Firefighters battle woods fire in New Gloucester

A road in New Gloucester was temporarily closed on Tuesday afternoon due to a large woods fire.

Credit union donates hand sanitizer to Maine Med nurses

Many local businesses and organizations are banding together to do what they can to help those impacted the most by the coronavirus pandemic.

Missing Westbrook woman found safe

Kyndra Hopkins has been found safe. Police thank the public for their help in locating her.

Sen. King says USDA must aid Maine’s blueberry, potato growers

BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) Maine’s independent senator urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture to support his state’s blueberry and potato industries amid difficulty in the market.

Lyman man out on bail accused of assaulting same victim a second time

A 21-year-old man from Lyman is behind bars again after allegedly assaulting another man while out on bail.

Calais man dies after kayak capsizes on lake

Maine Game Wardens say a Calais man died after his kayak capsized on a lake in Washington County on Sunday.

UMaine seeking landowners for tick surveillance project

Maine’s flagship public university is looking for forest landowners to work with on a tick surveillance project.

Longtime Maine pastor dies at the age of 64 in motorcycle crash

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) A longtime Maine pastor has died at the age of 64 after his motorcycle collided with another vehicle, his family says.

Maine Senate GOP says gov’s reopening plan will cost jobs

Republican members of the Maine Senate say the state’s Democratic governor’s plan to reopen the state will cost thousands of jobs and spur economic turmoil.

Portland police arrest armed robbery suspect

Police have made an arrest related to a robbery at a 7-Eleven in Portland.