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Push to Overturn New Rules For Airbnb, Short-Term Rentals

A Maine resident wants to overturn his city’s new regulations against short-term rentals on websites such as Airbnb.

Attorney: Reopen Downeast Correctional Facility immediately

A lawyer for laid-off prison workers is demanding that Gov. Paul LePage reopen the Downeast Correctional Facility immediately, but no action is expected before Monday.

Three Arrested in Warren Drug Bust

WARREN, Maine (WGAN)  Three people have been arrested for drug trafficking in Maine

Maine Lawmakers Cheer $17M Defense Contract With Shoemaker

A $17.3 million U.S. Department of Defense contract with New Balance to provide U.S.-made athletic shoes to service members is getting cheers from lawmakers in Maine, where the company employs hundreds of people.

LL Bean: No Bonus After Tough Year, More Jobs to Be Cut

L.L. Bean says sales declined slightly over the past year and that there will be no bonus for workers for the first time since 2008.

LePage Vows to Fix ‘Major Holes’ in Child Welfare System

Gov. Paul LePage has vowed to use executive orders to fix “major holes” in Maine’s child welfare system following the brutal beating death of a 10-year-old girl.

Man Barred From Farm Where Pregnant Goat Was Shot

A man eyed as a possible suspect in the death of a pregnant goat that was shot by a crossbow at a Maine farm has been barred from the property.

Man Linked to Walmart Parking Lot Shooting Convicted

BANGOR, Maine (AP)   A New York man charged in connection with a 2016 shootout at a Maine Walmart has been found guilty of federal gun and drug possession charges, but not guilty of firing his weapon

GOP Candidate Who Mocked Parkland Students Now Has Opponent

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) _ A Republican Maine House candidate now has an opponent after he used Twitter to attack two students who survived a shooting at a Florida high school, calling one of them a “skinhead lesbian” and the other a “bald-faced liar.’

12 Cleared for Crowded Maine Governor Primary Races

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   The Maine Department of the Secretary of State says 12 candidates have qualified for the primaries to run for governor

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3 People Arrested in Penobscot County Drug Raid

Deputies say the investigation remains active and additional charges may be forthcoming.

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Tito’s Vodka Ordered to Pay $750,000 in Taxes and Penalties in Maine

The court determined the manufacturer did not file tax returns for an audit period.

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Maine supplemental budget clears committee, heads to full legislature

Maine’s supplemental budget is advancing, and it includes a tax increase on millionaires and $300 relief payments to more than half a million lower income Mainers.

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Missing South Portland man found safe

Police say Kulinski has been found safe.

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Maine Lawmakers Pass Bill to Let Jails Turn Away Some ICE Detainees

Governor Mills has indicated she will sign the bill.