Police: Orland man was speeding, drinking before wreck that killed passenger

Police say an Orland man faces a number of charges after he wrecked his pickup, causing the death of his passenger.

Chief justice: 19 more marshals needed to make courts secure

The chief justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court is pressing for more funding for courthouse security and for higher wages for the state’s judges.

Court: Blood tests in fatal crashes are unconstitutional

Maine’s highest court says a state law requiring blood tests in all fatal crashes regardless of probable cause is unconstitutional.

Maine state secretary chides Bloomberg on inaccurate mailing

Maine’s secretary of state says presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg sent inaccurate voting information to state residents.

CMP facing suit filed by two Maine lawyers over disconnect notices

Two Maine lawyers are looking to file a class-action lawsuit against Central Maine Power.

Crews respond to fire at Portland laundromat

No injuries are reported following a fire at a laundromat on St. John Street in Portland on Tuesday afternoon.

Milo man pleads guilty to killing family cat, shooting at wife and children

A Milo man pleads guilty after being accused of fatally shooting his family’s cat and shooting at his wife and children.

Funeral set for Maine toddler found unresponsive in family pool

WALDOBORO, Maine (AP) A celebration of life is being planned for a toddler who died after falling into a family’s indoor swimming pool in Friendship.

Brownfield woman reported missing by husband found dead after crash

The body of an Oxford County woman who died in a crash has been located by police, one day after she was reported missing by her husband.

Sara Gideon, seeking to unseat Sen. Susan Collins, raises $3.5 million in the final quarter of 2019

Sara Gideon announced Tuesday that she raised $3.5 million in the final quarter of 2019.