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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.

Mills administration prepares to send more than 1 million COVID-19 tests to Maine schools

Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services is providing rapid COVID-19 tests to schools in the state.

Maine Senate votes to close loophole on out-of-state garbage

The Maine Senate voted unanimously Thursday to ban out-of-state garbage from being dumped in a state-owned landfill.

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The Maine legislature has upheld the governor's veto of what would have been a first-in-the-nation moratorium on large data centers.

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Police looking for Oxford County woman last seen on Monday

Police are asking for help locating a missing Waterford woman.

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The body was taken to the Chief Medical Examiner in Augusta for identification.

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Maine State Police Investigate Death of Missing Thomaston Man

The cause and manner of death are still under investigation