Station: WZAN

Dry weather, dusty fields growing concerns in potato country

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (AP) – Potato farmers are worried about their crops as the northern part of the state experiences…

Voting concludes today for production workers at shipyard

BATH, Maine (AP) – The international president of the Machinists union has saluted striking workers for standing up against Bath…

Lincoln man held without bail in killing of mother

A judge has denied bail for a Maine man accused of shooting and killing his mother.

Westbrook Market Basket is now Open

A second Market Basket in Maine is now open and it comes with more than 300 new jobs.

EU agrees to cut taxes on US lobsters in modest trade pact

WASHINGTON (AP) Maine lobsters should soon be returning to European pots under a modest trade agreement announced Friday. In a…

Individual linked to Millinocket wedding reception outbreak has died

One of the people who tested positive for the coronavirus after a wedding reception in Millinocket has died, a hospital said.

Lewiston police search for man accused of fatally shooting woman

Lewiston police are looking for the suspect in a fatal shooting that happened Friday afternoon.

Striking workers at Bath Iron Works begin voting on contract

Striking production workers have started voting on a proposed three-year contract at Bath Iron Works.

3 University of Maine students test positive for COVID-19

Three University of Maine students have tested positive for the coronavirus.

Maine CDC cites inn where more than 30 got COVID-19 at wedding

The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention says it has issued a citation of imminent health hazard to a Millinocket inn that was the site of a wedding associated with a coronavirus outbreak.

Latest Headlines

4 hours ago in Local

Why Are There So Many Hotels in Portland?

Quincy Hentzel with the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce says the hotels are continuing to be built for a reason.

5 hours ago in Trending, World

Living hostages and Palestinian prisoners are released as part of ceasefire in Gaza

All 20 remaining living hostages held in Gaza and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel walked free Monday as part of a ceasefire pausing two years of war that decimated the Gaza Strip and killed tens of thousands of Palestinians.

19 hours ago in Local

Mills Briefly Posts/Deletes Video Announcing Senate Run

Axios first reported Mills would likely announce her Senate run in the upcoming week.

20 hours ago in Local

Maine Man Shot By Deputy After Chase

Androscoggin County Deputies say they tried to arrest a man on an existing felony warrant

22 hours ago in Local

Biddeford Motorcyclist Arrested going 114 in 40-MPH Zone

A Biddeford motorcyclist was arrested Saturday night after deputies clocked him going almost three times the speed limit in Arundel.…