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Governor Mills orders flags at half-staff to honor Firefighter national memorial

Governor Janet Mills orders that flags be at half-staff on Sunday to remember fallen firefighters for the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service.

A Fiery Truck Crash on the Maine Turnpike, Delays Traffic for Hours

A tractor-trailer crashed and caught on fire on Saturday morning causing major delays for hours on the Maine Turnpike State…

Voting at 16 and ID requirements topics of discourse in Augusta

Elections going forward may look very different due to new measures regarding voting age and identification, which could radically change who does and doesn’t get to vote in Maine. 

50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam war marked with tribute to local veterans.

Biddeford held a presentation on Friday that honored the veterans of the Vietnam war, marking 50 years of the end of the war.

Trump administration settles with Maine over funding freeze after dispute over trans athletes

President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday agreed to halt all efforts to freeze funds intended for a Maine child nutrition program after initially suspending those dollars due to a disagreement between the state and Trump over transgender athletes.

Investigators say object that damaged vehicle parked in Portland parking lot came from tugboat

A 35-pound metal object that damaged a vehicle parked in the Casco Bay Lines parking lot in Portland was determined to be from a tugboat.

Antifreeze leak suspected after students on Maine school bus hospitalized with illness

14 students were hospitalized after they reported feeling ill on a bus in the Fairfield area.

Funding for Maine Sea Grant restored after settlement with Trump administration

Maine’s Sea Grant funding has been restored by the Trump administration after it was terminated in February.

A Belgrade Drug Bust Have Two Arrested

Police and drug agents have made two arrests in a drug bust in Belgrade. On Thursday, officers searched a home…

Rumford Man Facing Charges Now Tied to Guns

Police arrested Alexander Taylor Kubesh last month after finding quantities of multiple drugs at his home

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Otisfield man charged with making bomb threat toward elementary school

A man from Otisfield is accused of making a bomb threat directed at a local elementary school.

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Central Maine Power is again requesting a rate change after its previous request was turned down by regulators.

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Bates College Lifts Shelter-In-Place as Lewiston Police Search for Armed Man

Students at Bates College in Lewiston were told to shelter-in-place Thursday afternoon due to reports of a man with a gun.