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Northern Light Health shifts 1,400 jobs to Minnesota-based company

Maine’s second-largest health system is shifting 1,400 employees to an outside health services company.

Maine campers set another attendance record in 2022

Maine campers set a record for visits to state park campgrounds last year, furthering a trend that began during the COVID-19 pandemic.

9-1-1 outage impacting Maine communications centers caused by internal power failure

A power failure took down 9-1-1 operations at communication centers in northern and eastern Maine on Wednesday.

Search crews comb Maine state park for missing Portland woman

Police are trying to locate a woman who was reported missing from her Portland home.

UFO expert Normar Slevik says UFO sightings way up in Maine based on social media findings.

“There’s a lot of sightings that are happening in Maine that are going unreported through official means,” Slevik said.

Senate passes Collins-drafted bill to prohibit private ownership of big cats

Senator Susan Collins just helped pass a bill banning private ownership of big cats.

Box truck driver suffers serious injuries in collision on Maine Turnpike

One driver had to be extricated after a crash involving two commercial trucks on the turnpike in Kittery.

Massachusetts, Maine to partner on large inland wind farm

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Massachusetts intends to finance up to 40% of a wind power project in far northern Maine, potentially giving the state the partner it needs to make the project a reality.

Panel: Fishing plan can rebuild long lost cod stock by 2033

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Federal ocean regulators say a new fishing plan has a chance to rebuild the New England cod stock, which is a goal even many commercial fishermen have long regarded as far-fetched.

DA: Times Square machete suspect wanted ‘jihad’ on police

NEW YORK (AP) A man accused of attacking police with a machete near New York’s Times Square on New Year’s Eve was intent on committing a jihad against government officials and shouted “Allahu akbar” before striking one officer in the head and attempting to grab another officer’s gun, prosecutors said Wednesday.

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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.