Pot backers ask Maine to put locals, small businesses first

Maine’s marijuana enthusiasts used a public hearing to implore the state to protect the small businesses and growers they think should make up the backbone of the state’s budding cannabis industry.

Bill to end personal vaccine opt-outs heads to governor

A bill to end Maine’s religious and philosophical exemptions to vaccines is heading to the governor’s desk.

Bill to expand abortion providers in Maine gets OK in Senate

Maine’s Senate has passed a bill to allow nurse practitioners, physician assistants and certified nurse-midwives to perform abortions.

Mainers to weigh in on proposed pot rules in pivotal hearing

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   Maine’s marijuana enthusiasts are getting their first chance to provide testimony about the state’s plans to regulate recreational use of the drug

Two charged in relation to armed robbery in Limerick arrested in Montana

LIMERICK, Maine (WGAN)  The York County Sheriff’s Office says two people charged in connection with a robbery have been arrested in Montana

Portland Crash Causes Serious Traffic Jam Wednesday Night

A multi-vehicle crash happened in Portland Wednesday night.

More than 700 vaccinated after restaurant worker infection

Cary Medical Center and Pines Health Services have provided more than 700 vaccines to people who may have been exposed to the Hepatitis A virus in Caribou, Maine.

District Attorney in Maine admonished for meeting with judge

A Maine district attorney has been admonished for meeting with a judge about a case without the defendant’s attorney present.

Attorney alleges Maine is unlawfully holding 13-year-old

A Maine defense attorney says her 13-year-old client is being held unlawfully at the state’s only youth prison.

Maine tax on Poland Spring rejected in committee

A Maine legislative committee has voted against a bill to tax water bottler Poland Spring.