UMaine Football Player Pleads Not Guilty to Assault Charge

BANGOR, Maine (AP)   A football player at the University of Maine who has been charged with domestic violence assault is pleading not guilty and is scheduled to return to court in May

Hospital, Prison to Address Mental Health, Stress, Trauma

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Maine’s corrections agency is working with a Massachusetts hospital to address mental health, stress and trauma impacting staffers and inmates

Bill to Require Some Candidates’ Tax Returns Faces Questions

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Maine lawmakers could require presidential and vice-presidential candidates to disclose federal income tax returns

Committee Backs Bill Tying Electoral Votes to Popular Vote

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   A Maine legislative committee has endorsed a bill that would add Maine to a growing list of states pushing to elect the president of the United States via national popular vote

Proposed Bills to Increase Salaries for Maine Teachers

Three proposed bills aim to raise the starting pay for teachers in Maine.

5 Suffer Minor Injuries When Jet Slides off Runway in Presque Isle

Officials say a pilot and four passengers suffered minor injuries when a United Express regional jet slid off a runway during a snowstorm in northern Maine.

Spectator Arrested at Charity Basketball Game in Maine

Maine police say a charity basketball game at Orono Middle School was disrupted by a spectator who was hauled away by law enforcement officers.

Officials Seek Funding for Midcoast Drug Court

Court officials are seeking $750,000 to $1 million to establish a new drug court in Maine’s midcoast region.

Maine Withdraws Marijuana Tracker Contract, Will Seek Bids

Maine is withdrawing a contract with a firm it had signed on to track the growth and distribution of marijuana and marijuana products in the state.

Procession Held for Firefighter Killed in Maine

The body of a firefighter who was killed while battling an apartment fire has been escorted from a funeral home in Dover, New Hampshire, to Old Orchard Beach, Maine.