Police investigate crash that killed driver at toll plaza

GARDINER, Maine (AP) Maine State Police are investigating a single-vehicle crash at a toll plaza that killed a driver.

DEP hears testimony on permit suspension of power corridor

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) The Maine Department of Environmental Protection on Monday launched a final public hearing before the commissioner decides whether to withdraw a permit for a $1 billion electricity transmission project.

Maine unemployment rate again held steady in October

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Maine’s unemployment rate held steady for another month in October, state labor officials said on Friday.

Gas prices rise in Maine, hold steady in NH and Vermont

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Gas prices rose in Maine over the past week, but fell or held steady in the rest of northern New England.

Report: Maine Guard failed to address sex abuse in ranks

BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Substantiated sexual assault cases have spiked in the Maine National Guard, whose leaders have largely been dismissive of victims and lenient toward perpetrators over the years, a newspaper reported.

Hunters seeing purple as owners mark property off limits

BANGOR, Maine (AP) — More Maine hunters are seeing purple as property owners use the color to mark land that is off limits to hunting without first obtaining permission.

Maine Potatoes, Blueberries and Flowers getting a financial boost thanks to a half-million dollar grant

A boost for Maine farmers growing blueberries, potatoes and flowers from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry

One dead in crash near West Gardiner toll plaza

A fatal accident on the Maine Turnpike in Litchfield was reported

Maine State Police arrest three Waldo County residents for theft and drug trafficking

A report of a theft at a Stockton Springs construction site led police to recover not only the stolen goods but also quite a bit of drugs and cash

Man found dead outside Hiram home Saturday morning

Police say they were dispatched to a home on Oak Woods Road around 1:00 a.m. requesting medical assistance for a male who had been shot.