Maine’s largest city approves contract for asylum seeker shelter

The City Council in Maine’s largest city approved a contract to provide services at a new homeless shelter that would serve asylum seekers.

Children’s History Book Prize is given to a Kittery author

New York Historical Society awarded a Kittery author for the finest American history novel for middle grade readers.

Maine considers ranked choice voting for governor races

Maine is advancing a proposal that would make it the second state to elect its governor using ranked choice voting, and it is expected for a vote in the state Legislature in the coming weeks after receiving a key committee approval.

Toddler, parents suffer burn injuries after car fire in Franklin

The State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating after a car fire left three family members with burns.

Police: Suspect robs Bangor convenience store, flees in clerk’s vehicle

The Bangor Police Dept. is looking for a person who robbed a convenience store and stole a vehicle Sunday night.

The homeless man who died of an overdose is identified

The homeless Portland resident, who died from a presumed overdose on Monday is identified as Stanley Holmes.

Bangor Middle Schoolers find forgotten 1986 time capsule

Students at James F. Doughty Middle School found a forgotten time capsule buried 37 years ago on school grounds.

Payroll inaccuracies “better” but not fixed in a Kennebec school district

Many employees at the Regional School Unit 12 have been experiencing issues with their paychecks for the past two years.

State opposes new trial request for man convicted of 1988 murder

The Maine Attorney General’s Office disputes claims made by representatives of Dennis Dechaine, who is seeking to appeal his 1989 conviction.

New charges made against man accused of Bowdoin murders and I-295 shooting spree

New charges have been made against the man accused of killing four people in Bowdoin and going on a shooting spree along the I-295 that injured three.