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Decision time about another bait cut for lobster fishermen

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Fishermen of a key bait species might soon learn how much of a reduction in catch they will face in the near future

Maine Expands List of Abortion Providers

Maine is making it easier to get an abortion with the governor’s signing of her bill to allow nurse practitioners and other non-doctors to perform abortions.

Prosecutor: Defendant coldly put gun against deputy’s neck

A prosecutor says a Maine man angry over his girlfriend’s arrest and facing jail himself seized an opportunity to shoot and kill a deputy who slipped and fell during an attempted arrest.

Final baby eel fishing numbers show strong season in Maine

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) The final numbers for Maine’s lucrative baby eel fishing season show fishermen in the state had a strong year harvesting the tiny, valuable fish

Remains found during search for missing Maine man

WATERFORD, Maine (WGAN) Maine Game Wardens say they have found the remains of a man missing since 2018

Legal pot faces final public hearing test in Maine

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Maine’s tentative rules about legalized recreational marijuana are up for a key hearing that could represent one of the proposal’s final hurdles before approval

Bills tackling health care head to governor

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Several bills aiming to strengthen health care protections in Maine are heading to the governor’s desk

Maine man goes on trial for killing of deputy

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) A prosecutor says a Maine man angry over his girlfriend’s arrest and facing jail himself seized an opportunity to shoot and kill a deputy who slipped and fell during an attempted arrest