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Portland issues parking ban, postpones trash pickup due to April snow storm

PORTLAND, Maine (WGAN) Portland officials have declared a citywide parking ban that begins Wednesday at 10 p.m.

Train strikes car in Enfield after driver, witnesses say flashing lights and train signals were not activated

A driver suffered minor injuries after their vehicle was hit by a train in Penobscot County on Monday.

Maine State Police investigating fatal collision in Clinton

A fatal crash on I-95 in Clinton is under investigation.

Male hospitalized after shooting at Bangor home

BANGOR, Maine (WGAN) Police are investigating an early morning shooting in Bangor.

Maine’s trail system makes the state an outdoor destination. $30M in improvements could come soon

Maine’s beloved outdoor trail network could receive millions of dollars of improvements under a proposal conservationists have asked lawmakers to put before voters.

Body of Bowdoin student found in Topsham

TOPSHAM, Maine (WGAN) Police are investigating after a Bowdoin College student was found dead in Topsham Sunday.

Pedestrian dies after being struck by vehicle in Palmyra, deputies say

PALMYRA, Maine (WGAN) A woman is dead after she was hit by a minivan while crossing a road in Palmyra over the weekend, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.

Two arrested after police seize fentanyl and other drugs from Auburn apartment

A couple from Maine with past criminal convictions are facing more charges after police found drugs inside an Auburn apartment.

Police in Auburn arrest man charged with homicide in Pennsylvania

A man charged with homicide in Pennsylvania was arrested in Maine.

Special Olympics Maine founder accused in lawsuit of grooming, sexually abusing boy

The founder of Special Olympics Maine groomed a 9-year-old boy for sexual abuse that spanned two decades in which he encouraged the victim to accompany him on business trips and provided him with employment — and threatened him to keep it quiet, according to a lawsuit.

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