Harrison man charged with attacking mother

HARRISON, Maine (WGAN)  State Police and the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a stabbing and assault Friday night in Harrison that left a woman with serious injuries and her son charged with the attack

Police investigating couple’s death as murder-suicide

WATERBORO, Maine (WGAN)  State Police say they are investigating the deaths of a couple from Waterboro as a domestic violence murder-suicide

LL Bean poised to open 1st store in Canada

FREEPORT, Maine (AP)   L.L. Bean is poised to open its first store in Canada

Bill would increase fines for robocalls

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   A newly introduced bill targeting robocallers that has U.S. Sen. Susan Collins’ support would double the penalties on scammers who trick victims into answering phone calls

Gifford’s Drafted to Serve as Official Ice Cream of Patriots

A Maine company has been named the official ice cream of the New England Patriots.

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.”