Maine AG announces agreement over use of $130 million from opioid settlement

Maine will receive as much as $130 million over the next 18 years as part of a national opioid settlement.

Gov. Mills extending invitation to governors to meet in Maine

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Maine Gov. Janet Mills is inviting fellow governors to convene this summer in her home state.

Maine might make more workers eligible for overtime pay

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Maine might join a group of states that require overtime pay for workers who earn more than the current annual threshold.

Report suggests police should plan for mental health crises

Law enforcement agencies in Maine need to implement plans to respond to reports of people in the midst of mental health crises, a new report from the state’s deadly force review panel said.

Police in Auburn investigate reports of shots fired

Auburn police say a possible shooting is under investigation.

Maine athlete left comatose after accident dies

A former Lewiston soccer star who was in a coma after getting hit by a car has died.

Judge finds woman accused of threatening Sen. Susan Collins competent to stand trial

A woman accused of leaving threatening voicemails targeting Sen. Susan Collins has been found competent to stand trial.

Feds approve request for surge response team at Lewiston hospital

FEMA has approved the governor’s request for a federal surge response team to assist at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston.

‘Forever chemicals’ found in wells in Maine town

Testing wells in a Maine town contains per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) and the chemicals may have traveled through well systems and drinking water, the state’s department of environmental protection found.

Two arrested after trying to bail out inmate with fake money, police say

AUBURN, Maine (AP) Police in Maine said they found more drugs and guns in an apartment rented by two people who they have also accused of trying to bail out an inmate using counterfeit money.