Maine grappling with closure of nursing homes

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) More than a dozen nursing homes have shuttered in Maine over the last five years, and operators…

3 charged with federal crime stemming from Maine robbery

BANGOR, Maine (AP) Prosecutors say they’ve invoked a federal law in charging three men from New York City with robbery…

Legionnaires’ disease bacteria found in Maine water samples

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention says it has detected bacteria responsible for Legionnaires’ disease…

Hot weather that scorched heartland arriving in New England

Hot weather that has scorched the nation’s heartland is making its way to the nation’s northeastern tip, where temperature could hit 100 this weekend in parts of northern New England.

AG says officers acted in self-defense in fatal shooting

Maine’s attorney general says officers acted in self-defense when they fatally shot a man who fired at an armored vehicle and warned he wanted to “kill a cop.”

Dam removal to restore view not seen in centuries begins

Work has begun on a dam removal project on a southern Maine river that’s expected to restore river flow to areas that haven’t experienced it in centuries.

Judge denies request for new trial in rape, murder in Maine

A Maine judge has denied a request for a new trial for a man serving a life sentence for a rape and killing in 1994

Maine unemployment remains low, hasn’t exceeded 4% in years

Maine labor officials say the unemployment rate in the state continues to hold steady, and has ranged between 3.2% and 3.5% over the past two years.

Maine hires DC group to help reform juvenile justice system

Maine corrections officials who are considering reforms to the state’s juvenile justice system have hired a Washington, D.C.-based juvenile justice policy group.

Border Patrol makes arrests in Rangeley area

The U.S. Border Patrol says agents have arrested six people working in the Rangeley, Maine, area who are in the country illegally.