Coronavirus on cruise ships could impact Portland tourist season

The spread of coronavirus could impact the arrival of cruise ships in Portland, where the busy tourist season is coming up.

Maine caught fewer lobsters in ’19, but haul still strong

Maine’s lobster catch dipped in 2019, but remained above historic levels as the industry dealt with numerous challenges and a slow start to the season.

Maine police find two New Hampshire fugitives hiding in closets

Police arrested two fugitives from New Hampshire who were found hiding in closets inside of a Lebanon home.

New Hampshire student quarantined after close contact with coronavirus patient

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) Dartmouth College says a business school student who attended an event also attended by a hospital worker who tested positive for the new coronavirus feels flu-like symptoms and is under self-quarantine.

Girl injured in drive-by shooting in Waterville leaves hospital

WATERVILLE, Maine (AP) A 7-year-old girl who was shot in her bedroom by a stray bullet from a drive-by shooting in Maine has been released from the hospital.

City officials in Lewiston apologize for election lines and congestion

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) City officials in Maine have issued an apology after criticism of the long lines and congestion during presidential primary voting.

Federal government delays changes in rural school funding

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) The federal government has decided to delay changing the way it determines funding for rural education after a bipartisan group of lawmakers said the move would hurt hundreds of schools.

Plan to buy Maine utility shot down by regulatory panel

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) A Maine regulatory commission has rejected a proposal from a Canadian company to buy one of the most important utilities in the state.

Plan to improve broadband in rural Maine gets approval

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) The Maine Senate has signed off on a proposal to try to expand broadband coverage in rural parts of the state.

Two firefighters and one man pulled from Sanford pond after ice rescue attempt

An ice rescue in Sanford led to two firefighters falling through the ice in Sanford.