Bill to expand abortion providers in Maine gets OK in House

Maine could expand the kinds of health care providers who can perform abortions under a bill making its way through the Democratic-led Legislature.

Police: Man shot to end six-hour standoff in Auburn, Maine

Police say a six-hour, armed standoff in Auburn, Maine, is over.

Inmate who walked away from work release turns himself in

The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office says an inmate who walked away from a work release assignment on Monday turned himself in to police.

Hit-and-run driver arrested in fatal crash in Maine

Police in Maine say they’ve arrested a driver who fled the scene of a fatal crash in Woodstock.

Maine unemployment remains low as long stretch continues

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   The unemployment rate in Maine continues to hold steady at a little more than 3% amid a record-setting stretch of low joblessness

Maine roofing contractor pleads not guilty in worker’s death

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   A Maine home improvement contractor has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter following the death of a worker

Maine could get budget wrapped soon

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Maine lawmakers could finish budget talks soon

Proposed ban on aerial spraying in Maine returning for vote

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   A committee of the Maine Legislature is slated to resume a debate over a proposal to prohibit aerial spraying of herbicides in the state’s forests

Jury selection set for Mainer charged with murder, rape

BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) Jury selection is starting in the trial of a Maine man accused of raping, beating and strangling a former Mount Desert Island High School classmate

Bowdoin College gifts interactive classroom to local school

BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP)   A Maine college is giving nearly a half million dollars to a local school district to pay for a new classroom that focuses on hands-on learning