US lobster industry hopes new deal renews trade with China

Members of the American lobster industry are hopeful the thawing of trade relations between the U.S. and China will reopen one of the biggest markets in the world for the seafood.

Body of Milo man missing for more than two weeks recovered in river

Police say they’ve recovered the body of a missing Milo man.

Fisherman dies after getting pulled from water in Portland Harbor

Portland police say a fisherman who fell into the harbor Wednesday morning has died.

Skowhegan babysitter accused of taking sexually explicit photos of children

A Skowhegan man accused of taking sexually explicit photos of children he was babysitting is charged with sexual exploitation of a child.

PUC: Central Maine Power complaints will be resolved on case-by-case basis

HALLOWELL, Maine (AP) The Maine Public Utilities Commission is assuring Central Maine Power customers with billing problems that each complaint will be addressed despite a finding by the PUC staff that there was no systemic billing problem.

Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon to hammer away on corporate donations in Senate race

A Democrat who hopes to challenge Republican Sen. Susan Collins is continuing to hammer away at the influence of corporations and special interests in politics.

Ceiling fan blamed for Portland apartment fire

More than a dozen people were displaced late Tuesday night by a fire that damaged a Portland apartment building.

Investigators release likely identity of victim in second fatal fire in Fort Fairfield in two days

For the second time in two days, fire has claimed the life of a woman in Fort Fairfield, in Aroostook County.

Maine DOT unveils three-year work plan, says some projects are being hindered by budget shortfall

Officials with the Maine DOT rolled out their 3-year, $2.5 billion work plan on Tuesday.

Group calls for changes to settlement between Maine, tribes

Proposed changes to a decades-old settlement between Maine and American Indian tribal groups could give the tribes more authority in long-debated subjects such as gambling and fishing rights.