Ceiling fan blamed for Portland apartment fire

More than a dozen people were displaced late Tuesday night by a fire that damaged a Portland apartment building.

Investigators release likely identity of victim in second fatal fire in Fort Fairfield in two days

For the second time in two days, fire has claimed the life of a woman in Fort Fairfield, in Aroostook County.

Maine DOT unveils three-year work plan, says some projects are being hindered by budget shortfall

Officials with the Maine DOT rolled out their 3-year, $2.5 billion work plan on Tuesday.

Group calls for changes to settlement between Maine, tribes

Proposed changes to a decades-old settlement between Maine and American Indian tribal groups could give the tribes more authority in long-debated subjects such as gambling and fishing rights.

Maine couple dismissed divorce proceedings prior to wife’s death

Court records show a Maine couple dismissed divorce proceedings three weeks before the wife was found dead in their home.

Proposal to make opioid makers pay for treatment becomes law

A new Maine law sets a licensing fee for manufacturers of opioids doing business in the state as part of an effort to hold the companies accountable for opioid use disorder.

Police: New Hampshire man found unresponsive from overdose with child in car

A New Hampshire man is charged with endangering the welfare of a child after police say he overdosed in his vehicle in Lebanon.

$750,000 in federal money to be used for new Portland waterfront park

aine’s two U.S. Senators say the state has secured $750,000 in federal funding for a new park along Portland’s eastern waterfront.

Town votes to sue neighboring community over border dispute

A Maine town has voted to take legal action against a neighboring community in order to settle a disputed border.

Man gets life in prison for setting truck on fire, killing 2

A homeless man convicted of setting a delivery truck on fire and killing two transients sleeping inside has been sentenced to life in prison in Maine.