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Bill to require boating licenses for Mainers under 25 up for final vote

Young Mainers may be required to obtain boating licenses under new legislation.

Maine eyes new rules to make naloxone administration easier

The state reported last year that naloxone reversed more than 1,100 opioid overdoses between January and November 2020.

Waterville man charged with attempted murder after Sunday morning shooting

Police say they responded to gunshots fired in the area of Pleasant Street in Waterville around 2 a.m. Sunday morning. 

Senators want to prevent Putin dodging sanctions via crypto

He said the proposal would stop any Russian digital assets from being traded in U.S. jurisdictions.

Missing teenager from Waldo County found safe

Police say Queener was found safe Friday afternoon.

Fire at Auburn apartment building displaces nearly a dozen people

11 people were left without a place to live after a fire at an Auburn apartment building on Friday.

Advocates call for strict utility rating system in Maine

Advocates for Maine energy consumers have made the case that regulators in the state should apply strict standards in creating a rating system for the state’s utilities.

Trooper acted in self-defense during 2019 confrontation with Thorndike man, AG finds

Maine’s Attorney General says the use of force by police against a Thorndike man in 2019 was justified.

Plan to move Maine’s only medical school gets federal boost

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) The federal government is providing Maine’s only medical school with $5 million to help it move.

Leader of Navy shipbuilder in Maine abruptly resigns

BATH, Maine (AP) The leader of Bath Iron Works, one of the Navy’s largest private shipbuilders, abruptly resigned, the company said.

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$519 million supplemental budget signed into law by Gov. Mills

Gov. Janet Mills signed a $519 million supplemental budget into law on Friday, a day after it passed along party lines in the Maine Senate.

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5 displaced after fire burns Lewiston apartment building

A fire at a Lewiston apartment building Thursday afternoon left five people displaced.

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Person Rescued After Falling Through Ice in Winthrop

Police say the outcome could have been different without community support and proper training.

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Police Subdue Man Waving Gun in Farmington Walmart Parking Lot

The incident took place just after 9:30 am Thursday.

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Portland police arrest man for 2017 killing

Portland police have arrested a man in connection with the 2017 killing of Sunao "Tom" Yamada.