Jury selection set for Mainer charged with murder, rape

BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) Jury selection is starting in the trial of a Maine man accused of raping, beating and strangling a former Mount Desert Island High School classmate

Bowdoin College gifts interactive classroom to local school

BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP)   A Maine college is giving nearly a half million dollars to a local school district to pay for a new classroom that focuses on hands-on learning

New Hampshire Man Found in Maine Woods with Drugs and a Gun

A New Hampshire Man is behind bars after police found him hiding in the woods in Lebanon carrying drugs and…

Three Injured in Motorcycle Crash on Maine Turnpike

A Saturday morning crash left three people injured, after a car struck a motorcycle on the Maine Turnpike in Portland.…

Vaccines Urged After Restaurant Worker’s Case of Hepatitis A

CARIBOU, Maine (AP) Health officials are recommending Hepatitis A vaccinations for some customers and workers at a Burger Boy restaurant…

Police Agencies Opposing a Maine Bill to Ban Racial or Religious Profiling

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Police agencies are opposing a Maine bill to ban racial or religious profiling. The Portland Press Herald…

Portland Police Arrest Man at Golf Course

A Portland man who stole a car has been taken into custody.

Bill would direct PUC to approve offshore project contract

Advocates for offshore wind power want lawmakers to jumpstart a University of Maine-led project by directing utility regulators to approve a power contract.

Police detective pleads guilty to domestic abuse

A police detective in a Maine town has changed his plea to a domestic assault charge to guilty and will avoid a trial that had been scheduled for this week.

Paid time-off bill awaits action from governor

A bill to provide paid time off to 139,000 newly eligible workers in Maine is awaiting a decision from the Democratic governor.