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Maine eyes new rules to make naloxone administration easier

The state reported last year that naloxone reversed more than 1,100 opioid overdoses between January and November 2020.

Waterville man charged with attempted murder after Sunday morning shooting

Police say they responded to gunshots fired in the area of Pleasant Street in Waterville around 2 a.m. Sunday morning. 

Senators want to prevent Putin dodging sanctions via crypto

He said the proposal would stop any Russian digital assets from being traded in U.S. jurisdictions.

Missing teenager from Waldo County found safe

Police say Queener was found safe Friday afternoon.

Fire at Auburn apartment building displaces nearly a dozen people

11 people were left without a place to live after a fire at an Auburn apartment building on Friday.

Advocates call for strict utility rating system in Maine

Advocates for Maine energy consumers have made the case that regulators in the state should apply strict standards in creating a rating system for the state’s utilities.

Trooper acted in self-defense during 2019 confrontation with Thorndike man, AG finds

Maine’s Attorney General says the use of force by police against a Thorndike man in 2019 was justified.

Plan to move Maine’s only medical school gets federal boost

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) The federal government is providing Maine’s only medical school with $5 million to help it move.

Leader of Navy shipbuilder in Maine abruptly resigns

BATH, Maine (AP) The leader of Bath Iron Works, one of the Navy’s largest private shipbuilders, abruptly resigned, the company said.

Sen. Susan Collins reports mild symptoms after testing positive for COVID-19

U.S. Senator Susan Collins has tested positive for COVID-19.

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A Connecticut man is charged with murder for a shooting in Corinth that left one man dead and another injured.

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A New York man fell onto the Maine Turnpike from the top of a moving bus.

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Ohtani is unanimous MVP for 4th time in winning NL honor as Judge edges Raleigh for 3rd AL accolade

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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Officers say 40-year-old Rex Allen Call, Jr. was arrested Thursday

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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.