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No Bail for Man Charged in Deaths of 2 Inside Burning Truck

A judge has ordered a man charged in the deaths of a man and woman found in a burning truck in Maine to be held without bail.

Governor LePage Wants More Federal Funds on Job Training

Maine’s Republican governor wants to direct more federal funding to job training, despite criticism that his proposal would take away money for career counseling and hurt vulnerable job seekers.

Officials: House Fire Caused by Smoking Materials

KITTERY, Maine (AP)   Fire officials in Maine say a blaze that badly damaged a home was caused by improperly disposed smoking materials

Maine City Takes Ownership of Canals for Planned Renewal

Officials with Lewiston, Maine, and a renewable power company say they have completed an agreement to donate a system of canals to the city.

UMaine’s Top Blueberry Scientist to Retire in Early 2019

The University of Maine says a horticulturist who studies one of the most important crops in the state is getting ready to retire.

FBI Releases Videos in String of Armed Robberies

The FBI has released a compilation of surveillance videos of the suspect in a spree of armed robberies in and around Portland.

LePage: Lawmakers Must Act for Maine to Get Medicaid Dollars

Maine’s Republican governor is claiming without providing evidence that President Donald Trump’s administration will only let the state expand Medicaid if Maine lawmakers put the money up.

Police: Norridgewock Couple Died of Apparent Murder Suicide

Authorities say the death of a Norridgewock couple appears to be a murder suicide.

Rolling Along: White House Easter Eggs Come From Maine

A Maine company is helping the White House get things rolling for its Easter egg roll.

Prison’s Funding Remains Unclear as Lawmakers Vote

The future of a minimum-security prison that Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s emptied is unclear as lawmakers vote on a funding bill.

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Officers say they found the barred owl along Annabessacook Lake Saturday morning.

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Police Looking for Missing Washington County Teen

The Washington County Sheriff's Office are looking for 16-year-old Lilyanna Rose Cook, who was last seen in Roque Bluffs, Maine.

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Struck-down Maine citizen’s referendum on super PAC donations heads to appeals court

Despite getting over 75% of the vote, a Portland judge deemed the referendum unconstitutional this past summer, citing the ruling made by the Supreme Court on the 2010 Citizen's United case.

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Police find missing teen after vehicle pursuit in Skowhegan

A missing teenager was found in the vehicle of a Norridgewock man who police say led them on a chase in Skowhegan on Thursday.

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Maine State Police seeking information about bank fraud suspect in Aroostook County and Bangor

A woman is wanted for bank fraud in Bangor and Aroostook County.