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Woman crashes on Maine Turnpike after falling asleep at the wheel, police say

Police say a North Berwick woman was hurt when she fell asleep and crashed on the Maine Turnpike Monday morning.

Old Town man identified as victim in deadly Bangor crash

Bangor police have released the name of the man who died in a wreck on Valley Ave. Sunday morning.

Gas prices stay about the same in Maine, northern New England

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Gas prices in northern New England have held about the same over the last week.

More than half of Maine teens, 12-year-olds have had COVID shot

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) The percentage of Maine teenagers and 12-year-olds who have had at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine has exceeded 50%.

Farmington standoff ends after nearly 24 hours

FARMINGTON, Maine (AP) A standoff between police and an armed man that stretched for nearly 24 hours ended Monday morning, police said.

Maine ocean lab to get $2M to study deep ocean resiliency

EAST BOOTHBAY, Maine (AP) A Maine marine science lab is set to receive about $2 million to study the resiliency of deep sea ecosystems in the era of climate change.

$1B stimulus gets initial OK from Maine lawmakers

A proposal for spending nearly $1 billion in federal pandemic stimulus funding moved through the Maine Legislature on Monday without a large enough margin needed to go into effect immediately.