Collins, King Among Senators Calling For Rural Broadband

Maine’s two U.S. senators are joining 61 of their colleagues in a call for the Federal Communications Commission to advance broadband services in rural America.

Androscoggin Deputies Get Body Cameras, New Car Cameras

Sheriff’s deputies in a Maine county will be using body cameras and new patrol car cameras.

Brewpub That Long Catered To UMaine Community Set To Close

ORONO, Maine (AP) — A pub that’s been a preferred after-class hang-out for students at the University of Maine for more than 23 years says it will close its doors at the end of this month.

Long Creek Corrections Officers Deny Abusing Boy

The Maine Department of Corrections says an 11-year-old whose teeth were knocked out is to blame for his injuries.

Northeast Livestock Expo to Attract Large Crowds

A livestock exposition in Maine is welcoming more students this year than any other time in its history.

Uber Eats is Coming to Portland

A popular food delivery service is launching in Maine’s largest city.

No Charges in Stabbing that Killed Man in Parking Lot Brawl

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   Police in Maine’s largest city say no one will be charged in the stabbing death of a 31-year-old man because the stabbing occurred in self-defense

AG: 2 Men Targeted Victim Based on Race

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   The Maine attorney general’s office has filed a civil complaint against two white men accused of attacking an African-American man last month in Biddeford

Maine Supreme Court Weighs MaineCare Abortion Coverage Ban

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   A civil liberties attorney says Maine is “putting its thumb on the scale of a highly personal decision” by paying for pregnancy care, but declining to pay to end a pregnancy

Prosecutor: Victim Killed Was Beaten After Giving Up Drugs

A prosecutor says a man charged with murder in Maine continued to beat the victim even after the person gave up heroin demanded from him.