Maine lawmakers to consider late ‘red flag’ proposal after state’s deadliest shooting

Maine lawmakers racing toward adjournment are going to consider a so-called “red flag” law allowing family members to petition a judge for temporary removal of guns, thanks to an 11th-hour bill introduced by the house leader.

High court rules Maine’s ban on Sunday hunting is constitutional

Maine’s highest court has ruled that the state’s longstanding ban on Sunday hunting is constitutional.

Route 302 in Napes closes after tractor-trailer tips onto its side

NAPLES, Maine (WGAN) Roosevelt Trail in Naples closed briefly Wednesday night after a tractor-trailer truck went off the road.

Maine Senate gives approval for hospital staffing bill

Lawmakers in the Senate voted in favor of a bill Wednesday that would set mandatory nurse staffing ratios at hospitals in Maine.

Man who admitted to killing his girlfriend on York beach sentenced to 40 years

A man who beat his girlfriend to death on Short Sands Beach in York was sentenced to 40 years behind bars on Wednesday.

Drug bust in Somerset County leads to seizure of marijuana plants, one drug arrest

Hundreds of illegally grown marijuana plants were seized in Somerset County this month, leading to an arrest.

Investigators looking into cause of fatal fire in St. George

A fatal fire in Knox County is being investigated by the State Fire Marshal’s Office.

Maine fishermen caught more fish in 2023, thanks to a hunger relief program and COVID funds

Maine fishermen bucked yearslong, industrywide trends last year and caught more fish, a development regulators and industry members said shows the impact of COVID-19 relief funds.

Missing Kennebunk man found safe

Police say Sinsabaugh has been found safe.

Suspect in sexual assault investigation killed in crash in Farmington after fleeing from police

A man was killed after he crashed into a tree while leading police on a pursuit in Farmington.