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UPDATE: Litchfield man captured following manhunt

LITCHFIELD, Maine (WGAN)  State Police say a wanted Litchfield man is now in police custody

Maine ag commissioner let down by USDA’s blueberry aid snub

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Maine’s agriculture commissioner says it’s “highly disappointing” the federal government won’t include the state’s blueberry growers in a program designed to provide payments to farmers hurt by trade disruption

Officers never asked landlord sentenced in double-homicide if he had a gun

Court filings show a Maine landlord who killed two tenants in 2012 had threatened to shoot one in front of a police officer, but officers never asked if he had a gun.

Medical examiner soon to release how man found in cove died

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Maine says it should be able to release a cause of death soon in the case of a body found in Greenland Cove near Bremen.

Portland city worker hit and killed by trash truck

The city of Portland says a city worker was killed Sunday after getting struck by a trash truck.

Idexx to get tax breaks once new HQ opens in Westbrook

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   Veterinary diagnostics company Idexx is in line for up to $16 million in tax breaks when its new Westbrook headquarters opens next month

Indian Mural Scrubbed from Skowhegan High School

A large Native American mural has been erased from the Skowhegan High School gymnasium.

Man and dog killed in single-vehicle rollover crash in Albion

Police say a man and a dog were killed in a crash in Kennebec County over the weekend.

Medical examiner soon to release how man found in cove died

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Maine says it should be able to release a cause of death soon in the case of a body found in Greenland Cove near Bremen.

2 crashes in 5 miles for Maine teenager

Police say a Maine teenager was involved in a pair of crashes within minutes, and the second one nearly claimed his life.

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