Lawmakers Start to Debate Medicaid Expansion Funding

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Maine lawmakers are trying to figure out how to pay for voter-approved Medicaid expansion as tens of thousands of low-income Mainers wait for the state to take action

Portland, Maine, Sues Drug Makers Over Opioid Epidemic Toll

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   Maine’s largest city is suing a host of pharmaceutical companies over the toll of the nationwide opioid abuse epidemic locally

Police Say Women Found in Car Trunk Died from an Overdose

PITTSFIELD, Maine (WGAN)  State Police say the woman whose body was found in the trunk of her car in early March in Pittsfield died from a drug overdose

Maine Man Accused of Massachusetts Killings Indicted

WOBURN, Mass (WGAN)- A Maine man who is accused of killing his mother and grandparents in Massachusetts has been indicted…

Three Arrested on Drug Charges in Knox County

WARREN, Maine (WGAN)  The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency says three people were arrested Wednesday following a crack cocaine investigation in Knox and Lincoln counties

Police Chief Standing by Decision to Shoot 600-Pound Bull

SKOWHEGAN, Maine (AP)   The Maine police chief who shot and killed a 600-pound bull on the loose says he’s standing by his decision, despite criticism

Petting Zoo is Site of First Reindeer Born in Maine in Years

A traveling petting zoo in Maine says its reindeer has unexpectedly given birth to the first baby reindeer in the state in more than 20 years.

Police: Man Threatened to Blow up State Building on Facebook

Police say a man in Maine who posted on his Facebook page multiple times that he would blow up a state building has been charged with terrorizing.

MDEA Discovers Evidence of Meth Lab in Bangor Apartment

Bangor Police and Maine’s Drug Enforcement Agency say they’ve uncovered evidence of methamphetamine production in Bangor, in the eighth meth-related response in Maine this year.

Report: Tourists in Maine Reach 5-Year High, Spending Down

State officials say the number of tourists visiting Maine reached a five-year high last year, but tourist spending flatlined.