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Police release name of victim, new details surrounding deadly Vassalboro shooting

Police have released the name of the man who died in a shooting in Vassalboro on Monday.

Judge orders Maine State Police to provide more docs to newspapers

Maine State Police must turn over additional disciplinary records detailing misconduct by troopers to the state’s two biggest newspapers, a judge ruled.

Weekend shooting in Biddeford sends Massachusetts man to the hospital

Police in Biddeford are trying to determine what led up to the shooting of a Massachusetts man over the weekend.

Federal lawmakers seek review of New England asylum cases

Congressional leaders in New England are calling for a federal investigation into the low rate of approvals by the region’s asylum office.

Maine Attorney General finds use of deadly force justified in Waterville shooting

Maine’s top prosecutor says the fatal police shooting of a Waterville man last year was justified.

Police respond to 3 shootings in Portland on Monday

Portland Police say they investigated three shootings over the course of 90 minutes on Memorial Day.

One dead following shooting in Vassalboro

Details are few at this point about a shooting that killed one person and injured another in Vassalboro on Monday

Three car crash on Turnpike sends several people to the hospital

The Maine Turnpike was closed for an hour during one of the busiest times of the year on Memorial Day because of the accident

New England senators want more federal money for elections

Sen. Angus King says the Sustaining Our Democracy Act would provide $20 billion in federal money over the next 10 years to help states with election necessities, such as training poll workers and upgrading voting equipment and registration systems.

Old Orchard Beach is ready for the tourists this Memorial Day weekend

Love them or hate them the tourists from Canada and other states are back in Maine.

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Shohei Ohtani likes winning Most Valuable Player awards. He loves winning the World Series even more. The two-way Japanese star did both for a second season in a row for the Los Angeles Dodgers, earning his fourth career MVP on Thursday night while unanimously earning the National League honor.

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UMaine Police Issue Campus Warning in Domestic Violence Search

They say harassment was first reported Monday, but the case was elevated Thursday.