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Climate Science Whistleblower to Speak at Audubon Event

A climate scientist who filed a whistleblower complaint against President Donald Trump’s interior secretary is set to speak in Maine for the second time this week.

Former Fire Chief Sentenced to Year in Prison for Arson

OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine (AP)   A former fire department chief in Maine will spend a year in prison for setting fire to a large marsh area

Maine’s Scallop Season Nearing End with Grounds Still Open

LUBEC, Maine (AP)   Maine’s scallop fishing season is nearing its final weeks with many scallop fishing grounds still open for harvesting

Bicyclist Injured in Accident in Sanford

SANFORD, Maine (WGAN)  Sanford Police are investigating an accident involving a bicyclist

Two Hospitalized After Crash in Gray

GRAY, Maine (WGAN)  Two people have been hospitalized after a car crash in Gray

Maine House Fails to Approve Funding for Prison Facility

The Maine House has failed to reach a two-thirds threshold needed to fund the Downeast Correctional Facility for another year.

Towns Vote To Dissolve School District

WATERVILLE, Maine (AP) _ Residents from three Maine communities have voted to dissolve their combined school district.

Missing Portland Man Found Dead

PORTLAND, Maine (WGAN) The search for a missing Portland man ended Wednesday night with the discovery of his body.

Virginia Man Arraigned in Portland on Bank Robbery Charge

Portland, Maine (WGAN)  A Virginia man has been arraigned in U.S. District Court in Portland on an armed bank robbery charge

Maine Man Makes Hundreds of Threats to Swedish Embassy

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   A man who lives on a Maine island is accused of making hundreds of vulgar and threatening phone calls to the Swedish Embassy in Washington, D.C

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Maine supplemental budget clears committee, heads to full legislature

Maine’s supplemental budget is advancing, and it includes a tax increase on millionaires and $300 relief payments to more than half a million lower income Mainers.

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Missing South Portland man found safe

Police say Kulinski has been found safe.

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Maine Lawmakers Pass Bill to Let Jails Turn Away Some ICE Detainees

Governor Mills has indicated she will sign the bill.

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Two Arrested in Gardiner for Drug Dealing, Gun Charges

Officers say they saw what looked like illegal drugs at the residence.

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New Hampshire Man Dead in I-95 Crash in Newport

Maine State Police say they were on their way to assist a stopped car in the travel lane of I-95.