Parents of Maines special needs children lobby for bill to allow them to get paid as caretakers.

Taking care of special needs children sometimes leaves parents not having any time for a full-time job to sustain their family, with some genetic disorders making it so children can only be left alone for a few minutes at a time. 

Overcrowded Caribou jail lacks funds for expansion and repairs

The only 72 hour holding facility in central and northern Aroostook County is struggling to find funding for an expansion despite overcrowding.

Bangor’s abandoned underground infrastructure creates 35 foot deep sinkhole

Bangor’s abandoned underground infrastructure is creating sinkholes throughout the city that work crews are struggling to fix.

Man arrested after driving drunk on wrong side of interstate

Maine State Police arrested a man Friday night for allegedly driving on the wrong side of the road while under the influence.

Lightning strike causes green colored gas leak at Rumford paper mill

An apparent lightning strike that hit the Rumford paper mill caused a gas leak that emitted a plume of green smoke from the facility.

Suspect in decade-old Portland murder case asks court to throw out evidence

Attorneys for a man charged with murder are requesting for the dismissal of key evidence against their client ahead of his trial next month.

Independent review finds no problems in workplace culture of Maine AG’s office

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) An independent review launched after the disclosure of a relationship between Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey and…

Fire at Portland apartment building leaves 11 displaced

Eleven people were left without a place to live after a fire at an apartment building in Portland.

Pedestrian struck by vehicle in crosswalk in Bangor seriously injured

Bangor police are investigating a crash involving a pedestrian on Thursday.

Good Samaritan who helped rescue father, daughter from burning Hallowell home identified

The identity of a good Samaritan who helped rescue a father and daughter from the roof of a burning home in Hallowell last week has been revealed.