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Public Advocate Skeptical of Expensive Plan to Improve Grid

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   The agency that represents the interests of Maine utility customers is skeptical of a costly proposal to improve the state’s power grid in the face of increasingly intense storms

Brunswick Police Warn of ‘Widespread Rabies Epidemic’

BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP)   Police in a Maine city are warning residents about a “widespread rabies epidemic” in the area

Justices Decline to Remove Prosecutors from Murder Trial

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Maine’s supreme court has declined to remove prosecutors handling the case of a mother accused of beating her 10-year-old daughter to death with her husband’s help

A Priest Read a Man His Last Rites, Then He Started Moving

SKOWHEGAN, Maine (AP)   The mother of a Maine man who was shot in the head with a pellet gun says he began showing signs of life less than an hour after a priest read him his last rites at the hospital

Phone Scam Targets Maine Sex Offenders

Maine sex offenders are being targeted in a phone scam.

Giant Shark Seen off the Maine Coast

A great white shark was possibly spotted in the waters near Boothbay Harbor.

Maine Laboratory Receives $12 Million NIH Research Grant

BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP)   MDI Biological Laboratory has received a $12 million National Institutes of Health research grant

Owner Says He’s Hoping to Bring Racing Back to Spud Speedway

CARIBOU, Maine (AP)   The owner of Spud Speedway in Maine’s potato industry county says he hopes a special race Tuesday will help lead to the re-opening of the track for weekly competitions

Four Drug Arrests Made as Agents Intercept Two Shipments

BREWER, Maine (WGAN)  The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency says four people are facing charges after agents intercepted two drug shipments…

Maine Lawmakers to Revisit Medicaid Expansion After Holiday

The Maine Legislature will return next week to vote on a funding source for Medicaid expansion after a veto by Republican Gov. Paul LePage.

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The bill would block data centers with heavy electrical use statewide until late next year.

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The ACLU of Maine has filed a lawsuit against five ICE agents on behalf of a man who was arrested in Portland during an immigration enforcement surge in January.

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Police Search for Missing 12-Year-Old Skowhegan Girl

The Girl was last seen between 3am and 730 am Sunday at her family’s residence.