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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.