In wake of mass shooting, here is how Maine’s governor wants to tackle gun control and mental health

Maine’s governor rolled out legislation on Wednesday she said will prevent dangerous people from possessing weapons and strengthen mental health services to help prevent future tragedies like the Lewiston mass shooting that shook the state.

Mainer describes scary moments aboard United plane that suffered wing damage

NEW YORK (AP) A United Airlines cross-country flight was cut short and the jetliner landed in Denver after one of its wings was damaged.

Hiker describes 11-hour ordeal after falling on Mount Washington, admits he was ‘underprepared’

MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) As temperatures plunged on Mount Washington and ferocious winds made it near impossible to see, hiker Cole Matthes began to drift away from the trail. Then he hit a patch of snow-covered ice and slid hundreds of feet down a ravine.

Police identify victim in fatal Waterville shooting

Police say a Winslow man was killed in a shooting in Waterville on Monday. 

Police arrest suspect accused of breaking into Portland apartment and beating a woman

Portland Police have charged the suspect in an assault and home invasion that happened last month.

West Bath woman dies in wreck on Maine Turnpike, police say

SACO (WGAN) Police say a crash involving a tractor-trailer and two other vehicles on the Maine Turnpike resulted in the death of a woman from West Bath Monday night.

Police asking for information related to I-95 crash in York

A fatal single-vehicle crash on the Turnpike in York is under investigation.

Buckfield homeowner charged after mobile home goes up in flames

A homeowner has been charged after fire destroyed a mobile home in Buckfield over the weekend.

Shots fired at Lewiston apartment building, police search for suspect

Lewiston police are investigating after multiple gunshots were fired into an apartment on Pine St. early Sunday morning.

Recent endangered whale deaths put pressure on officials to act before species goes extinct.

2 North Atlantic right whales died from human related causes over the past month, adding to the debate over whether to favor the survival of the critically endangered species or the Maine lobstering industry.