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Social-distancing leads to drop in Maine influenza cases

AUGUSTA, ME (AP) Social-distancing rules imposed to protect against the new coronavirus is also reducing incidence of the flu.

Former Maine lawmaker’s conviction for theft, tax evasion

AUGUSTA, ME (AP) A former state lawmaker convicted of stealing more than $3 million from two elderly widows has lost his appeal.

About 200 rally, urging Maine to reopen as virus persists

A couple hundred demonstrators went to Maine’s capital to rally around the message that it’s time to start opening the state back up amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Large barn a total loss after fire in Scarborough

A large barn was destroyed in a fire Sunday afternoon in Scarborough.

1 killed in Bangor crash involving car and 2 motorcycles

BANGOR, Maine (AP) Police in a Maine city say a person was killed in a motor vehicle crash involving two motorcycles and a car.

Police in Maine city working under new drug-testing policy

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) Police officers in Lewiston are working under a new drug-testing policy instituted after the overdose of an officer.

Coronavirus cases in Maine rises to 867, two new deaths

The Maine Center for Disease Control reported a total of 867 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday.

Maine CDC reports 3 new deaths, 20 more COVID-19 cases

AUGUSTA (WGME) — The number of Maine residents who have died from coronavirus now tops 30 as more new cases…

Maine Couple Got Married at a Bank Drive-Thru

A couple in Maine who were forced to cancel their wedding in Florida amid the coronavirus pandemic didn’t let that…

Judge: Police not liable for man’s 2012 murder of 2 teens

A federal judge has ruled that a Maine police department isn’t liable for a 2012 shooting that killed two teenagers.

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Maine State Police Lobby Against Red Flag Law

Maine State Police and the state Department of Public Safety strongly oppose the Red Flag Law.