Porter woman bit by Black Bear after punching it to defend her dog.

The woman stood and made herself appear large, which is recommended in a black bear encounter. But instead of slowly retreating, she confronted the bear and punched it on the nose, resulting in the bear biting her on the wrist.

Former UMA president receives unemployment benefits despite never working there

The former president of UMA is scheduled to begin receiving unemployment benefits this month, despite pulling his contract before he started working at the school.

ATV crash in Coplin kills Massachusetts woman

The Maine Warden Service is investigating a fatal ATV crash that occurred Saturday afternoon on a trail near Quill Hill Road in Coplin. 

Skowhegan police arrest four in third drug bust this month

Four suspects were arrested Thursday in a drug raid conducted at a Skowhegan home.

Reduced supply rate to help Mainers with rising electric bills

Maine Public Utilities Commission approved a reduction in electricity companies ‘standard offer’ supply rates Friday Mainers, however, will still see a slight increase in their electric bills.

Police arrest suspects in burglary of home where quadruple homicide occurred

Police arrest two suspects for an alleged break-in at the home of the Eger family, where four people were murdered in April.

Mayor says emergency options to house asylum seekers include help from Maine’s National Guard

The largest city in Maine is asking Democratic Gov. Janet Mills to either relocate hundreds of unhoused asylum seekers to college dormitories — or to activate the National Guard and to open an emergency shelter, since the city is closing a temporary gymnasium shelter in about six weeks.

Police, OSHA investigate death of Lebanon town employee

The York County Sheriff’s Office is releasing more details about the workplace death of a Lebanon town employee.

The world’s tallest flagpole. A tiny Maine town. An idea meant to unite people is dividing them

COLUMBIA FALLS, Maine (AP) Lobster boat engines rumble to life in quiet coves. Lumberjacks trudge deep into the woods. Farmers tend expanses of wild blueberries. Maine’s Down East region is where the sunlight first kisses a U.S. state’s soil each day, where the vast wilderness and ocean meet in one of the last places on the East Coast unspoiled by development.

Maine governor vetoes proposal sought by tribes to ensure they benefit from federal laws

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Democratic Gov. Janet Mills delivered a setback to Native American tribes in Maine seeking greater sovereignty on Friday, vetoing a proposal aimed at ensuring all federal laws apply to them despite a state land claims settlement that dates back to the 1980s.