Parking help sought at busy Acadia, where visits are up

BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP)   Maine’s only national park is working on options to accommodate a surge in visitors that has made parking difficult

Replacement of Maine-Canada bridge gets major fed aid boost

MADAWASKA, Maine (AP)   The state of Maine will receive $36 million to help pay for the replacement of an aging bridge that connects one of its northernmost communities with the Canadian province of New Brunswick

Bangor man killed, three others hospitalized after Glenburn crash

A 2-vehicle crash in Penobscot County left one man dead.

Authorities search for two men suspected of arson in Sanford

Authorities are looking for two men wanted for questioning in connection with a house fire in Sanford earlier this month.

Police say woman hit police cruiser while drunk, texting

Maine State Police say a woman is accused of striking a parked police cruiser while texting and driving under the influence.

Lobstermen join with Maine pols to oppose whale rules

STONINGTON, Maine (AP)   A group of Maine lobstermen that has the backing of the state’s Congressional delegation is pushing back at a plan to protect endangered whales with new fishing regulations

Commission criticizes Maine utility over billing in op-ed

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   The Maine Public Utilities Commission has taken the unusual step of writing a newspaper op-ed chastising a power company in the state for doing a poor job of transitioning to a new billing system

Maine man pleads guilty to child’s death that spurred reform

BELFAST, Maine (AP)   A Maine man is expected to plead guilty to causing the death of his 10-year-old stepdaughter in a case that spurred child welfare reform in the state

Harrison man charged with attacking mother

HARRISON, Maine (WGAN)  State Police and the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a stabbing and assault Friday night in Harrison that left a woman with serious injuries and her son charged with the attack

Police investigating couple’s death as murder-suicide

WATERBORO, Maine (WGAN)  State Police say they are investigating the deaths of a couple from Waterboro as a domestic violence murder-suicide