Maine plans to expand quarantine zones to stop tree-killing pests and protect its timber industry

Maine forestry officials are planning a wide expansion of quarantine zones to try to prevent the spread of three invasive forest pests that pose threats to the state’s timber industry.

Maine man seriously injured in rollover crash in Cross Lake

A driver in a single-vehicle rollover crash in Aroostook County was seriously injured.

Fire at Bangor apartment building was intentionally set, investigators say

Fire investigators say a fire at an apartment building in Bangor was intentionally set.

Hiker who loses consciousness atop Mount Katahdin taken to a hospital by helicopter

A 20-year-old hiker lost consciousness on Maine’s tallest mountain and spent a scary night on the infamous Knife Edge Trail before being airlifted to safety by a Maine Army National Guard helicopter, officials said Wednesday.

Texas man wanted as a fugitive from justice arrested at Westbrook motel

Maine drug agents seized crystal meth, crack cocaine and heroin from a Texas man who was wanted as a fugitive from justice.

Maine AG’s office files complaint against Jonesboro man accused of threatening interracial family

Maine’s Attorney General has filed a complaint under the Maine Civil Rights Act against a man accused of threatening an interracial couple and their children.

ACLU and Maine reach agreement over indigent legal services

The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine has reached an agreement over services the state offers for those who can’t afford legal representation.

A village in Maine is again delaying a plan to build the world’s tallest flagpole

Plans to build the world’s tallest flagpole are being delayed — again.

Police say pills seized during traffic stop in Portland likely contain fentanyl, meth

Portland police are warning the public about counterfeit pills.

Rumford police charge two teens with shooting out windows

Two teenagers are accused of shooting out windows with a slingshot and a BB gun in Rumford.