Mainers Looking at Rising Heating Fuel Costs as Fall Begins

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Heating oil is more expensive than a year ago in Maine, where residents are gearing up for winter

Scientist Studying White Sharks Finds Another Off Maine

OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine (AP)   A marine scientist who is studying whether white sharks are becoming more common in Maine waters say he has detected one of the big sharks for the third time in three years

Maine Employers to Get Largest Workers Comp Dividend

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   A workers’ compensation insurer in Maine says more than 17,000 employers in the state will receive a record of $22 million in dividends this November

Search Teams Find No Sign of Teacher Who Vanished from Home

NORTH YARMOUTH, Maine (AP)   Search teams in Maine say they’ve found no signs to the whereabouts of a 47-year-old elementary school teacher who disappeared from her home

Police Investigating Hit-and-Run in Winterport

WINTERPORT, Maine (WGAN)  The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a hit-and-run that left one woman hurt

State Facing A Major Spending Gap

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine’s next governor could face a half-a-billion dollar spending gap.

Health Officials Warn of Children Ingesting Marijuana

The Maine Department of Health and Human Services is warning parents to keep marijuana away from children.

3 Maine Schools Earn Blue Ribbon Honors

Three Maine schools have been named Blue Ribbon schools by the U.S. Department of Education.

Lawyers Wrap up Arguments in Fatal Shootout Trial

Lawyers have finished closing arguments in the case of a Maine man charged with trying to kill a sheriff’s deputy.

Maine Says It’s Reduced Welfare Penalties to $1.8 Million

Maine says it’s largely avoided $28 million in federal penalties by making sure enough welfare recipients are working.