South Portland café hailed for its bagels closes doors after 20 years

A café that’s become a fixture in a South Portland neighborhood has closed its doors for good.

Young man loses prosthetic leg while tubing in Maine pond

Volunteer divers are trying to help a 19-year-old find a prosthetic leg that he lost while tubing on a Maine pond.

Three more Portland music venues to require proof of vaccination or negative virus test

Three Portland music venues will require concertgoers to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative virus test.

Rangers use helicopter to rescue injured hiker in Baxter State Park

A New Jersey woman was airlifted out of Baxter State Park after suffering a serious leg injury.

Portland school board approves universal indoor masking, coronavirus testing for fall return

A plan for a return to school in the fall received unanimous approval in a Portland school board vote Tuesday night.

Delta variant comprised 100% of latest samples in Maine

(AP) The delta variant continues to be the dominant strain of coronavirus in the latest testing by the Maine Center for Disease Control.

Maine transportation companies receive $1.6 billion in federal coronavirus aid

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Eleven Maine transportation companies ranging from windjammers to bus lines are eligible to receive aid from a $1.6 billion federal relief package.

Police investigate reports of man approaching women in Portland’s West End

Portland Police are asking for the public to keep an eye out for a suspicious vehicle spotted in the West End.

Portland partners with national company for bike share program

Portland is preparing to launch a bike share program by next summer.

Suspect reaches for Bangor officer’s weapon during traffic stop, report says

Bangor police say a suspect was armed with a knife and he “attempted to remove one of the officer’s weapons from its holster” after he was stopped near Odlin Road and Interstate 395. The traffic stop occurred Monday at about 11:30 p.m.