UMaine Researchers Using NIH Grant to Research Flu Virus

Researchers with the University of Maine are using an award of more than $430,000 from the National Institutes of Health to research immune responses to influenza.

New York City Man Acquitted in Drug-Related Killing in Maine

A New York City man who claimed he acted in self-defense when he killed a man in a Maine apartment that was being used as a drug den has been acquitted of all charges.

Governor Floats Hospital Tax to Pay for Medicaid Expansion

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Some lawmakers say that Maine’s Republican governor is floating a new tax on hospitals to pay for voter-approved Medicaid expansion

Affidavit: Slain Deputy was on Ground When Fatally Shot

SKOWHEGAN, Maine (AP)   An affidavit says a Maine sheriff’s deputy was on the ground when his attacker shot and killed him

Huge Maine Salmon Farm Entering Permitting, Hiring Phase

A Norwegian firm that plans to build one of the largest land-based salmon farms of its kind in Maine says it is getting ready to submit applications for permits, and it has hired its first two employees.

Man Charged in 25-Year-Old Woman’s Fatal Overdose

A Maine man has been charged with selling a fatal dose of heroin to a woman who was found when neighbors saw her 6-year-old son playing outside alone.

Contractors Worry as LePage Holds Bonds, Lambasts Lawmakers

Republican Gov. Paul LePage says he’s holding up bonds because he wants more time to review Maine’s current bond offering following “excessive legislative spending.”

Fire Chief: Pontoon Plane Crashes and Flips Over in Bog

JEFFERSON, Maine (AP)   A crew of about a dozen people in Maine worked for hours to free a pontoon plane that crashed into a bog

Bridge project creates 8-mile detour in Peru, Mexico

A construction project will add an eight-mile detour in Peru and Mexico as crews work to raise a bridge.

Two Injured in Accident Involving Alcohol

Police are investigating a crash in New Gloucester that involved drunken driving.