76-Year-Old Charged in Slashing to Use Insanity Defense

LEWISTON, Maine (AP)   A 76-year-old man charged with fatally slashing a woman in front of her 11-year-old twins in Maine has indicated that he’s going to use an insanity defense

Maine Mum as Medicaid Deadline Looms, Group Expects Denials

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   The LePage administration is mum on Medicaid coverage for low-income Mainers who’ve applied while a legal battle over Medicaid expansion continues

Head of Child Care Center Wants to Arm Himself Near Children

The head of four child care centers in Maine says he wants to arm himself on his campuses, despite state regulations that prohibit him from doing so.

Mainer Accused of Threats to ‘Shoot Up’ Community College

Law enforcement officials have charged a Maine man with terrorizing over alleged threats he made against a community college in Auburn.

Supreme Court Rejects Appeal of Mainer Serving Life Sentence

Maine’s supreme court has upheld the convictions of a man who killed a couple and set fire to their home during a crime spree in 2013 in northern Maine.

Feds Pony up $830,000 to Renovate Rockland Pier

The U.S. Department of Commerce is going to spend $830,000 to renovate the Rockland Commercial Fish Pier in Maine.

City Council Holds off on Noncitizen Voting Rights Proposal

Officials in Portland, Maine, have postponed a proposal that would have given noncitizen residents the right to vote in municipal elections.

11 Dead Seals Wash Up on Maine Beach

SACO, Maine (AP)   Maine officials say 11 dead seals, most of them pups, have washed up dead on local beaches

Lawyer: Candidates Should Get Public Funds Despite Typo

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   A lawyer says a typo in a state budget shouldn’t hold up over $3 million in public campaign funds owed to 100 legislative candidates

Utility CEO Apologizes for Inadequate Response to Customers

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   The CEO of Central Maine Power is apologizing for an inadequate response to customers’ concerns about a new billing system