lawmakers To Reconvene Next Week

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) _ Democratic House Speaker Sara Gideon and Republican Senate President Michael Thibodeau are calling lawmakers back to Augusta to deal with vetoes

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