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Rural Maine areas are reporting more COVID-19 cases than larger urban cities

SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) Maine’s growing number of COVID-19 cases is disproportionately affecting smaller towns.

Police: 13-year-old driver kills 3-year-old in Maine

GORHAM, Maine (AP) A 13-year-old girl was alone behind the wheel of a car that killed a 3-year-old boy in a residential neighborhood, police said.

Maine stays under emergency order for at least 1 more month

SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) Maine will remain under a state of emergency order until at least the middle of May, the state’s governor has ruled.

Bill proposes separate, elevated state agency for children

A Maine lawmaker wants to make the state agency that serves children a separate, cabinet level-department.

$20K in trading cards stolen from hobby store

Maine authorities are investigating the theft of several sports trading cards estimated to be worth nearly $20,000.

Man killed by police during armed confrontation in northern Maine

Police in northern Maine fatally shot a man during an armed confrontation early Wednesday.

Police standoff in Windham comes to an end after suspect surrenders

A standoff in Windham has come to an end after police say the suspect surrendered peacefully.

Tractor-trailer rollover disrupts traffic on Maine Turnpike

A tractor-trailer rollover led to lane closures on the Maine Turnpike Wednesday.

Collins wants rule change to benefit international adoptees

Maine’s Republican senator is joining a bipartisan group of colleagues that wants to close a loophole in U.S. citizenship rules to benefit internationally adopted children.

Millions pour into groups fighting, supporting power line

Money is pouring into the campaign battle over a $1 billion hydropower transmission project in western Maine.

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