Students file lawsuit against UMaine, demanding refund for remote semester

A pair of students are suing the University of Maine and the state’s public university system, arguing they are entitled…

20 new cases of coronavirus, no deaths

On Saturday, the Maine CDC reported 20 new cases of coronavirus, but no new deaths have been reported. The new…

Hacking of vendor delays Maine eCourts pilot program

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – The hacking of the vendor that’s helping the Maine judicial branch get documents online is going…

Maine moose season beginning as bear season winds down

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (AP) – Maine’s annual moose hunt is soon to get started just as the state’s bear hunt…

Maine lobster business salvaged its summer despite pandemic

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – Maine’s lobster fishermen braced for a difficult summer this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but…

Police chief accused of domestic assault is released on bail

A police chief accused of choking a woman with whom he’d had an affair has been released on bail.

Maine school district, teen agree to end lawsuit over sexual assault note

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) The Cape Elizabeth School Department has agreed to remove any record of discipline against a student who posted a note about sexual assault last year.

2 killed in fiery truck crash in Alfred

ALFRED, Maine (AP) Deputies say two young men were killed when a truck crashed into a tree and burst into flames in Alfred, Maine.

Oxford County moved to “yellow” category under Maine’s coronavirus risk advisory system

The administration of Governor Janet Mills has updated it’s COVID-19 risk advisory system for Maine’s schools.

Prosecutor: NY man shot woman alongside road over insults

Prosecutors say a man who’s the first person to go on trial for murder in Maine since the start of the pandemic fatally shot the victim because she’d insulted the mother of his children.