Chemical site cleanup on Maine river to cost more than $180M

A settlement that is pending approval from a federal judge would require the former owner of a shuttered chemical plant in Maine to spend more than $180 million to clean up mercury contamination.

Police ask for public’s helping finding missing Lewiston teen

Police are looking for a missing teen from Oakland, Maine and suspect she may be accompanying a 23-year-old man.

High court won’t hear fishermen case against ocean monument

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a fishing group that challenged the creation of a large federally protected area in the Atlantic Ocean.

Maine lawmaker doubts review of award to cop accused of profiling

A Maine lawmaker rejected findings from the Maine State Police that it had not meant a top award given to a trooper accused of racial profiling in traffic stops as a rebuke to the Black Lives Matter movement.

Portland police identify and arrest suspect involved in hate incident

The Portland Police Department said Monday the man accused of telling an Asian woman to “go back to her country” after kicking and breaking her car’s driver side mirror has been arrested.

Motorcycle crash on Maine interstate leaves two people with life-threatening injuries

The driver and passenger involved in a motorcycle accident on I-95 in Maine on Monday afternoon have been hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.

2 hikers who died in Acadia National Park are identified

Acadia National Park officials have released the names of two Massachusetts hikers who apparently fell 100 feet to their deaths on Dorr Mountain.

Maine considers ditching most annual vehicle inspections

The Maine Legislature is set to consider a proposal to eliminate the need for most annual state vehicle inspections.

Lobstermen protest seabed survey for offshore wind turbines

BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Maine (AP) Maine lobstermen say a seabed survey to determine suitability for a 23-mile underwater cable for a wind turbine project is disrupting their operations by cutting lines and disturbing buoys.

Maine artists hurt by pandemic get help

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) A pair of new grant programs in Maine is designed to help artists who are struggling economically due to the coronavirus pandemic.