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$850 checks to most Mainers soon despite envelope shortage

Most Maine residents will soon receive $850 checks to help them cope with inflation after a shortage of envelopes and paper products threatened to slow delivery.

3 taken to hospital following car-moose collision in Scarborough

Maine State Police troopers responded to Interstate 95 in Scarborough after a car collided with a moose southbound at mile marker 40.

Police release name of victim, new details surrounding deadly Vassalboro shooting

Police have released the name of the man who died in a shooting in Vassalboro on Monday.

Judge orders Maine State Police to provide more docs to newspapers

Maine State Police must turn over additional disciplinary records detailing misconduct by troopers to the state’s two biggest newspapers, a judge ruled.

Weekend shooting in Biddeford sends Massachusetts man to the hospital

Police in Biddeford are trying to determine what led up to the shooting of a Massachusetts man over the weekend.

Federal lawmakers seek review of New England asylum cases

Congressional leaders in New England are calling for a federal investigation into the low rate of approvals by the region’s asylum office.

Maine Attorney General finds use of deadly force justified in Waterville shooting

Maine’s top prosecutor says the fatal police shooting of a Waterville man last year was justified.

Police respond to 3 shootings in Portland on Monday

Portland Police say they investigated three shootings over the course of 90 minutes on Memorial Day.

One dead following shooting in Vassalboro

Details are few at this point about a shooting that killed one person and injured another in Vassalboro on Monday

Three car crash on Turnpike sends several people to the hospital

The Maine Turnpike was closed for an hour during one of the busiest times of the year on Memorial Day because of the accident

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Maine Legislature Passes Bill to Study Costs of Climate Change

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The bill passed mostly on party lines this week

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The judge questioned the motivation of the federal request for information on transgender athletes.

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Motorcyclist killed in 3-vehicle crash in Raymond

A motorcyclist was killed in a three-vehicle in crash in Raymond on Monday evening.

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New data show most ICE detainees in Maine immigration sweep did not have criminal convictions

New data shows only a fraction of nearly 200 people arrested during January’s immigration enforcement surge in Maine had criminal convictions.

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A Build America, Buy America law is causing construction delays

It has a catchy name — Build America, Buy America — and the lauded goal of bringing manufacturing jobs back…