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LePage Administration Outsources Part of Medicaid Program

Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s plan to outsource part of the state’s Medicaid application process will cost the state more.

Worker Killed in Accident at Maine Sawmill

Officials say a worker has died in an accident at a Maine wood products mill.

Maine Seeking Feedback About Creating New Opportunity Zones

Maine officials are soliciting feedback about the use of a new federal program designed to bring jobs and growth to localized areas.

Maine Says It’s Time to Kill Rash-Causing Caterpillars

State entomologists say it’s time for Maine property owners to remove a species of invasive caterpillar from trees where they can be reached.

All 3 Sought in Millinocket Death Are Now Behind Bars

All three suspects in a fatal shooting in December in Millinocket, Maine, are behind bars.

Marketing Lobsters, Harvesting Crabs On Agenda At Fish Forum

The social event of the year in the world of Maine fishing is coming to a close in Rockport.

Woman’s body found in trunk of abandoned car

Police say the body of a young woman was found in the trunk of a car towed from a Walmart to an automotive dealership in Pittsfield.

Judge Won’t Drop Immigration Case Over Profiling Claim

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   A judge has ruled that a Maine state trooper had a legitimate reason to stop a van full of immigrants that he described as the “ICE mother lode” and will allow a resulting immigration case to move forward

Body Found Inside Trunk of Car at Dealership

PITTSFIELD, Maine (WGAN)  Maine State Police are investigating after a body was found inside a trunk at a car dealership in Pittsfield

Police Arrest 8 on Meth, Gun Related Charges

LYMAN, Maine (WGAN)  State Police say eight Lyman residents have been arrested related to methamphetamine and gun charges

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Living hostages and Palestinian prisoners are released as part of ceasefire in Gaza

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All 20 remaining living hostages held in Gaza and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel walked free Monday as part of a ceasefire pausing two years of war that decimated the Gaza Strip and killed tens of thousands of Palestinians.

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Androscoggin County Deputies say they tried to arrest a man on an existing felony warrant

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Biddeford Motorcyclist Arrested going 114 in 40-MPH Zone

A Biddeford motorcyclist was arrested Saturday night after deputies clocked him going almost three times the speed limit in Arundel.…