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UPDATED: Police Have Found Missing Litchfield Woman

LITCHFIELD, Maine (WGAN)  Police have found a missing Litchfield woman who failed to show up at a relative’s home in Bangor Sunday

Law Enforcement to Pay Tribute at Fallen Deputy’s Funeral

BANGOR, Maine (AP)   Hundreds of law enforcement officers, along with family and friends, are expected to converge for the funeral of a sheriff’s deputy in Maine

Fentanyl Exposure Forces Temporary Closure of Jail Intake

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   Officials say an airborne exposure of fentanyl into a Maine jail’s intake area closed it to new inmates for about two hours over the weekendX

University Pulls Convicted Sex Offender’s Artwork from Show

LEWISTON, Maine (AP)   A Maine university has removed artwork from a campus gallery upon learning the artist of the three works is a convicted sex offender

Man Shot by Troopers Dies Next Day

OAKFIELD, Maine (AP)   A Smyrna man who was shot by a trooper during an arrest in the town of Oakfield last week has died

Boat Crash Near Eliot Kills Two Women

A boat crash in the Piscataqua River killed two women.

Attorney General Won’t Back LePage in Medicaid Lawsuit

The Maine attorney general is declining to represent Gov. Paul LePage in a lawsuit over his refusal to expand the state’s Medicaid program.

More Than $8.6M in Highway Improvements Coming to Maine

The U.S. Department of Transportation is giving Maine more than $8.6 million to improve highway infrastructure in the state.

Maine Looking for Scientists to Monitor Plovers, Terns

Maine officials are looking to hire scientists to manage and monitor endangered birds that nest along the state’s coast.

Two Men Stabbed at Family Dollar in Old Orchard Beach

Police say a man from Lewiston and a man from Massachusetts got into a fight.

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IOC and Saudi Arabia cancel their 12-year deal to host video gaming Esports Olympics in Riyadh

FILE -Olympic Rings are pictured in front of The Olympic House, headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the opening of the executive board meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 28, 2023. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP, File)

The IOC and Saudi Arabia have canceled their 12-year deal to host the video gaming Esports Olympics in Riyadh in a rare setback for a sports project backed by the oil-rich kingdom.