Future USS Augusta expected to be commissioned in Maine

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) A speedy warship bearing the name of Maine’s capital city will likely be commissioned into service in the state.

Lobstermen from U.S. and Canada discuss protecting the industry and right whales

Lobster industry members from both the U.S. and Canada are meeting Friday and Saturday at the mariner’s church in Portland’s Old Port to discuss protecting the fishing industry and the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale.

Christmas trees might have a vital role in replacing South Portland’s destroyed sand dunes.

A summer pastime might have a winter-based solution.

Owner of Bangor-area towing business charged with theft

The owner of a Maine towing company is accused of illegally towing vehicles.

Maine sets another record for overdose deaths, report says

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) More than 700 people died from drug overdoses last year in Maine, setting the third straight record, officials said.

2 plead guilty to disrupting flight diverted to Maine

BANGOR, Maine (AP) Two men from England pleaded guilty to federal charges that they interfered with a flight crew during a tussle that resulted in a flight from Mexico being diverted to Maine.

Police charge Maine man accused of assaulting deputy

A Sebago man accused of assaulting a police officer was taken into custody.

Maine hospital, physician ordered to pay $6.5 million to family of man who died after misdiagnosis

Mercy Hospital in Portland and one of its physicians have been ordered to pay $6.5 million to the family of a Maine man who died as a result of a negligent misdiagnosis.

Man who died in fire in far northern Maine identified

The man who died last week in a fire at an apartment building in Caribou has been identified.

Man sentenced in crash that left bicyclist dead in Rumford

A Maine man has been sentenced to 18 months behind bars for striking and killing a bicyclist while under the influence.