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No Charges in Stabbing that Killed Man in Parking Lot Brawl

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Police in Maine’s largest city say no one will be charged in the stabbing death of a 31-year-old man because the stabbing occurred in self-defense

AG: 2 Men Targeted Victim Based on Race

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) The Maine attorney general’s office has filed a civil complaint against two white men accused of attacking an African-American man last month in Biddeford

Maine Supreme Court Weighs MaineCare Abortion Coverage Ban

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) A civil liberties attorney says Maine is “putting its thumb on the scale of a highly personal decision” by paying for pregnancy care, but declining to pay to end a pregnancy

Prosecutor: Victim Killed Was Beaten After Giving Up Drugs

A prosecutor says a man charged with murder in Maine continued to beat the victim even after the person gave up heroin demanded from him.

LePage’s OPM Director Resigns, Office Dismantled

The director of the LePage administration’s Office of Policy and Management has resigned and all but one member of the office has been reassigned to other state agencies.

Vandalized School Buses Force Officials to Cancel Classes

A Maine school district has cancelled classes for a day because school buses were vandalized.

Court Rules Against Psychiatric Patient’s Release

A Maine court has ruled that a knife-wielding man who was shot by police in 2015 will remain in the custody of the state Department of Health and Human Services.

Poliquin Voices Support for Children’s Health Insurance Cuts

Maine Republican Rep. Bruce Poliquin is backing President Donald Trump’s plan to cut $15 billion in federal spending on children’s health insurance and other programs, saying the money would be “wasted” otherwise.