Board votes to consider raising quota of valuable baby eels that Maine fisherman can catch

Regulators voted Tuesday to consider raising the amount of a valuable baby eel that can be harvested from Maine’s waterways, though conservationists say the eel populations are declining and need better protection.

Maine’s biggest newspaper group is now a nonprofit under the National Trust for Local News

The largest newspaper group in Maine is becoming a nonprofit with Tuesday’s completion of the sale of more than 20 daily and weekly newspapers, including the Portland Press Herald.

Police locate missing 14-year-old Bangor girl

Police say a missing Bangor teen has been located.

Search underway for man who struck moose in stolen vehicle and drove away, police say

Police say they are looking for a man who struck and killed a moose while driving a stolen vehicle in the Rangeley area.

81-year-old woman in stable condition after being pinned between two cars in Portland

An 81-year-old woman was seriously hurt when she was pinned between two cars at a home in Portland.

Police investigate killings of 2 people after gunfire erupts in Lewiston

Authorities say the shooting deaths of two people in Lewiston over the weekend are being investigated as homicides.

Investigation finds medical event caused deadly crash in Standish

A Massachusetts man whose car went off the road in Standish on Monday has died.

Homicide investigation underway after body found on side of the road in Augusta

A death in Augusta over the weekend has been ruled a homicide.

Game wardens locate teen who got lost in woods while camping in Maine

A game warden and a K9 located a 15-year-old boy who went missing while he was camping in Oxford County.

Police search for missing Bangor teen

Police continue to look for a missing 14-year-old girl from Bangor.