Court Documents Say Teenage Son Killed Mother with Friends

LITCHFIELD, Maine (AP)   Three teenagers are accused of trying to drug one of the boys’ mothers before strangling and fatally stabbing her in her Maine home

Governor to Allow Road Signs Pointing Out National Monument

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Maine Gov. Paul LePage is relenting on his ban on road signs directing motorists to a national monument that he opposes

State Reports Nearly 100 Wildfires and Many Acres Burned

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   The Maine Forest Service says the number of wildfires in the state is approaching 100 and that more than 60 acres have burned so far this year

Shapleigh Man Charged After Short Car Chase

SHAPLEIGH, Maine (WGAN)  The York County Sheriff’s Office says a Shapleigh man has been arrested after a short car chase

Police Detonate Suspicious Bottle Wrapped in Duct Tape

WATERBORO, Maine (WGAN)  Police say a suspicious bottle was detonated after being found in Waterboro Monday evening

Lawyers Say Arson Suspects Are Intellectually Disabled

CASCO, Maine (AP) — Lawyers for two men facing arson charges in a fire that destroyed a historic Maine schoolhouse say the men are intellectually disabled.

Security Exercise Held At Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

KITTERY, Maine (AP) — The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is alerting local residents about security exercise.

Spokesman: George HW Bush Is Eager To Get Well, Go To Maine

HOUSTON (AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush has been hospitalized in Houston with an infection, just after attending the funeral of his wife, Barbara, a spokesman said.

Recyclables Collected For Cancer Research Fundraiser Stolen

PARSONFIELD, Maine (AP) — Police in Maine say someone stole bottles and cans two brothers had collected for a cancer research fundraiser.

Maine Woman on Trial for Fatal Stabbing in Rockport

A Maine woman on trial the fatal stabbing of a man in the town of Waldo.