State police to step up patrols this weekend in Maine

YORK, Maine (AP)   The Maine Bureau of Highway Safety is coordinating increased traffic enforcement for Labor Day weekend

Police charge two men with mailbox thefts in Cumberland

CUMBERLAND, Maine (WGAN)  Cumberland Police say they have made arrests in connection with mailbox thefts in the town

Augusta Motorist Sentenced to 1 Year for Fatal Crash

A Maine driver convicted of manslaughter is going to jail for a year.

Mainer sentenced to 55 years for fatally beating 10-year-old

BELFAST, Maine (AP)   A judge has imposed a 55-year prison sentence on a Maine man for the beating death of his 10-year-old stepdaughter, a horrifying crime that led to changes in the state welfare system

Sanders campaigns to head to Maine on Labor Day weekend

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is heading to Maine on Labor Day Weekend

Making health care affordable, accessible focus of forum

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   Maine leaders are looking at ways to make health care more affordable and accessible in the wake of voter-approved Medicaid expansion

York County Deputy Rescues Teen From Burning Truck

A teen was rescued from a burning truck after it hit a tree Tuesday night in Waterboro.

New federal-run cemetery in the works in Maine

JONESPORT, Maine (AP)   A second federal cemetery is in the works in Maine

Massachusetts teen indicted on murder charge in Maine

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   A Massachusetts teenager accused in the strangulation and stabbing death of his friend’s mother has been indicted on charges of murder

Coastal rail service delayed as track testing continues

BATH, Maine (AP)   A pilot program for a seasonal passenger rail service along the coast of Maine has been delayed again, due to track testing