CMP workers help save two people from fire

RICHMOND, Maine (AP) Three Central Maine Power workers who smelled smoke and decided to investigate are being credited with helping to save a mother and son from a burning home in Richmond, officials say.

Arrest made following stabbing in Androscoggin County

An argument in Mechanic Falls ended with one man stabbed and another in custody.

Mills supports removal of video attacked in Republican ad

The Maine Department of Education removed from its website a video containing an LGBTQ lesson plan for kindergarten students that was subject of a Republican ad targeting Democratic Gov. Janet Mills.

Maine moose survey finds record high death rate from ticks

Infestations of ticks contributed to a record high death rate for young moose tracked by wildlife managers in rural Maine.

3rd faculty senate rebukes UMS Chancellor Malloy

FARMINGTON, Maine (AP) Faculty on a third University of Maine System campus gave a vote of no confidence to Chancellor Dannel Malloy.

Native fish returns to Maine lake after two-century absence

CHINA, Maine (AP) A species of fish has returned to a central Maine lake for the first time in generations.

Mainers join lawsuit targeting 3M over earplugs

Some Maine veterans are joining a lawsuit against the manufacturer of earplugs which they say were defective and caused permanent hearing damage.

Police arrest man accused of damaging Saco police cruisers

A Saco man accused of smashing the windshields of police cruisers was taken into custody on Wednesday.

Inmate stopped from escaping through hospital ceiling tiles

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Corrections workers in Maine thwarted an attempt by an inmate to escape from custody through bathroom ceiling tiles when he was at a hospital.

Maine teen dies after hole on New Jersey beach collapses on him

A teenager from Maine died when the hole he was digging on a New Jersey beach collapsed on him.