Caregiver sentenced to 50 years in beating death of girl

A 44-year-old Wiscasset woman has been sentenced to 50 years in prison in the fatal beating a 4-year-old girl in her care.

Maine Episcopal Diocese consecrates first openly gay bishop

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   The Episcopal Diocese of Maine has consecrated an openly gay bishop for the first time

Report on child care finds less funding, fewer providers

Rural communities in Maine are particularly hit by the drop in family child cares across the aging state

Authorities identify woman killed in head-on collision

Authorities have released the identity of a woman who was killed in a head-on collision in Lincoln.

Mills signs legislation to lower prescription dug costs

Governor Janet Mills signed bills into law Monday that are aimed at lowering prescription drug costs.

Arrest made in shooting on Union Street in Bangor

Bangor police responded to a report of a dispute involving gunfire on union street in Bangor last Tuesday.

Kennebunk facing another racist incident

Kennebunk is facing another racist incident involving Kennebunk High School students.

2019 Maine Legislature session full of bans

The 2019 Maine Legislature was a session full of bans.

Community members eager to help asylum seekers

Nearly twelve hundred community members filed applications last week to volunteer at the Portland Expo, an emergency shelter for the influx of asylum seekers.

Maine emergency director steps down

A Maine emergency management director is stepping down.