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Study: Rising Rate of Moms in Labor with Opioid Use Disorder

A new study finds that the rate of Maine mothers with opioid use disorder at the time of labor and delivery has risen.

Maine Ranks Last in New England for Internet Access

A U.S. Census Bureau study ranks Maine last in New England for broadband internet access but finds the state is on par with national averages.

Agency Considers Altering Wilderness Zoning Rules in Maine

The agency overseeing development in Maine’s vast wilderness is considering dramatic changes that would alter restrictions on where homes and businesses can be built.

Great Falls Balloon Festival Held This Weekend

Organizers of the Great Falls Balloon Festival in Lewiston and Auburn are hoping that the weather holds for weekend launches.

Even in tough time, festival goers to boogie for blueberries

Maine is celebrating one of its smallest and most beloved agricultural products, the wild blueberry. The Union Fair & Maine…

Canadian Company Ditches Plans for Large Pot Grow in Maine

AUBURN, Maine (AP) – A Canadian company has ditched plans to buy a marijuana-growing facility in Auburn, Maine. The Bangor…

Court dismisses challenge to solar panel credit ruling

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) _ The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has dismissed a challenge to a new rule by the state…

Infected Computers at Eastern Maine Community College Cause Concerns

Eastern Maine Community College in Bangor is warning of a possible data breach that could’ve exposed current and former staff and students.

Waterville Restaurant Receives Worldwide Recognition After Fry Controversy

A Maine restaurant says news about the anger surrounding their french fry change has reached people all over the world.

Court Dismisses Challenge to Solar Panel Credit Ruling

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has dismissed a challenge to a new rule by the state Public Utilities Commission on home solar panel systems

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Kittery Man is Maine’s Top Finisher in Boston Marathon

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Results reported by the Boston Athletic Association show there were 165 entries from Maine in the race.

3 hours ago in Local

Wildfire Awareness Week Declared in Maine

Maine has experienced 71 wildfires that have burned 48 acres so far in April.

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Defending champion John Korir breaks Boston Marathon record and Sharon Lokedi also repeats

John Korir outran the strongest field in Boston Marathon history and still had enough energy left to bounce around Boylston Street after learning he had blistered the course record, too.

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Singer D4vd charged with murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, found dismembered in his car

Singer D4vd has been charged with murder in the death of a 14-year-old girl who was last known to be alive nearly a year ago and whose dismembered and decomposed body was found in September in his apparently abandoned Tesla, prosecutors said Monday.

6 hours ago in Local

Scarborough police search for driver after pursuit

Scarborough police are searching for a suspect they say led officers on a chase before fleeing on foot.