Second BIW employee tests positive for coronavirus

Bath Iron Works says a second employee has tested positive for COVID-19.

Don McLean’s former wife wants hearing on abuse allegation

The former wife of “American Pie” singer Don McLean plans to seek a hearing on allegations of abuse.

Single-family Portland home damaged by fire

A single-family home in Portland was seriously damaged in a fire on Thursday afternoon.

Official: Referendum threshold met despite tossed signatures

Maine’s top election official has invalidated hundreds more signatures that were collected to force a referendum on a hydropower transmission corridor.

Maine unemployment claims reach record high as coronavirus continues to spread

Unemployment claims in Maine have reached a new high, surpassing a previous record attributed to the coronavirus outbreak.

Health officials confirm 376 coronavirus cases in Maine

The Maine CDC on Thursday confirmed 376 cases of coronavirus in the state, up from 344 on Wednesday.

Second Maine DHHS worker tests positive for COVID-19 at Lewiston office

A second employee at the Maine DHHS office in Lewiston has tested positive for COVID-19, prompting the office to shut down for a second time.

Turner woman killed in Auburn crash

Police in Auburn say a woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Tuesday night.

Governor Mills requests federal disaster declaration

Maine Gov. Janet Mills has requested a federal disaster declaration hours before her new “stay-at-home” order is to go into effect.

Maine town must pay fine stemming from fatal propane blast

A Maine town must pay more than $22,000 in fines for failing to ensure firefighters had proper training and equipment when they investigated a propane leak that caused a deadly explosion last year.