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Man charged after shootings kill 3 held without bail

A judge has ordered a man charged with murder held without bail after three fatal shootings rocked a Down East Maine community.

Lewiston police make 8 arrests in prostitution sting

Lewiston police arrested eight people following a prostitution sting operation on Tuesday.

Groups that helped asylum seekers receive $141K in funding

Officials in Maine have announced the distribution of more than $141,000 to nearly a dozen groups that helped Portland accommodate the influx of asylum seekers last year.

Maine prescription drug price transparency rules take hold

Maine’s new prescription drug price transparency rules are now in effect.

L.L. Bean laying off about 200 people, company says

L.L. Bean says it’s reorganizing certain areas of the company, and that process includes laying off about 200 employees.

Senator Susan Collins will vote to acquit President Trump

Republican Senator Susan Collins says she will vote to acquit President Trump on both articles of impeachment against him, which allege abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.

Charges against executive for firing cannon likely dismissed

A criminal case against the chairman of a construction company over the firing of a small cannon that injured a referee is expected to be dismissed.

Campaign heats up ahead of referendum on vaccine opt-outs

Opponents of a law that eliminates philosophical and religious exemptions for state-mandated vaccines are casting an upcoming referendum as a battle of Big Pharma versus Mainers’ independent spirit.

Lewiston man reported missing found safe

Anthony Luiz has been found safe.

GOP seeks to stop ranked voting in presidential election

The Maine Republican Party is going to try to stop a law that requires ranked voting in presidential races through a statewide “people’s veto” referendum.

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Why Are There So Many Hotels in Portland?

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Quincy Hentzel with the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce says the hotels are continuing to be built for a reason.

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All 20 remaining living hostages held in Gaza and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel walked free Monday as part of a ceasefire pausing two years of war that decimated the Gaza Strip and killed tens of thousands of Palestinians.

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Androscoggin County Deputies say they tried to arrest a man on an existing felony warrant

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Biddeford Motorcyclist Arrested going 114 in 40-MPH Zone

A Biddeford motorcyclist was arrested Saturday night after deputies clocked him going almost three times the speed limit in Arundel.…