Mainer sentenced to 55 years for fatally beating 10-year-old

BELFAST, Maine (AP)   A judge has imposed a 55-year prison sentence on a Maine man for the beating death of his 10-year-old stepdaughter, a horrifying crime that led to changes in the state welfare system

Sanders campaigns to head to Maine on Labor Day weekend

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is heading to Maine on Labor Day Weekend

Making health care affordable, accessible focus of forum

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   Maine leaders are looking at ways to make health care more affordable and accessible in the wake of voter-approved Medicaid expansion

York County Deputy Rescues Teen From Burning Truck

A teen was rescued from a burning truck after it hit a tree Tuesday night in Waterboro.

New federal-run cemetery in the works in Maine

JONESPORT, Maine (AP)   A second federal cemetery is in the works in Maine

Massachusetts teen indicted on murder charge in Maine

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   A Massachusetts teenager accused in the strangulation and stabbing death of his friend’s mother has been indicted on charges of murder

Coastal rail service delayed as track testing continues

BATH, Maine (AP)   A pilot program for a seasonal passenger rail service along the coast of Maine has been delayed again, due to track testing

Gov. Mills to decide on bill to switch Maine to ranked-choice voting in presidential races

In a surprise move, Maine lawmakers passed a bill Monday extending ranked-choice voting to presidential primary and general elections, though it’s unclear if Gov. Janet Mills backs it. She could stop it from taking effect before the 2020 election.

EPA delays stricter standards for new lobster boat engines

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   The Environmental Protection Agency is giving a break to Maine’s lobster industry by delaying new clean-air standards for some marine diesel engines

Maine lawmakers pass $105M highway bond package

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Maine lawmakers have approved asking voters to weigh in on $105 million in proposed borrowing for roads and bridges–while failing to agree on $58 million in additional borrowing