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Police issue warning following reports of man exposing himself in Portland

Portland police are warning residents about a man who has been exposing himself and following women.

Portland school alerts authorities after student seen wearing tactical vest, carrying airsoft magazines on bus

Portland police say a student on board a bus was wearing a tactical vest and carrying rifle magazines that turned out to be for an airsoft rifle.

COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations continue to drop in Maine

After having one of the highest COVID-19 infection rates in the country a month ago, Maine now ranks near the bottom.

Buoys deployed to track for white sharks off Maine coast

OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine (AP) Marine scientists have deployed buoys to provide real-time detection of sharks off the Maine coast for the first time.

Maine panel to craft plan for paid family, medical leave

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) A commission in Maine will develop a plan to implement a paid family and medical leave benefits program for the state.

Maine invests $230M in suicide prevention after gun deaths

Maine will invest $230 million in statewide suicide prevention and mental health awareness after a report found that more than 85% of gun deaths in 2020 were suicides.

At least one killed in multi-vehicle crash in Lewiston

Police are investigating the circumstances leading up to a multi-vehicle crash in Lewiston that left one person dead on Wednesday.

Portland superintendent says student claims of discrimination are backed by data

At a meeting on Tuesday, Superintendent of Portland Schools Xavier Botana confirmed that claims of discrimination made by students at…

Westbrook police searching for domestic violence suspect

Police in Westbrook are asking for the public’s help as they try to locate a man wanted on domestic violence charges.

Police identify Buxton motorcyclist killed in crash involving school bus

Police have released the identity of the motorcyclist who died after he was struck by a school bus in Buxton.

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Westbrook Police Seek Help To Locate Missing Woman

She is known to frequent the Westbrook and Portland area.

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Trump uses government shutdown to dole out firings and punishment

President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors, by threatening mass firings of workers and suggesting "irreversible" cuts to programs important to Democrats.

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Delta jets have a ‘low-speed collision’ on LaGuardia taxiway, injuring 1

Two Delta Air Lines regional jets collided on the taxiway at LaGuardia Airport in New York, injuring a flight attendant, damaging a cockpit and tearing off part of a wing in what the airline described as a "low-speed collision."

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PepsiCo, which also makes Doritos, Cap'n Crunch cereal, Funyuns and Mountain Dew, announced in April that it would accelerate a planned shift to using natural colors in its foods and beverages.

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Schwarzenegger downplays Trump and backs Vatican initiative to ‘terminate’ global warming

Arnold Schwarzenegger downplayed the Trump administration's climate skepticism Tuesday and threw his weight behind the Vatican's environmental initiative, saying individual choice, local regulations and the Catholic Church's moral leadership were far more important to "terminate" global warming.