Two Arrested on Drug Charges in Turnpike Stop

OGUNQUIT, Maine (WGAN)  State Police say a man and woman from Waldoboro and Waterville face heroin and cocaine charges after their car was stopped on the Maine Turnpike in Ogunquit late Wednesday night

Falmouth Police Investigating Credit Union Robbery

FALMOUTH, Maine (WGAN)  Falmouth Police are investigating a robbery at the Cumberland County Teachers Credit Union on Wednesday

Federal Tax Reform Could Increase Mainers’ State Tax Bills

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Maine lawmakers are figuring out how to ensure Mainers aren’t hit with a higher state tax bill due to the Republican tax overhaul that President Donald Trump recently signed into law

Portland Police Looking for Missing 14-Year-Old Girl

PORTLAND, Maine (WGAN)  Portland Police are looking for a teenager who has been missing since the weekend

Hospital Loses Track of Hard Drive with Patient Data

BANGOR, Maine (AP)   A Maine hospital says it lost track of a hard drive containing personal information of 660 patients

Neuropsychologist: Man’s Murder Confession Isn’t Credible

Dr. Robert Riley took the stand Wednesday in the trial of 57-year-old Phillip Scott Fournier, who faces a murder charge in the 1980 killing of Joyce McLain in East Millinocket.

Maine CDC: Flu Deaths in State Rise To 28

According to the agency, there have been 2,307 influenza cases in the state this year.

Shuttered Paper Mill Complex Sold to Industry Joint Venture

OLD TOWN, Maine (AP)   A closed-down paper mill in Maine has been bought by a joint venture that plans to redevelop it into a wood fiber complex housing multiple tenants

LePage Allows Naxolone to be Purchased without Prescription

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   A state law making an overdose-reversing drug available without a prescription is becoming reality thanks to a compromise between Maine Board of Pharmacy and Republican Gov. Paul LePage

UMaine System Looks to Demolish 3 Percent of its Space

ORONO, Maine (AP)   The University of Maine System’s Board of Trustees has approved a preliminary plan to demolish about 3 percent of the system’s physical space