Councilors Favor Ban on Marijuana Sales in Residential Areas

A majority of city councilors in Augusta say they are interested in banning medical marijuana caregivers from selling in residential areas.

Lawsuit Seeks Public Money for Tuition at Religious Schools

Several Maine teens and their families have filed a lawsuit challenging a state law that prevents towns without high schools from using public money to pay tuition to religious schools.

Police Identify Man Killed in Gorham Crash

Police in Maine say a 39-year-old Buxton man was killed when his SUV slammed into a tractor-trailer on a Gorham road.

Former Maine Bishop Declines to Resign Over Sex Abuse

A former leader of the Catholic Church in Maine says he won’t resign as a bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo, New York, over his handling of sex abuse allegations.

Student Accused of Sending Threatening Social Media Message

A high school student in Maine was removed from campus after authorities say he sent a threatening message on social media.

Police: Lewiston Woman Charged With Trafficking Oxycodone

The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency and Lewiston Police have arrested a Lewiston woman for aggravated drug trafficking charges.

Governor Asked to Apologize for ‘Diatribe’ Against Lawmaker

Two lawmakers want Maine’s Republican governor to apologize for an “utterly unprovoked and unacceptable diatribe” against a lawmaker.

Woman Charged with Killing Ex-Husband Changes Plea to Guilty

ALFRED, Maine (AP)   A Maine woman charged with killing her ex-husband by stabbing him in a driveway has changed her plea to guilty

Tuna Stocks On Increase

PORTLAND, Me (WGAN) The highly prized Bluefin Tuna appears to be slowly recovering in the Atlantic Ocean, prompting fishermen to seek bigger commercial catch quotas and environmentalists to call for a more conservative approach.

Man Reportedly Tried to Set Himself On Fire

SCARBOROUGH, Me (WGAN) A strange incident in Scarborough last night.