Maine stays under emergency order for at least 1 more month

SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) Maine will remain under a state of emergency order until at least the middle of May, the state’s governor has ruled.

Bill proposes separate, elevated state agency for children

A Maine lawmaker wants to make the state agency that serves children a separate, cabinet level-department.

$20K in trading cards stolen from hobby store

Maine authorities are investigating the theft of several sports trading cards estimated to be worth nearly $20,000.

Man killed by police during armed confrontation in northern Maine

Police in northern Maine fatally shot a man during an armed confrontation early Wednesday.

Police standoff in Windham comes to an end after suspect surrenders

A standoff in Windham has come to an end after police say the suspect surrendered peacefully.

Tractor-trailer rollover disrupts traffic on Maine Turnpike

A tractor-trailer rollover led to lane closures on the Maine Turnpike Wednesday.

Collins wants rule change to benefit international adoptees

Maine’s Republican senator is joining a bipartisan group of colleagues that wants to close a loophole in U.S. citizenship rules to benefit internationally adopted children.

Millions pour into groups fighting, supporting power line

Money is pouring into the campaign battle over a $1 billion hydropower transmission project in western Maine.

More than two dozen COVID-19 cases found in outbreak at Maine jail

A coronavirus outbreak at the Cumberland County Jail has grown to 29 cases.

Vaccinations continue at Maine’s mobile vaccination unit despite pause on J&J shots

FEMA’s mobile vaccination unit was set to resume vaccinations in Maine Tuesday afternoon, after the state advised health care providers to put a pause on the use of the Johnson & Johnson and vaccine.