Final Days to Apply for Maine’s Lucrative Baby Eel Lottery

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Maine fishermen are approaching the final day to apply for a slot in an upcoming lottery for the right to fish for baby eels

Maine Dog Missing for 5 Days Found Buried Alive in Snow

BRYANT POND, Maine (AP)   A Labrador retriever has survived being buried alive in the snow for five days

Maine Lawmakers: Drilling Off State is a Terrible Idea

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   Maine’s congressional delegation is opposed to any effort to pursue offshore drilling off the coast in the wake of the Trump administration’s announcement in favor of expanding the practice

Historic Structure is Being Held Hostage on Canadian Island

LUBEC, Maine (AP)   A marine building on the National Register of Historic Places is half-submerged on a Canadian island–and may disintegrate before legal tangles are resolved

Colorado Brewery Concocts Collins-Inspired Beer

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   A Colorado brewery has a new beer in honor of Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins and Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Ann Murkowski

Owl Remembered For Inspiring Thousands Of Maine Students

WISCASSET, Maine (AP) — A nonprofit educational group in Maine has announced 27-year-old Byron the Barred Owl, a “wildlife ambassador” who helped educate thousands of students, has died of natural causes.

Westbrook Man Convicted for Welfare Fraud

PORTLAND, Maine (WGAN)  A Westbrook man has been convicted of conspiracy to defraud and to commit offenses against the United States

LePage Praises New Path for Work Requirements for Medicaid

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Maine Gov. Paul LePage is praising the decision by the Trump administration to allow states to institute work requirements for Medicaid recipients

Police: Suspicious Death in Bangor Ruled Homicide

An autopsy performed Thursday morning concluded that Israel Lewis’s death was a homicide.

Woman Charged With Manslaughter After Deadly Crash

Court documents show 19-year-old Kelsey Campbell, of South Thomaston, was arrested Tuesday.