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Investigation finds medical event caused deadly crash in Standish

A Massachusetts man whose car went off the road in Standish on Monday has died.

Homicide investigation underway after body found on side of the road in Augusta

A death in Augusta over the weekend has been ruled a homicide.

Game wardens locate teen who got lost in woods while camping in Maine

A game warden and a K9 located a 15-year-old boy who went missing while he was camping in Oxford County.

Police search for missing Bangor teen

Police continue to look for a missing 14-year-old girl from Bangor.

Maine physician who prescribed discredited COVID-19 treatments wanted to make a ‘spectacle’ of a state investigation. 18 months later, she said she’s succeeded.

An anti-vaccination group chaired by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is live streaming disciplinary hearings — and paying her legal fees.

State officials cautiously optimistic over latest drug overdose data

Work remains, including continuing an expansion of harm reduction services in Maine.

Another arrest is made in investigation into Maine corrections official accused of taking kickbacks

A second arrest has been made in the investigation into a Maine corrections official accused of steering purchases to certain vendors in exchange for kickbacks in a long-running scheme, officials said.

Attorneys preserve the right to invoke insanity plea for man accused of killing 4 people in Maine

A man who told police he killed his parents and their friends and shot at motorists on a busy interstate highway might try to show he was insane, based on pleas he entered Friday.

Biden signs executive order in Maine encouraging new inventions to be made in the US

President Joe Biden — buoyed by new signs the economy is continuing on the upswing — took a swipe on Friday at House Republicans’ flirtations with an impeachment inquiry, quipping that GOP lawmakers may decide to impeach him because inflation is cooling down.

Plans for Portland’s vacant Time & Tempurature Building could change, report says

Plans for a now-vacant landmark building in Portland may be changing.

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48-year-old David Harris was arrested by police this morning on multiple charges, including operating without a license.

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Deadly House Fire in Hiram Claims a Life

Investigators from the State Fire Marshal’s Office were called to the scene of a deadly house fire in Hiram. Crews…

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Gov. Janet Mills has vetoed a first-in-the-nation moratorium on new data centers in Maine.

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Judge gives Maine 30 days to review signatures for transgender student referendum

A judge on Friday gave the Maine Secretary of State's Office 30 days to review signatures gathered for a referendum concerning transgender students.

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Two Arrested in Months-Long Maine Drug Enforcement Investigation

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