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Bangor father charged with assaulting 8-week-old son

A 19-year-old father is facing charges after his infant son  was found to have injuries consistent with abuse.

Investigators await autopsy results after remains of New Hampshire couple found in separate waste facilities

Police are investigating after the remains of a New Hampshire woman and her fiancé were found at separate waste transfer facilities in Maine and New Hampshire.

Body recovered after neighbors reported gunshots in Machias

Police are investigating the discovery of a body in Machias on Thursday.

Paris farmhouse destroyed in Wednesday night fire

Investigators believe a fire that destroyed a 3-story farmhouse in Paris was caused by someone welding. 

Stockton Springs police officer charged with sexually assaulting 15-year-old girl

A police officer in Stockton Springs faces several charges over allegations he sexually assaulted a teenager several times over the course of six months.

Maine wants kids to make videos promoting COVID-19 shot

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Maine wants children in the state to participate in a video competition to encourage their peers to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

Power line vote challenged in court, no halt to construction

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Maine residents overwhelmingly voted to halt a $1 billion electric line that is already under construction, but that doesn’t spell the end of the polarizing project in the state’s western woods.

Mazer wins Portland city council race after name was drawn from antique bowl

Planning board chairman Branden Mazer has won at-large seat on the Portland City Council. The winner was selected by drawing a name from an antique bowl after the race ended in a two-way tie following a ranked-choice runoff.

Family releases name of 5-year-old victim in South Paris fire

New details have emerged after a fire in South Paris that left a 5-year-old dead.

14 deaths, 660 additional cases of coronavirus reported across Maine

Maine’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that 14 more Mainers with COVID-19 had died.

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Sprinkler system contained fire at Portland senior citizen complex

There were no injuries reported when a fire broke out at the Deering Pavilion on Forest Avenue in Portland.