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Maine Senators Caution Trump on Self-Pardon

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   Maine’s U.S. senators are cautioning President Trump against using his executive power to pardon himself

Woman Dragged Boyfriend’s Clothes into Street to Burn Them

WATERVILLE, Maine (AP)   Police in Maine say a woman faces charges for allegedly burning her boyfriend’s clothes and belongings in the street due to a fight

Arrest Made in Death of Woman Whose Body was Found in Woods

BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP)   A Maine man has been arrested in connection with the death of a 19-year-old woman whose body was found in a wooded area in Bar Harbor

Republican Lodges Latest Legal Fight To Run For US Senate

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A disqualified GOP U.S. Senate hopeful wants courts to force Maine to record votes he receives…

Officials: Man Set Kitchen On Fire To Force Roommate To Move

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine authorities say a South Portland man set his kitchen on fire in an attempt to force his roommate to move out.

Court: Maine Governor Must Take Step to Expand Medicaid

A Maine court says Gov. Paul LePage must take a step to expand Medicaid as voters demanded in 2016.

Maine Man Arrested and Charged With the Death of a Bar Harbor Woman

A Maine man has been arrested in connection with the death of a 19-year-old woman whose body was found in a wooded area in Bar Harbor.

Man Run Down, 50 Years After Killing Girl in Hit-and-Run

ALFRED, Maine (AP)   A woman with a history of drunken driving convictions drove her car onto a baseball field in Maine during a game, police said, striking and killing a Vietnam War veteran who confessed five years ago to killing a 4-year-old girl in an alcohol-fueled 1968 hit-and-run

Father Charged with Abducting Daughters

BETHEL, Maine (WGAN)  The Oxford County Sheriff’s Office says a man is facing charges after abducting his daughters

Family Spokesman Says George HW Bush Leaving Hospital

BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush is leaving a Maine hospital after being treated for low blood…

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