Police: Officer pocketed fentanyl a month before overdose

An investigation indicates a Maine police officer pocketed fentanyl during an arrest a month before he died from an accidental drug overdose last winter.

Portland selects new police chief

Frank Clark, currently a lieutenant with the South Portland Police Department, accepted the offer to become Portland’s police chief.

Judge to weigh teen could be tried as adult in park brawl

A judge is set to hear arguments on whether a Maine teenager should be tried as an adult in a man’s death.

Maine governor still hasn’t paid her inaugural bills

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Maine’s Democratic governor has yet to pay higher-than-expected costs for her inauguration

You can now legally drink at some Maine park events

BANGOR, Maine (AP)   Park-goers who want to imbibe at permitted events held in Maine parks now don’t have to worry `bout a thing

Fed aid to help Maine, 9 other states improve workforce data

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   Maine is one of 10 states that are receiving federal grants designed to improve the quality of data about the workforce

Venerable ag fair takes over Maine’s Queen City for 10 days

BANGOR, Maine (AP)   One of the oldest and largest agricultural fairs in Maine is getting started in the state’s Queen City

Deadline nears for closing shelter for asylum seekers

Some on the City Council are accusing Portland Mayor Ethan Strimling of sending mixed signals to more than 200 African asylum seekers about their housing prospects.

Rare tick-borne illness in Maine for first time in 2 years

The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention says a case of a rare tick-borne infection has been confirmed in the state for the first time since 2017.

ACLU asks company to keep immigration agents off its buses

The American Civil Liberties Union affiliates of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont are asking a bus company to refuse access to immigration agents who want to board and conduct citizenship checks.