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Mainers file another 6,000 first-time claims for unemployment benefits

Nearly 6,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits were filed in Maine last week.

Police investigate death of man found unresponsive in Saco

Police in Saco say a man was pronounced dead after he was found unresponsive in a parking garage on Wednesday afternoon.

Raymond man killed in crash involving motorcycle and dump truck

Falmouth police say a Raymond man was killed in a crash involving a motorcycle and a truck on Wednesday.

Two arrested in Rumford drug bust

Drug agents and police arrested two people and seized meth, fentanyl, and suboxone from a home in Rumford.

Maine awarded $1.5 million for mental health, substance abuse treatment plans

BANGOR, Maine (AP) The federal government has awarded the state of Maine nearly $1.5 million to support mental health and substance abuse treatment plans.

Former Maine House Speaker and WGAN Morning News Contributor John Richardson Dies at 62

Former Maine House Speaker and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner John Richardson has died.

Maine police investigate after man drives through protest

Police in Bath say they’re investigating whether a confrontation between a pickup truck driver and a group of Black Lives Matter demonstrators constituted a hit-and-run.

Maine law to hold opioid makers accountable now on books

A law designed to hold opioid manufacturers accountable for their role in Maine’s drug overdose epidemic is now in effect.

Missing 13-year-old in Kennebec County found

UPDATE: The Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office says Justin Cole has been found.

UMaine Extension to help Mainers avoid ticks this summer

University of Maine Cooperative Extension is holding a free online event about avoiding Lyme disease during the coronavirus pandemic, and after the pandemic subsides.

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