Inmate who walked away from work release turns himself in

The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office says an inmate who walked away from a work release assignment on Monday turned himself in to police.

Hit-and-run driver arrested in fatal crash in Maine

Police in Maine say they’ve arrested a driver who fled the scene of a fatal crash in Woodstock.

Maine unemployment remains low as long stretch continues

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   The unemployment rate in Maine continues to hold steady at a little more than 3% amid a record-setting stretch of low joblessness

Maine roofing contractor pleads not guilty in worker’s death

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   A Maine home improvement contractor has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter following the death of a worker

Maine could get budget wrapped soon

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Maine lawmakers could finish budget talks soon

Proposed ban on aerial spraying in Maine returning for vote

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   A committee of the Maine Legislature is slated to resume a debate over a proposal to prohibit aerial spraying of herbicides in the state’s forests

Jury selection set for Mainer charged with murder, rape

BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) Jury selection is starting in the trial of a Maine man accused of raping, beating and strangling a former Mount Desert Island High School classmate

Bowdoin College gifts interactive classroom to local school

BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP)   A Maine college is giving nearly a half million dollars to a local school district to pay for a new classroom that focuses on hands-on learning

New Hampshire Man Found in Maine Woods with Drugs and a Gun

A New Hampshire Man is behind bars after police found him hiding in the woods in Lebanon carrying drugs and…

Three Injured in Motorcycle Crash on Maine Turnpike

A Saturday morning crash left three people injured, after a car struck a motorcycle on the Maine Turnpike in Portland.…