Parole Denied for Man Who Killed 18-Year-Old Girl in 1973

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   The Maine Parole Board has once again rejected a request for early release for a Maine State Prison inmate convicted of killing a West Gardiner woman in 1973

Police: Woman Restrained, Attacked in Biddeford

BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP)   Police in Maine have accused a couple of kicking, punching, and threatening a woman with a knife

Director Steven Soderbergh to Raise a Glass in Maine

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)  The director of “Erin Brockovich” and the “Ocean’s” trilogy is in Maine to promote his latest project, and it has nothing to do with Hollywood

Maine Bills Would Expand Access to Abortion

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Democrats’ bills geared at expanding access to abortion in Maine are moving through the Democratic-controlled Legislature

Maine Sports Betting Legislation Faces Further Study

Lawmakers say they need more time to decide on a push to allow sports betting in Maine in light of a U.S. Supreme Court decision.

Maine Man to Serve 10 Years for West Gardiner Killing

A Maine man who shot and killed a man outside his West Gardiner house in 2017 has been ordered to serve 10 years behind bars.

Maine City Faces Shelter Crowding as Asylum Seekers Arrive

Officials in Maine’s largest city say dozens of arrivals of asylum seekers are straining a shelter system that’s already overcrowded.

Census: Farmland, Farms, Farm Income Down in Maine

U.S. census figures indicate Maine lost 10 percent of farmland and 573 farms in the five years ending in 2017.

Maine Senators Push to Add LGBT People to Fair Housing Act

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   Maine’s two U.S. senators are introducing legislation designed to protect residents from housing discrimination that is based on gender identity or sexual orientation

Maine Man to be Sentenced for Manslaughter in 2017 Shooting

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   A Maine man who shot and killed a man outside his West Gardiner house in 2017 is due to be sentenced