Station: WPOR

Maine lawmakers consider heftier fines for distracted driving

A proposed bill in the Maine Legislature would increase fines for using your cell phone or other electronic devices behind the wheel.

Missing women with intellectual disabilities located by Maine Warden Service

Two Topsham women with intellectual disabilities have been found safe after the two went missing while trying to drive to the Maine Mall.

Lawmakers dispute over proposed Penobscot tribe’s role in Baxter State Park authority.

A bill seeks to add a tribal representative to the three-person Baxter State Park authority, which violates the original terms set up by Percival Baxter in 1931.

Deaths at Poland home ruled double-homicide

Police are investigating a double homicide in the town of Poland.

Investigators identify victim in fatal Naples fire

One person died in an overnight fire in Naples.

Silver Alert issued for two Topsham women lost while traveling

State police have issued a Silver Alert for two Topsham women.

DA: Former youth minister pleads guilty to child rape

A former youth minister who previously served in Maine churches has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting three vulnerable boys that he met through church, prosecutors said.

Fire crews respond to Sappi Mill after person falls through roof

One person was rushed to the hospital after falling through the roof of the Sappi Mill in Skowhegan on Thursday.

Maine man sues utility over cutting down of Christmas trees

A Patten man is suing Versant Power, claiming that the company cut down nearly a thousand Christmas trees on his property without permission.

Body of missing snowmobiler from Connecticut found in Maine

The body of a missing snowmobiler was found Wednesday.

Latest Headlines

21 minutes ago in Local

Update: Fire Damages Home, Destroys Barn in Augusta

Fresh

Fire destroyed a barn and damaged a home in Augusta on Monday.

57 minutes ago in Local

Portland Residential Building Fire Disrupts Munjoy Hill Neighborhood

Fresh

Portland firefighters say there's no information yet on the cause of the fire.

2 hours ago in Local

Brush Fire Burns Nearly an Acre in New Gloucester

Fresh

Crews were on the scene for nearly three hours Sunday afternoon.

5 hours ago in Local

Swanville man arrested again for sex crimes

A Waldo County man is facing sex crime charges for the second time this year.

11 hours ago in Sports, Trending

Marathon milestone shattered: Sabastian Sawe breaks the fabled 2-hour barrier by 30 seconds

A pair of African distance runners took down what was once among the most unthinkable records in sports on Sunday, shattering the long-unapproachable two-hour barrier in the 26.2-mile (42.2-kilometer) marathon.