Bill would decriminalize prostitution in Maine

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) The district attorney in Androscoggin, Oxford and Franklin counties wants state lawmakers to decriminalize prostitution.

UMaine Profressor working to make environmentally friendly disinfectant

The U.S. Economic Development Administration awarded the money to William DeSisto, a professor of chemical and biomedical engineering at the university.

West Bath man dies in motorcycle crash

AUBURN, Maine (AP) – Police say a 72-year-old West Bath man has died in a motorcycle crash in Auburn. Authorities…

Inmate charged with killing another woman 34 years ago

A Maine man has been charged with killing a woman who disappeared 34 years ago in Waterville on Christmas Eve, police said Friday.

Maine worker killed in tree-cutting accident identified

A worker who died in a tree-cutting accident in western Maine has been identified.

Maine will align with CDC recommendation allowing vaccinated people to go mask-less indoors

Maine will adopt recommendations made by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which say that people who are fully vaccinated don’t have to wear face coverings indoors.

Portland police charge suspect accused of assaulting woman

Portland Police say a local transient is accused of hitting a woman in the face and threatening her with a gun.

Maine Sen. Susan Collins calls ‘overdue’ mask guidance a ‘step in the right direction’

(AP) Maine’s Republican senator says the new mask guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was late to arrive but is a sign of progress.

Maine lawmakers could return to State House under new CDC rules

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Legislative leaders say new COVID-19 guidelines for indoor gatherings could open the door to lawmakers to return to session in the State House.

Portland park to undergo insecticide treatment for invasive moth species

Portland’s Deering Oaks Park will be closed briefly while the city works to remove browntail moth nests from trees.