Maine approaches 70 percent of eligible residents being fully vaccinated

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Maine is approaching getting 70 percent of its eligible residents fully vaccinated for coronavirus, and the director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention said he sees that figure as more of a floor than a ceiling.

Sen. Collins gets another GOP rebuke for impeachment vote

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) More than five months after after her impeachment vote, Republican Sen. Susan Collins has been rebuked by members of her own party in Kennebec County, home to the state capital.

Stockton Springs mom charged with murdering three-year-old son makes first court appearance

A Stockton Springs mom accused of killing her 3-year-old son made her initial court appearance Friday. Jessica Williams, 35, was ordered held on $150,000 cash bail.

4-year-old boy reported missing in Windham found dead, police say

A 4-year-old boy reported missing in Windham was found dead Thursday night. Police say got a call at about 4:45 p.m. Thursday afternoon about a missing nonverbal little boy on Pope Road.

Authorities in Virginia arrest man wanted on sex charges in Maine

A Maine man has been arrested in Virginia for sex charges.

Windham police asking for information as they search for nonverbal child

Police in Windham are trying to find a nonverbal 4-year-old boy who’s gone missing.

Parts of central Maine now in severe drought

Areas of central Maine are now experiencing severe drought conditions.

Man who put razor blades in pizza dough pleads guilty

A man accused of putting razor blades and screws in pizza dough at supermarkets in Maine and New Hampshire pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal count of tampering with a consumer product.

High court to rule whether to hear Maine school choice case

The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court are set to decide whether to hear a case filed by Maine families who want to use a state tuition program to send their children to religious schools.

Maine lifts barrier to bringing child sex abuse suits

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine has lifted a barrier civil lawsuits by people who were sexually abused when they were…