Police officer helps rescue child run over by car in Westbrook

A child who was run over by a vehicle in Westbrook and rescued by a police officer didn’t suffer any serious injuries.

Maine mother charged after allegedly treating overdosing 2-year-old with Narcan

A Bangor woman accused of giving her 2-year-old Narcan after the child got into drugs in the home is facing multiple charges.

Buxton child hospitalized after being dragged by school bus

Police and school officials are investigating after a child from Buxton was dragged more than 100 feet by his school bus.

Faculty furious over failure to disclose no confidence votes

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) The University of Maine System chancellor who didn’t think a no-confidence vote was important enough to share with a search committee is now the subject of his own no-confidence vote.

Starbucks in Maine is first in state to announce union plan

BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP) Workers at a Starbucks store in Maine became the first in the state to announce their intent to unionize on Friday.

Crash in Auburn leaves police officer with non-life threatening injuries

An Auburn police officer was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries after his cruiser was struck by another vehicle on Thursday.

No injuries after crash leaves car on wires in York County

A crash in East Waterboro ended with a vehicle resting against guard wires near a telephone pole.

Church of Safe Injection executive director dies at 33

Kari Morissette, executive director of the Church of Safe Injection, an organization dedicated to harm reduction for drug users, has died. She was 33.

Maine sheriff needed rescue after kayak capsized

STANDISH, Maine (AP) The sheriff in Maine’s most populous county needed to be rescued after his kayak capsized in Sebago Lake.

Maine sheriff treated for hypothermia symptoms after kayak overturns

Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce was rescued after his kayak overturned on Lake Sebago in Standish on Wednesday.