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Investigators say icy roads contributed to fatal head-on crash in Penobscot County

Police say one person died and another was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries following a head-on collision in Penobscot County.

Police investigate crash that left 3 injured, 1 dead in Naples

A single-vehicle wreck in Naples claimed the life of a passenger and left the driver with serious injuries. 

Maine governor to appoint first Black justice to high court

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Maine’s governor has nominated a veteran judge to become the first Black justice on the state’s highest court.

Maine lawmaker proposes suspending state’s gas tax for year

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) A Republican lawmaker in Maine wants the state to suspend its gas tax during a time when the state is expecting new tax revenue and prices at the pump are rising.

Sunday River ski lift mishap could’ve been worse

(AP) A ski lift accident that sent a gondola falling to the ground at Sunday River Resort in western Maine could have been far more serious.

Record demand for state park campsites in Maine

Demand for the campsites has soared since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Effort to provide free dental care to veterans in Maine

The state is partnering with dental clinics provide dental hygiene services to Maine veterans who are unable to afford them.

Maine senator introduces bill to cap cost of insulin

King says more than 100,000 people in Maine have diabetes, and the state is one of only a few that cap insulin costs.

A house fire in Casco leaves roads closed and one injured

One person is injured in a structure fire in Casco Saturday morning

A Turner family is working to get twin boys they host from Ukraine every summer out of the country and back to Maine

The family hosts the twin boys every summer and over Christmas, and wants to get them into Maine and out of the war.

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Greater Portland Metro Unveils High Frequency Bus Service to Westbrook, Gorham

It would be the first of its kind rapid-transit service in the state.

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Windham Crash Leads Pickup to Careen into Building

Police are continuing to investigate the circumstances of the crash.

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Maine Man’s Body Found Floating in Lake Auburn

Auburn Police say an investigation is still active.

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Maine lawmakers fail to overturn governor’s veto of data center moratorium

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.