Station: WPOR
Dresden pedestrian dies after being hit by a vehicle
A Woolwich woman is dead after she was hit by a car on Middle Road in Dresden Friday night.
Woman rescued next to car in Wells marsh
A woman is hospitalized after being found near a mostly submerged car in a marsh in Wells Friday afternoon.
Legislators bicker over face shield, in-person work rules
A group of lawmakers responsible for overseeing the rules of Maine’s two legislative chambers are reviewing pandemic protocols in response to complaints about members not wearing effective masks.
Hampden teen charged after allegedly tossing molotov cocktails at an apartment building
An 18-year-old Hampden man accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at a Bangor apartment building has been charged with arson and attempted murder.
Partisan divide amid uproar over chief’s social media posts
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) There’s a partisan divide among state lawmakers over social media posts of the law enforcement officer in charge of State House security who, among other things, questioned the outcome of the presidential election.
Maine CDC reports 4 deaths, 636 new coronavirus cases
The Maine CDC reported Friday that four more Mainers have died with COVID-19. It raises the statewide death toll to 540.
Maine officials join push to protect Voting Rights Act
Maine’s attorney general and secretary of state are joining efforts to call on the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a section of the Voting Rights Act that protects racial minorities.
Opponents of $1B power line have signatures for referendum
Opponents of a $1 billion power corridor in western Maine have collected roughly 100,000 signatures for a referendum drive to defeat it.
Federal court upholds Maine’s out-of-state quarantine rule
Maine’s quarantine requirement for out-of-state visitors during the pandemic has been upheld by a federal appeals court.
