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Investigators say icy roads contributed to fatal head-on crash in Penobscot County

Police say one person died and another was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries following a head-on collision in Penobscot County.

Police investigate crash that left 3 injured, 1 dead in Naples

A single-vehicle wreck in Naples claimed the life of a passenger and left the driver with serious injuries. 

Maine governor to appoint first Black justice to high court

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Maine’s governor has nominated a veteran judge to become the first Black justice on the state’s highest court.

Maine lawmaker proposes suspending state’s gas tax for year

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) A Republican lawmaker in Maine wants the state to suspend its gas tax during a time when the state is expecting new tax revenue and prices at the pump are rising.

Sunday River ski lift mishap could’ve been worse

(AP) A ski lift accident that sent a gondola falling to the ground at Sunday River Resort in western Maine could have been far more serious.

Record demand for state park campsites in Maine

Demand for the campsites has soared since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Effort to provide free dental care to veterans in Maine

The state is partnering with dental clinics provide dental hygiene services to Maine veterans who are unable to afford them.

Maine senator introduces bill to cap cost of insulin

King says more than 100,000 people in Maine have diabetes, and the state is one of only a few that cap insulin costs.

A house fire in Casco leaves roads closed and one injured

One person is injured in a structure fire in Casco Saturday morning

A Turner family is working to get twin boys they host from Ukraine every summer out of the country and back to Maine

The family hosts the twin boys every summer and over Christmas, and wants to get them into Maine and out of the war.

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Dick Cheney, the hard-charging conservative who became one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in U.S. history and a leading advocate for the invasion of Iraq, has died at age 84.

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Maine Churches, Schools Open Chapters of Late Charlie Kirk’s Organization

At least 20 Turning Point chapters have been established at colleges, high schools and churches in Maine.

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Boy turns himself in to police following stabbing in Aroostook County

A juvenile accused of stabbing someone during a fight in Caribou on Halloween turned himself in to police.