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Residents Struggle to Afford Rising Health Care Premiums

As many as 10,000 Maine residents are struggling to afford health care coverage due to rising premiums and deductibles.

Cookies That Made Day Care Staff Feel High Contained Nothing

Officials say cookies dropped off at a Maine day care that staff members complained made them feel high contained no illicit substances whatsoever.

Wind Turbine Fire Disrupts Electricity at UMPI

Officials say a wind turbine fire disrupted electrical service to the University of Maine at Presque Isle.

No Bail for Man Charged in Deaths of 2 Inside Burning Truck

A judge has ordered a man charged in the deaths of a man and woman found in a burning truck in Maine to be held without bail.

Governor LePage Wants More Federal Funds on Job Training

Maine’s Republican governor wants to direct more federal funding to job training, despite criticism that his proposal would take away money for career counseling and hurt vulnerable job seekers.

Officials: House Fire Caused by Smoking Materials

KITTERY, Maine (AP)   Fire officials in Maine say a blaze that badly damaged a home was caused by improperly disposed smoking materials

Maine City Takes Ownership of Canals for Planned Renewal

Officials with Lewiston, Maine, and a renewable power company say they have completed an agreement to donate a system of canals to the city.

UMaine’s Top Blueberry Scientist to Retire in Early 2019

The University of Maine says a horticulturist who studies one of the most important crops in the state is getting ready to retire.

FBI Releases Videos in String of Armed Robberies

The FBI has released a compilation of surveillance videos of the suspect in a spree of armed robberies in and around Portland.

LePage: Lawmakers Must Act for Maine to Get Medicaid Dollars

Maine’s Republican governor is claiming without providing evidence that President Donald Trump’s administration will only let the state expand Medicaid if Maine lawmakers put the money up.

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Firefighters say they quickly contained to fire on the outside

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