Two arrested after police seize fentanyl and other drugs from Auburn apartment

A couple from Maine with past criminal convictions are facing more charges after police found drugs inside an Auburn apartment.

Police in Auburn arrest man charged with homicide in Pennsylvania

A man charged with homicide in Pennsylvania was arrested in Maine.

Special Olympics Maine founder accused in lawsuit of grooming, sexually abusing boy

The founder of Special Olympics Maine groomed a 9-year-old boy for sexual abuse that spanned two decades in which he encouraged the victim to accompany him on business trips and provided him with employment — and threatened him to keep it quiet, according to a lawsuit.

Maine governor proposes budget revisions to fund housing and child care before April adjournment

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills on Friday unveiled a budget revision that includes additional one-time spending to build more housing for Maine residents, to provide grants to child care providers, and to accelerate nursing facility rate reform, among other initiatives.

Maine man who allegedly murdered his father with scissors dies in jail

Police have identified the man who died at the Cumberland County Jail last week.

Maine lawmakers to consider late ‘red flag’ proposal after state’s deadliest shooting

Maine lawmakers racing toward adjournment are going to consider a so-called “red flag” law allowing family members to petition a judge for temporary removal of guns, thanks to an 11th-hour bill introduced by the house leader.

High court rules Maine’s ban on Sunday hunting is constitutional

Maine’s highest court has ruled that the state’s longstanding ban on Sunday hunting is constitutional.

Route 302 in Napes closes after tractor-trailer tips onto its side

NAPLES, Maine (WGAN) Roosevelt Trail in Naples closed briefly Wednesday night after a tractor-trailer truck went off the road.

Maine Senate gives approval for hospital staffing bill

Lawmakers in the Senate voted in favor of a bill Wednesday that would set mandatory nurse staffing ratios at hospitals in Maine.

Man who admitted to killing his girlfriend on York beach sentenced to 40 years

A man who beat his girlfriend to death on Short Sands Beach in York was sentenced to 40 years behind bars on Wednesday.