Invasive, disease-carrying tick found in Maine, the farthest northeast it has been spotted (AP)

The University of Maine and state conservation officials said Monday they confirmed the presence of the Asian longhorned tick in the state in July.

Reward increases for information about northern Maine homicide

A reward has grown for information about the death of a man found after a house fire in Aroostook County 10 years ago.

Crash involving box truck in Woolwich leaves 1 dead

A man from Rockland was killed in a fiery crash in Woolwich on Friday.

2 injured after vehicle crashes through fitness center in Brunswick

A 72-year-old woman suffered minor injuries when she drove her vehicle into a Brunswick fitness center on Thursday.

Federal agencies investigating plane crash in Fryeburg that left pilot dead

A pilot was killed when their small plane went down in Fryeburg on Thursday afternoon.

Portland City Council approves fines for owners of vacant storefronts

Portland city councilors have approved an ordinance that will fine the owners of vacant commercial properties.

Northern Light Health to cut workforce by 3 percent

One of the state’s largest health care systems will be cutting its workforce by 3 percent.

2 people arrested after search warrant prompts lockout at nearby Gorham schools

U.S. Marshals executed a high-risk search warrant in Gorham on Tuesday, prompting a lockout at three local schools.

3rd person dies after boat overturns on lake in Eustis

A woman who was critically injured in a boat crash on Flagstaff Lake in Eustis has died.

Survivors of Lewiston mass shooting and victims’ relatives sue US government alleging negligence

Survivors of Maine’s deadliest mass shooting and relatives of victims sued the federal government Wednesday, alleging that the U.S. Army could and should have stopped one of its reservists from carrying out what they call “one of the most preventable mass tragedies in American history.”