IRS announces tax relief for Mainers impacted by Post-Tropical Cyclone Lee

The Internal Revenue Service is announcing taxpayers impacted by Post-Tropical Cyclone Lee are now eligible for disaster tax relief.

Judge sanctions Maine AG’s office over handling of homicide case

The Maine Attorney General’s Office has been sanctioned by a judge for failing to disclose information in a homicide case in a timely manner.

Maine to extend electrical cost assistance to tens of thousands of low-income residents

Maine’s public utility regulators approved an extension Tuesday of an energy assistance program that is expected to help tens of thousands of low-income state residents while potential cuts to federal assistance loom.

Child gets struck by vehicle while riding bike in Yarmouth

Police say a child riding his bike was struck by a pickup truck in Yarmouth last week.

4-year-old hospitalized after wandering away from Hampden preschool

A 4-year-old boy was hospitalized after he wandered away from a preschool in Hampden.

Search underway for Illinois man following incident in Lewiston

Police are searching for an Illinois man following an incident that took place in Lewiston over the weekend.

Maine corrections official accused of sexually assaulting female inmates

A former corrections official in Penobscot County has been charged with sexual assault and tobacco trafficking.

Boy rescued from Maine mountain after falling 60 feet

A 15-year-old boy who broke his leg on Tumbledown Mountain had to be rescued on Sunday.

Officials identify three men killed in early morning crash in Glenburn

Three people were killed in a single-vehicle crash in Glenburn early Sunday morning.

Speed and alcohol likely factors in wreck that left teen in Charleston injured, deputies say

The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office says speed and alcohol appear to be factors in a crash that injured a teenager in Charleston.