Portland Man Dies From Gunshot Wound

Police say a man has died due to injuries from a gunshot wound stemming from an altercation.

NH-Based Helicopter Company Begins New Service From Portland

A New Hampshire-based helicopter service has begun its expansion into Portland, Maine.

Governor Vetoes Bills, Calls For Minimum Wage Slowdown

Maine’s Republican governor has vetoed bills ranging from insurance coverage for hearing aids to help for homeless opioid users.

Public Advocate Skeptical of Expensive Plan to Improve Grid

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   The agency that represents the interests of Maine utility customers is skeptical of a costly proposal to improve the state’s power grid in the face of increasingly intense storms

Brunswick Police Warn of ‘Widespread Rabies Epidemic’

BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP)   Police in a Maine city are warning residents about a “widespread rabies epidemic” in the area

Justices Decline to Remove Prosecutors from Murder Trial

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Maine’s supreme court has declined to remove prosecutors handling the case of a mother accused of beating her 10-year-old daughter to death with her husband’s help

A Priest Read a Man His Last Rites, Then He Started Moving

SKOWHEGAN, Maine (AP)   The mother of a Maine man who was shot in the head with a pellet gun says he began showing signs of life less than an hour after a priest read him his last rites at the hospital

Phone Scam Targets Maine Sex Offenders

Maine sex offenders are being targeted in a phone scam.

Giant Shark Seen off the Maine Coast

A great white shark was possibly spotted in the waters near Boothbay Harbor.

Maine Laboratory Receives $12 Million NIH Research Grant

BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP)   MDI Biological Laboratory has received a $12 million National Institutes of Health research grant