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Good Samaritan who helped rescue father, daughter from burning Hallowell home identified

The identity of a good Samaritan who helped rescue a father and daughter from the roof of a burning home in Hallowell last week has been revealed.

Fatal single-car crash in Knox County under investigation

A single-car crash in Cushing claimed the life of one person and left another injured.

Bus driver from Maine accused of stalking boy, 8, agrees to plea deal

A former school bus driver accused of threatening and stalking an 8-year-old boy in New Hampshire has agreed to a plea deal with prosecutors under which he would serve a six-year prison sentence, according to documents filed in federal court.

Friendship man suffers life-threatening injuries after car collides with mobile home

A man who drove his car into a mobile home that was being transported on a truck in Wiscasset on Wednesday suffered life-threatening injuries.

Fatal Waterville apartment fire caused by improperly discarded smoking materials, investigators say

Public safety officials say a deadly fire at a Waterville apartment building last week was caused by improperly discarded smoking materials.

Bipartisan bill would allow tribes in Maine to benefit from federal law, stops short of sovereignty

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) New legislation would allow Native Americans in Maine to benefit from federal laws despite terms of a land claims settlement, providing help to Wabanaki tribes while stopping short of full sovereignty that they’ve long sought.

Police are still on the hunt for the person who vandalized Maine’s fallen officers memorial

Over Memorial Day weekend, the Maine Law Enforcement Memorial in Augusta was vandalized.

How has new city manager Danielle West dealt with Portland’s homeless crisis and staff shortages?

The city of Portland has been bombarded with an influx of asylum seekers, job post vacancies, home shortages, as well…

After a successful year in Maine, elvers are one of America’s most valuable fish

Fishermen in the U.S.’s only commercial-scale fishing industry for valuable baby eels once again had a productive season searching for…

Student who stepped off school bus in Gray hit by trailer truck

A student was struck by a trailer truck after stepping out of a school bus in Gray on Tuesday.

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