Maine Catholics to Change Some Practices in Response to Flu

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   Widespread influenza across Maine has prompted the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland to alter some traditions to keep parishioners healthy

Push for In-Person Harassment Training Gets Support

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   A Maine legislative panel is endorsing a proposal to mandate in-person sexual harassment training for all lawmakers

LePage Says Feds Block a Ban on Food Stamps for Junk Food

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Republican Gov. Paul LePage says the Trump administration is blocking his latest effort to prevent the use of food stamps to purchase soda and candy

Judge: Blood Test Improperly Obtained from Lobster Captain

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   A federal judge has ruled that a blood test that showed a lobster boat captain ingested marijuana and oxycodone will be inadmissible as evidence at his manslaughter trial

Maine Sees Fewer Opioid Prescription Claims Under Law

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Prescriptions of opioid painkillers are dropping in Maine as the state rolls out a prescription monitoring law that’s been hailed as one of the nation’s toughest

October Wind Storm Cost $69 Million, CMP Says

AUGUSTA, Maine (WGAN)  Central Maine Power says the estimated cost of damage from October’s wind storm is $69 million

Geologists Investigate Small Maine Earthquake

Officials say the magnitude 2.6 quake happened at 6:47 p.m. Wednesday.

3 Survive After Snowmobile Plunges Into Icy Pond

Authorities in Maine say a man and two girls are recovering after falling through a frozen pond.

Police Investigate Sex Offender Photographing Children

Police in Maine say a registered sex offender who has taken photographs of children in public places didn’t break any laws.

Two Men Arrested in Ellsworth Drug Bust

The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency says 34-year-old Frankie Montero of Brooklyn, New York and Vega Alta, Puerto Rico was arrested, along with 25-year-old Joshua Kane of Ellsworth.