Plans for special cannabis crimes unit sparks outrage

Maine plans to create a new division of the state Drug Enforcement Agency tasked with regulatory compliance as well as monitoring illegal activity that competes with state-licensed growers, processors and retailers.

Brothers who brawled with police in grandmother’s hospital room face sentences

Three brothers who fought with police officers in their dying grandmother’s hospital room have each been sentenced to a few days in jail.

High school students in Naples dismissed early due to bomb threat

Students at Lake Region High School in Naples have been sent home early today due to a bomb threat.

Four arrested for selling heroin in Washington County

A drug bust in Washington County on Tuesday afternoon led to the arrests of four people, three of them Mainers.

Brewer man charged with setting Christmas morning fire

Police have charged a Brewer man accused of setting fire to a home Christmas morning.

US lobstermen may see relief from steep Chinese tariffs

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Maine’s congressional delegation says China is making U.S. lobster eligible for a tariff reduction.

LePage says he was paid to advocate for hydropower corridor

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Maine’s former governor says that he was paid by a lobbying firm to advocate for the state utility’s hydropower corridor.

Maintenance worker critically injured in 2019 Farmington blast transferred to rehab facility

A maintenance worker critically injured in a blast in Farmington in September has started rehab.

Maine man faces child rape charges in Massachusetts

A Maine man charged with child rape in Massachusetts was held on $20,000 cash bail at his arraignment.

Maine bill seeks to protect children from drone surveillance

A Republican lawmaker in Maine is hoping to pass a bill he says would protect children in the state from unauthorized surveillance by drones.