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

Oversight Group Head Stepping Down Amid Child Welfare Probe

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   The founding director of the Maine Legislature’s government watchdog agency says she is leaving the position this summer

Lawsuit: Child Beaten at Juvenile Detention Center

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   A lawsuit in Maine says an 11-year-old boy with mental illness at a juvenile detention center was beaten by corrections officers and denied medical care

Maine Teacher Celebrates Pi Day with Another Musical Parody

BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP)   A Maine high school math teacher is continuing his tradition of celebrating Pi Day with parodies of popular songs

Couple Arrested for Selling Drugs in Piscataquis County

BROWNVILLE, Maine (WGAN)  The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency says a couple from Brownville has been arrested and charged with selling drugs in Piscataquis County

Police Identify Pedestrian Killed in Accident Over the Weekend

PORTLAND, Maine (WGAN)  Portland Police have identified the person that was hit and killed by a city-owned truck over the weekend