Officer extinguishes flames after fireworks start fire on Old Orchard Beach

An incident involving fireworks at Old Orchard Beach nearly turned into a complete disaster Friday night.

5 charged with trafficking after drug bust in Hancock County

Drug agents seized two pounds of fentanyl and arrested five people following a months-long investigation into the distribution of drugs throughout Hancock County.

Lightning strikes Wells CVS, roof suffers extensive damage

Lightning struck a CVS store in Wells Sunday afternoon, causing significant damage to the roof of the building.

Man arrested in connection with deadly Lewiston shooting

A deadly shooting sparked a police standoff Sunday evening in Lewiston.

Man, 32, dies in Cornish motorcycle crash

The York County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a deadly motorcycle crash in Cornish.

Man wielding weapon dies in police shooting

The deputy, identified as Kenneth York, is on administrative leave and the Maine Office of the Attorney General is investigating the shooting.

New Suicide Prevention Hotline Launches Nationwide

The National Suicide Prevention Hotline has changed numbers to make it easier and more accessible for people in crisis. 

NTSB: Pilots failed to see runway before 2019 plane mishap in Presque Isle

The pilots of a regional jet that missed a runway in northern Maine failed to visually determine the location of the landing strip while relying on faulty electronic location data, federal investigators said.

Lewiston Man killed in Turnpike Crash in Falmouth

30-year-old Brandon Bates, of Lewiston, died in a single-vehicle crash on the Maine State Turnpike on Friday.

Governor Mills announces statewide expansion of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library

Friday, at the National Governor’s Association semiannual meeting in Portland, Governor Janet Mils announced the State of Maine is launching a statewide expansion of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in 2023.