Air quality alert issued for parts of Maine on Sunday

An air quality alert has been issued for the coast of Maine on Sunday. Will that keep you from the beach? Yeah I didn’t think so.

South Portland police seize nearly $100k worth of drugs from minivan, driver charged

A South Portland man was arrested after he was slumped over the wheel in South Portland. Police say he had about $100,000 worth of drugs in the car.

Juvenile boy charged with murder in the death of 14-year-old girl

Maine State Police said Saturday that detectives made an arrest in connection to the death of 14-year-old Brooke McLaughlin, of Mt. Vernon, Maine.

Maine-based Olympia Sports to close

The iconic Maine business Olympia Sports, which first opened in the Maine Mall in 1975, is set to close in September.

Man who escaped psychiatric facility in Maine found three days later in New Hampshire

A detainee at Riverview Psychiatric Center in Augusta has been found after he escaped from the facility.

Portland Sea Dogs honor founding General Manager Charlie Eschbach in celebration of life at Hadlock Field

Friday, the Portland Sea Dogs honored the late, great, Charlie Eshbach at Hadlock Field, or as General Manager Geoff Iacuessa called it in his opening, “The House that Charlie Built.” 

Senators want more monitoring of mercury in environment

BANGOR, Maine (AP) Senators from Maine and Delaware want to establish a national mercury monitoring program to try to safeguard human health from the neurotoxin.

Thunderstorm claims life of 9-year-old girl in Maine

STANDISH, Maine (AP) A 9-year-old girl died in Maine when thunderstorms that swept across the state caused a tree to fall on a car, officials said.

Maine CDC reports first monkeypox case

Maine health officials have confirmed the first case of monkeypox in the state.

Suspect who damaged, stole cash from Kennebunk ATM sought by police

Police are searching for the suspect who damaged an ATM and made off with an undisclosed amount of cash at a Kennebunk bank early Friday.