Maine lawmakers convene for what may be last time at civic center

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) The Maine Legislature is convening for what may be the last time at the Augusta Civic Center.

Maine senators want to make pandemic telehealth changes permanent

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Maine’s senators are joining a push to make the use of telehealth easier as the country moves beyond the coronavirus pandemic.

Maine CDC warns of E. coli infection connected to store

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Patrons of a Maine store might be at risk of a foodborne illness because of an infected worker who handled food there for several weeks, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention said.

Police searching for wanted man following standoff in Buxton

A standoff in Buxton has come to an end with a man on the run.

Tiny bats put kibosh on power line tree-cutting for 2 months

Tree-cutting on a key stretch of a power line in western Maine is going to stop almost as soon as it started to protect the newly born young of a federally protected bat.

Maine investigators hopeful for new information in decades-old missing person case

Friday marks 22 years since a Massachusetts man disappeared in Maine, and now his family are hoping an increased reward for information will bring them closure.

Maine’s airports to receive millions for improvements

U.S. Senator Susan Collins says Maine’s airports have received more than $14 million for improvements.

Mother and son charged with trafficking crystal meth out of Aroostook County

Maine drug agents arrested a mother and son accused of supplying methamphetamine to northern Maine.

Maine tribe reacquires historically significant island lands

INDIAN TOWNSHIP, Maine (AP) A Native American tribe in Maine has partnered with conservation groups to take back ownership of an island that is historically significant to its members.

Feds seize $3.6M from company for selling fake N95 masks to Maine

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) The federal government has seized $3.6 million from the bank account of a company involved in a deal to sell $4.5 million in overpriced, counterfeit N95 masks to the state of Maine.