Officials Aware Ferry Service to Canada May Leave Portland

A Portland city official says the city ferry service will likely leave the city for Bar Harbor as a new port for a high-speed service between Maine and Canada.

Maine Girls Academy Closing

The Maine Girls’ Academy says any effort to reopen the school would have to “start from scratch”

Fire Hits Fryeburg Fair

FRYEBURG, Maine (AP) — A massive fire has destroyed two buildings and damaged several others at a historic fairground in Maine.

Dog Rescued From 103 Degree Car

A dog left in a hot car and the owner nowhere to be found.

‘Dee Money’ Murder Trial Gets Underway in Maine

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   The trial of a man accused of killing a Maine couple on Christmas Day 2015 is underway with prosecutors telling jurors the victims were shot in the head at close range

Sessions Traveling to Maine to Discuss Opioid Crisis

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   Attorney General Jeff Sessions is going to discuss the opioid and fentanyl crisis in Maine

Official Says LePage’s Bill Tackles Child Welfare System

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Maine’s top health official says the state’s struggling child welfare system needs more caseworkers, a new computer system and changes to mandatory reporting and family reunification policies

State Rep. Injured in Fire at Winthrop Home

WINTHROP, Maine (WGAN)  The State Fire Marshal’s Office says a state representative from Winthrop was seriously burned this morning attempting to start a brush pile fire on his property

Appeal Over Removal of Black Man from Jury Pool is Rejected

Maine’s highest court has upheld the conviction of a black man from Lewiston who appealed because the prosecutors eliminated the only African-American from the jury pool.

Driver Charged in Fatal Single-Car Crash

A Maine man who police say was drunk when he caused a crash that killed a man and injured another person has been arrested.