Dozens of miles of rail improvements coming to Maine

LEWISTON, Maine (AP)   Dozens of miles of railroad track will be modernized in Maine due to an investment by the federal government

Trial wrapping up for man charged with killing deputy

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   The trial of a Maine man who’s accused of killing a sheriff’s deputy by pressing a gun to his neck and pulling the trigger has been delayed

Wardens: Man killed in dirt bike crash in Sebago

SEBAGO, Maine (AP) The Maine Warden Service says one person has died in a dirt bike crash in Sebago. Cpl.…

Governor’s bill aims to protect tribal fishing rights

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Maine lawmakers have sent Democratic Gov. Janet Mills a bill she introduced aiming to protect fishing rights…

Bill to let towns allow grocery stores open on holidays dies

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Maine lawmakers have failed to pass a bill to give municipalities the option of allowing certain grocery…

Legal pot is coming but will there be enough places to puff?

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Legalized recreational marijuana is coming soon to Maine, but only a handful of cities and towns in…

UPDATED: Fire prompts evacuation of patients at Edgewood Manor in Farmington

FARMINGTON, Maine (AP) Fire officials say dozens of residents have been evacuated from a nursing home that caught fire in…

One man is dead and three others injured after crash in Buckfield

BUCKFIELD, Maine (AP) Police say a man was killed and several others injured in a crash in Buckfield. The Oxford…

Moose breaks into pizza parlor

DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine (AP) Police say a moose smashed through the window of a vacant pizzeria in Maine. Piscataquis County corrections…

Maine Lawmakers Pass $7.98 Billion Budget

Maine lawmakers have passed a two-year budget deal with a sticker price slightly below the governor’s original $8 billion proposal.