Maine House gives its final OK to some vaccine opt-outs

A bill to end Maine’s religious and philosophical exemptions to vaccines needs to clear just one more hurdle before heading to the governor’s desk.

Man who tore up road may be off the hook for restitution

A Maine man who used a tractor to cause $52,000 in damage to a road that was about to be paved has lost his criminal appeal. But he may be off the hook for restitution.

Bill to expand abortion providers in Maine gets OK in House

Maine could expand the kinds of health care providers who can perform abortions under a bill making its way through the Democratic-led Legislature.

Police: Man shot to end six-hour standoff in Auburn, Maine

Police say a six-hour, armed standoff in Auburn, Maine, is over.

Inmate who walked away from work release turns himself in

The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office says an inmate who walked away from a work release assignment on Monday turned himself in to police.

Hit-and-run driver arrested in fatal crash in Maine

Police in Maine say they’ve arrested a driver who fled the scene of a fatal crash in Woodstock.

Maine unemployment remains low as long stretch continues

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   The unemployment rate in Maine continues to hold steady at a little more than 3% amid a record-setting stretch of low joblessness

Maine roofing contractor pleads not guilty in worker’s death

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   A Maine home improvement contractor has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter following the death of a worker

Maine could get budget wrapped soon

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Maine lawmakers could finish budget talks soon

Proposed ban on aerial spraying in Maine returning for vote

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   A committee of the Maine Legislature is slated to resume a debate over a proposal to prohibit aerial spraying of herbicides in the state’s forests