Threats received by Maine schools determined to be hoaxes, law enforcement says

Law enforcement officials say threats sent out by email to schools in the state on Thursday were deemed to be hoaxes.

Maine woman says fertility treatment doctor impregnated her with his own sperm without her consent

A Cumberland County woman is accusing a retired Boston fertility treatment doctor of impregnating her with his own sperm without her consent over 40 years ago.

Bangor man who went missing from group home found safe

UPDATE: Police say Lausier has been found safe.

Maine man sentenced for defrauding Home Depot and Lowes

A Madison man will spend more than two years behind bars for a scheme to rip off Home Depot and Lowe’s.

Police arrest suspect in Portland bank robbery

Police arrested a man accused of robbing a bank in Portland on Wednesday.

Maine is considering California-style incentives to encourage electric vehicle sales

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Maine environmental regulators are set to decide next week whether the state should join others in adopting California-style regulations to drastically limit the sale of new gas-powered vehicles.

U.S. Marshal’s help locate, arrest Wells man wanted for attempted murder

A Wells man wanted for attempted murder was taken into custody with the help of U.S. Marshals.

Mainers will have to pay federal taxes on winter relief checks, IRS says

In a major reversal, the IRS now says Mainers will have to pay federal taxes on $450 Winter Energy Relief payments that were given out to more than 800,000 residents early this year.

Portland police announce two indictments in 2008 murder case

Portland Police say two people have been indicted in a murder case that’s gone unsolved for fifteen years.

Tractor-trailer hauling beer catches fire in northern Maine

A driver and passenger escaped injury when their tractor-trailer caught fire in Aroostook County.