Plan for consumer-owned utility in jeopardy in Maine

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) A plan for a consumer-owned utility in Maine is in jeopardy after the Senate voted down a proposal it had initially approved.

Maine’s mobile vaccine unit ends run after 10,000 shots

OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine (AP) Maine’s mobile vaccine unit reached the end of its run Friday after administering more than 10,000 coronavirus vaccinations.

Bill to decriminalize drug possession approved in Maine House

Lawmakers in the Maine State House have given their approval for a bill to decriminalize drug possession in Maine.

Drug agents seize fentanyl from Bangor apartment; two people charged

Drug agents seized 1.5 pounds of fentanyl from a Bangor apartment.

Winthrop man charged with trafficking cocaine, fentanyl after traffic stop

Maine drug agents arrested a Winthrop man as part of an ongoing drug trafficking investigation.

Town of Freeport avoids paying $10,000 in ransomware attack

Freeport town officials say they were targeted in a ransomware attack, but luckily did not have to pay the hackers responsible for it.

Man charged with murder after two people found dead in Limington house fire

Police say a man has been charged with two counts of murder after crews discovered two bodies in a home while responding to a fire.

Police investigate death of Standish woman

The death of a woman in Standish is under investigation.

Maine eyes shifting some recycling costs to producers

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Maine might become the first state in the country to adopt a program that shifts the cost of recycling and disposal of packaging from the public to manufacturers.

Hundreds sign up for Maine vaccine sweepstakes on 1st day

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Hundreds of people have signed up for Maine’s vaccination sweepstakes event in the day since it was announced.