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Anthem to continue providing coverage for Maine Medical Center patients following dispute over payments

MaineHealth has reached an agreement with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield that will keep Maine’s largest hospital in-network for another two years.

Kennebec County sheriff’s deputy facing domestic violence charges

A sheriff’s deputy in Kennebec County accused of assaulting his wife was arrested while on duty.

Testing for monkeypox to begin at Portland’s East End water facility

The Portland Water District will begin testing wastewater for monkeypox.

Old Orchard Beach man accused of assaulting 2-year-old

An Old Orchard Beach man is facing assault charges after a 2-year-old was hospitalized with serious injuries.

Sen. Collins says bill would seek to recover billions in fraudulent pandemic unemployment payments

Senator Susan Collins is backing legislation to recover billions of dollars in pandemic unemployment assistance stolen by fraudsters.

‘River Dave,’ banned from New Hampshire site, moves to Maine

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) A hermit known as River Dave — whose cabin in the New Hampshire woods burned down after he had spent nearly three decades on the property and was ordered to leave — has found a new home in Maine.

Identities of victims in deadly Berwick crash released

Police have released the names of the people who died in a crash Sunday afternoon in Berwick.

Feds: Maine man defrauded pandemic programs of more than $300K

A man pleaded guilty Tuesday to defrauding federal pandemic assistance programs of more than $300,000, which investigators say was spent on trucks, exercise equipment, a big-screen TV and laptop computers.

Former Maine prosecutor accused of tampering with evidence facing up to 6 months behind bars

A former Franklin County prosecutor linked to a criminal conspiracy to sell marijuana in Maine will face sentencing on Wednesday.

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