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Ranked Choice Voting Gets Spotlight from Jennifer Lawrence

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   Ranked choice voting advocates are bringing out the star power in advance of a referendum aimed at ensuring the system is used in the November election in Maine

LePage Administration Appeals Order on Medicaid Expansion

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s administration is appealing a judge’s order that requires Maine to take a step to expand Medicaid as voters demanded in 2017

Moose On The Loose

PITTSFIELD, Maine (AP) — Maine police say they’ve been keeping an eye on a moose that’s been roaming around a Pittsfield park.

Wardens Recover Body of Man Whose Motorboat Was Left Running on Lake

The body of a man whose motor boat was left running on a lake in Belgrade has been found.

Portland Police Investigating Stabbing

PORTLAND, Maine (WGAN)  Portland Police say they are investigating a stabbing that happened Thursday morning in the city. Police say…

Ex-Teacher Who Shot Upskirt Videos Gets 9 Months

BANGOR, Maine (AP)    A former Maine special education teacher who secretly shot videos up women’s skirts will spend nine months in prison

CMP Pledges $22 Million to Help with Impact of Project

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Central Maine Power will invest $22 million in conservation projects in response to the negative environmental impacts of a transmission project

Wandering Caterpillars Make for Slippery Road in Maine

Drivers: Better watch out for caterpillars in one Maine town.

Maine to Provide Public Access to Online Court Records

Maine’s chief justice says court records will be available to the public for a fee when they go online as part of a $15 million system.

With Much Work to Do, Lawmakers Mull Coming Back In

Some lawmakers are calling for Maine’s Legislature to return to work as they near looming deadlines for action on key issues.

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Suspicious death in Brunswick under investigation

Local police discovered the body of an adult male inside a residence, with 45-year-old Tanner Dostie of Brunswick being charged with murder as a result.

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$519 million supplemental budget signed into law by Gov. Mills

Gov. Janet Mills signed a $519 million supplemental budget into law on Friday, a day after it passed along party lines in the Maine Senate.

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5 displaced after fire burns Lewiston apartment building

A fire at a Lewiston apartment building Thursday afternoon left five people displaced.

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Person Rescued After Falling Through Ice in Winthrop

Police say the outcome could have been different without community support and proper training.

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Police Subdue Man Waving Gun in Farmington Walmart Parking Lot

The incident took place just after 9:30 am Thursday.