Governor Wants Nearly $1 Million for Health Agency Attorneys

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Maine’s Republican governor wants the state to direct nearly $1 million to keep attorneys in the Department of Health and Human Services

State Weighs Rules for Labs that Extract Pot Concentrates

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Maine lawmakers are considering regulations that would provide legitimacy for labs that extract concentrates from marijuana to create pot-infused foods and oils

Thibodeau Abandons Bid for GOP Gubernatorial Bid

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Republican Senate President Mike Thibodeau is abandoning his bid for governor

Warning About Distracted Driving from Police

PARIS, Maine (WGAN)  The Maine Bureau of Highway Safety and State Police sharinga video Monday they say shows the dangers of distracted driving

Body Found in Partially Submerged Car in Medomak River

Police say a woman’s body has been recovered from a vehicle that was upside down in the Medomak River in Waldoboro, Maine.

Decision to Allow More Baby Eel Fishing Pushed Back Months

A decision about whether to allow fishermen to harvest more of the baby eels that are highly prized in Asian aquaculture has been put off for a few months.

Asphalt Company Finalizes Locations in Gardiner, Richmond

A Maine asphalt company says it could bring up to 150 workers to new locations in Gardiner and Richmond.

Portland Police Investigate Latest in a String of Robberies

Portland Police say a man entered the China Taste restaurant on Washington Avenue just after 8:30pm on Sunday, demanding money.

Maine Man Charged with Killing, Burying Wife to Go on Trial

SKOWHEGAN, Maine (AP)   Jury selection is expected later this week in the trial of a Maine man charged with killing his wife and burying her in a shallow grave behind his parents’ home

Car Flips Over Into Maine River, Female driver found dead

Authorities are investigating how a car landed upside down in a Maine river in a crash that left one person dead.