Owl Remembered For Inspiring Thousands Of Maine Students

WISCASSET, Maine (AP) — A nonprofit educational group in Maine has announced 27-year-old Byron the Barred Owl, a “wildlife ambassador” who helped educate thousands of students, has died of natural causes.

Westbrook Man Convicted for Welfare Fraud

PORTLAND, Maine (WGAN)  A Westbrook man has been convicted of conspiracy to defraud and to commit offenses against the United States

LePage Praises New Path for Work Requirements for Medicaid

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Maine Gov. Paul LePage is praising the decision by the Trump administration to allow states to institute work requirements for Medicaid recipients

Police: Suspicious Death in Bangor Ruled Homicide

An autopsy performed Thursday morning concluded that Israel Lewis’s death was a homicide.

Woman Charged With Manslaughter After Deadly Crash

Court documents show 19-year-old Kelsey Campbell, of South Thomaston, was arrested Tuesday.

Outdoor Center Warns Skiers of Dive-Bombing Owl

Pineland Farms says in a Facebook post the owl cut the man’s head when it attacked, and neither skiers nor trail groomers have seen the bird since.

Driver Dies After Car is Pushed in Front of School Bus

Police say the 31-year-old driver of a Ford Fusion was making a turn in Berwick Wednesday afternoon when he or she was rear-ended by a 42-year-old driver.

Pace of Drug-Affected Baby Births in Maine Finally Slows

The Maine Department of Health and Human Services says the number fell to 952 in 2017.

Maine Hopes to Lure Amazon with Incentives, State Charm

SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP)   A pair of Maine suitors is trying to lure Amazon to the Pine Tree State, although one of them is using the bidding process to the make the case for the technology giant to build a smaller project and not the second headquarters itself

Shapleigh Man Arrested on Domestic Violence Charge

SHAPLEIGH, Maine (WGAN)  A Shapleigh man has been arrested on domestic violence charge.