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Man arrested in Arkansas in connection with the death of a co-worker in Maine

A suspect was arrested in Arkansas on Sunday in the death of a co-worker in Waterville, Maine, according to Maine State Police.

Maine state official who removed Trump from ballot was targeted in swatting call at her home

A fake emergency call to police resulted in officers responding Friday night to the home of Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows just a day after she removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause.

New York man charged by Maine police after false 9-1-1 call

A false 9-1-1 call in Washington County led to the arrest of a New York man on drug and gun charges.

No charges expected after fatal pedestrian crash in Fairfield

Police say an 85-year-old man was fatally struck by a vehicle while trying to cross a street in Fairfield on Thursday.

Police investigate fatal single-vehicle crash in Limington

A Hiram woman died after her vehicle went off the road and struck a tree in Limington on Thursday.

Maine bars Trump from ballot as US Supreme Court weighs states’ authority to block former president

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Maine’s Democratic secretary of state on Thursday removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause, becoming the first election official to take action unilaterally as the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to decide whether Trump remains eligible to return to the White House.

Investigation underway after discovery of two bodies in Farmington

State and local police are investigating after the discovery of two bodies at a home in Farmington.

Police search for person of interest in Waterville death investigation

Police in Waterville have identified a person of interest in a death investigation.

Trump legal team wants Maine’s Secretary of State to disqualify herself from deciding ballot eligibility

Former President Donald Trump wants Maine’s Secretary of State to disqualify herself from making a decision on whether he can appear on the state’s Presidential primary ballot.

Longtime Maine TV station employee dies after being struck by vehicle, police say

A 71-year-old woman is dead after she was struck by a vehicle in South Portland while walking home from Christmas Eve mass on Sunday evening, police say.

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