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. 

Proposed housing project in Kittery nixed by councilors

Town councilors in Kittery voted unanimously to kill a proposed housing project.

House votes to give tribes in Maine benefits of federal law

The U.S. House approved a bill that would allow Native American tribes bound by a state land claims settlement in Maine to get the benefit from federal laws going forward.

Police charge local woman for setting fire in Palmyra

A Palmyra woman is charged with arson in connection with an overnight fire that destroyed a residence and two motor homes.

Investigation finds fatal shooting in Augusta was self-defense; no charges filed

Police say they concluded a Maine man acted in self-defense when he fatally shot another man in Augusta in May.

$110 million approved for broadband expansion in rural Maine

The effort to expand broadband access in Maine is getting a $110 million funding boost.

Maine opens T-Mobile investigation as state runs low on 207 phone numbers

HALLOWELL, Maine (AP) Utility regulators in Maine are opening an investigation into the numbering practices of wireless giant T-Mobile as the state runs out of available phone numbers within its sole area code.

Attorney General investigating death of inmate at Maine Correctional Center

A 21-year-old man imprisoned at Maine Correctional Center in Windham has died.