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4-year-old hospitalized after wandering away from Hampden preschool

A 4-year-old boy was hospitalized after he wandered away from a preschool in Hampden.

Search underway for Illinois man following incident in Lewiston

Police are searching for an Illinois man following an incident that took place in Lewiston over the weekend.

Maine corrections official accused of sexually assaulting female inmates

A former corrections official in Penobscot County has been charged with sexual assault and tobacco trafficking.

Boy rescued from Maine mountain after falling 60 feet

A 15-year-old boy who broke his leg on Tumbledown Mountain had to be rescued on Sunday.

Officials identify three men killed in early morning crash in Glenburn

Three people were killed in a single-vehicle crash in Glenburn early Sunday morning.

Speed and alcohol likely factors in wreck that left teen in Charleston injured, deputies say

The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office says speed and alcohol appear to be factors in a crash that injured a teenager in Charleston.

Franklin County hopes to start distributing opioid settlement money by the end of the year.

An advisory committee is wasting little time reviewing applicants, then making recommendations for the dispersal.

Fifty years ago, the energy crisis officially began. And it hasn’t ended.

An attack in the Mideast led to an oil embargo in the West, and Mainers learned just how precarious their energy situation could be. The repercussions remain.

Sanford invests in a better economic future

Sanford officials are hoping to see an economic revival for Maine’s seventh largest city through a string of investments they’ve made recently.

Two Maine labor groups advocate against Pine Tree Power

Two Maine labor groups are advocating to vote no on Question 3 this November. The question, if passed by voters, would replace CMP and Versant with Pine Tree Power as the state’s public power.

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Androscoggin County Deputies say they tried to arrest a man on an existing felony warrant

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Biddeford Motorcyclist Arrested going 114 in 40-MPH Zone

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Brewer woman accidentally shot during northern Maine hunting trip

31-year-old Amber Oaks was taken to a hospital in Caribou where wardens said she is getting surgery to clean the wound.

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New report suggests Maine already/will soon be in a recession

Credit rating company Moody's reports that the current economic problems are driven largely by a mixture of slowing immigration, increasing tariffs, and federal job cuts.