Scientists to use Minecraft to help students study space

ORONO, Maine (AP)   A team with researchers in Maine and Illinois is working on a project to use the video game Minecraft to get students interested in science and space

Governor faces deadline on ranked-choice voting bill

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Maine’s governor faces a deadline for weighing in on a bill to allow voters to rank candidates in the state’s March presidential primary

Utility watchdog to blame CMP errors on new billing system

Maine’s consumer advocate is laying blame on rampant over-billing for electricity on a utility’s new billing system.

Police investigate pedestrian-involved crash in Westbrook

Police responded to the scene Thursday morning after a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle.

Portland allocates over $900K donations to asylum seekers

The Portland City Council in Maine will allocate over $900,000 in private donations to the more than 400 asylum seekers that arrived this summer.

Police investigate discovery of unresponsive woman in ditch

Police in Maine are seeking information about a woman who was found unresponsive in a ditch in Sumner.

City officials weigh options for future of Fort Gorges

A forum was held Wednesday night to discuss the future of Fort Gorges.

Hope man accused of having sex with dog and videotaping it

A man from Hope was arrested after police say he had sex multiple times with a dog and even videotaped the act on one occasion.

Maine deer lottery this week is not just about a few bucks

Maine’s deer hunters will learn this week if they’ve been selected for a permit that allows them greater ability to hunt the animals.

Facility would make Maine town unique in northeast salmon

A company that wants to build a salmon farm on the site of a former Maine paper mill says it also plans to start a processing facility that would bring dozens of jobs to the area.