Maine moves to become third with plastic bag ban

Maine could become the nation’s third state to ban single-use plastic bags starting April 2020.

Maine could move to presidential primaries

Maine could ditch its presidential caucuses for a primary system that supporters hope will get more voters involved.

Sens. Collins, King are in France for D-Day anniversary

OMAHA BEACH, France (AP)   Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and independent Sen. Angus King are in France for the 75th anniversary of the allied invasion of France in World War II

Murder trial in northern Maine to set to start

HOULTON, Maine (AP)   The trial is due to start for a Maine man charged with killing his 79-year-old stepfather in Bridgewater

Groups to remove 5K pounds of old fishing gear off Maine

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   A pair of groups says it expects to remove about 5,000 pounds of lost and abandoned fishing gear from New England waters during an effort to clean up the debris

Maine Lifeguards Get Pay Raise

Lifeguards in Maine will be getting paid more this summer.

Small plane crashes at Bangor airport; no one hurt

Officials say no one was hurt when a Cessna 210 crashed at the Bangor International Jetport in Maine.

Maine passes ban on kids in tanning beds, heads to governor

Maine could join 17 states that ban kids from the tanning bed.

Police use radar gear in decades-old missing person case

State police in Maine say they’ve used radar equipment to search for a missing person who was last seen 33 years ago.

Jury in place in trial for sheriff deputy’s death

An attorney says a jury is in place for the trial of a man charged in a Maine sheriff deputy’s death.