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Shooting in Eliot results in charges for local man

An Eliot man has been charged in connection with a shooting over the weekend.

Bill to require boating licenses for Mainers under 25 up for final vote

Young Mainers may be required to obtain boating licenses under new legislation.

Maine eyes new rules to make naloxone administration easier

The state reported last year that naloxone reversed more than 1,100 opioid overdoses between January and November 2020.

Waterville man charged with attempted murder after Sunday morning shooting

Police say they responded to gunshots fired in the area of Pleasant Street in Waterville around 2 a.m. Sunday morning. 

Senators want to prevent Putin dodging sanctions via crypto

He said the proposal would stop any Russian digital assets from being traded in U.S. jurisdictions.

Missing teenager from Waldo County found safe

Police say Queener was found safe Friday afternoon.

Fire at Auburn apartment building displaces nearly a dozen people

11 people were left without a place to live after a fire at an Auburn apartment building on Friday.

Advocates call for strict utility rating system in Maine

Advocates for Maine energy consumers have made the case that regulators in the state should apply strict standards in creating a rating system for the state’s utilities.

Trooper acted in self-defense during 2019 confrontation with Thorndike man, AG finds

Maine’s Attorney General says the use of force by police against a Thorndike man in 2019 was justified.

Plan to move Maine’s only medical school gets federal boost

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) The federal government is providing Maine’s only medical school with $5 million to help it move.

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3 People Arrested in Penobscot County Drug Raid

Deputies say the investigation remains active and additional charges may be forthcoming.

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Tito’s Vodka Ordered to Pay $750,000 in Taxes and Penalties in Maine

The court determined the manufacturer did not file tax returns for an audit period.

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Maine supplemental budget clears committee, heads to full legislature

Maine’s supplemental budget is advancing, and it includes a tax increase on millionaires and $300 relief payments to more than half a million lower income Mainers.

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Missing South Portland man found safe

Police say Kulinski has been found safe.

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Maine Lawmakers Pass Bill to Let Jails Turn Away Some ICE Detainees

Governor Mills has indicated she will sign the bill.