9-1-1 outage impacting Maine communications centers caused by internal power failure

A power failure took down 9-1-1 operations at communication centers in northern and eastern Maine on Wednesday.

Search crews comb Maine state park for missing Portland woman

Police are trying to locate a woman who was reported missing from her Portland home.

UFO expert Normar Slevik says UFO sightings way up in Maine based on social media findings.

“There’s a lot of sightings that are happening in Maine that are going unreported through official means,” Slevik said.

Senate passes Collins-drafted bill to prohibit private ownership of big cats

Senator Susan Collins just helped pass a bill banning private ownership of big cats.

Box truck driver suffers serious injuries in collision on Maine Turnpike

One driver had to be extricated after a crash involving two commercial trucks on the turnpike in Kittery.

Massachusetts, Maine to partner on large inland wind farm

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Massachusetts intends to finance up to 40% of a wind power project in far northern Maine, potentially giving the state the partner it needs to make the project a reality.

Panel: Fishing plan can rebuild long lost cod stock by 2033

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Federal ocean regulators say a new fishing plan has a chance to rebuild the New England cod stock, which is a goal even many commercial fishermen have long regarded as far-fetched.

DA: Times Square machete suspect wanted ‘jihad’ on police

NEW YORK (AP) A man accused of attacking police with a machete near New York’s Times Square on New Year’s Eve was intent on committing a jihad against government officials and shouted “Allahu akbar” before striking one officer in the head and attempting to grab another officer’s gun, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Truck slams into Gorham apartment building

One man was injured after a truck crashed into his apartment in Gorham on Wednesday.

Two charged, flight diverted to Bangor after chaos erupts on airplane

BANGOR, Maine (AP) A pair of passengers who disrupted a flight from Mexico to England, causing it to make an unplanned landing in the U.S., are facing federal charges.