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Maine community college experiences 4% enrollment increase

Maine’s community colleges are experiencing the first increase in the number of students since 2014.

Maine CDC study finds PFAS chemicals in water supplies

A report from the Maine Center for Disease Control found PFAS chemical contamination in nearly half the public water supplies tested.

Woman with loaded gun stopped at Maine airport checkpoint

The Transportation Security Administration says it stopped a woman at the Portland International Jetport who was carrying a loaded handgun at a security checkpoint.

Waldo County woman banned from owning cats after animal cruelty conviction

A Knox woman convicted of locking a dozen cats in a storage unit without food and water has been banned from ever owning cats again.

Co-owner of Portland BBQ joint says burglar disabled security cameras before break-in

One of the owners of a Portland barbecue joint says a thief disabled his security cameras before robbing a safe in the restaurant.

Maine gets ready to implement new universal lead screening

Physicians and Maine officials are preparing for the implementation of a new state law requiring lead screening of children ages 1 and 2.

Rep. Golden to support public impeachment inquiry

Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden of Maine says he’ll support a House impeachment inquiry in a public setting.

Jury convicts man for counterfeiting more than 48,000 DVDs

A Maine jury has convicted a former video rental chain owner of mail fraud and copyright infringement following charges that he sold more than 48,000 counterfeit copies of copyright protected movies.

Maine ACA enrollment could drop with Medicaid expansion

Several thousand Mainers who have Affordable Care Act insurance but qualify for Medicaid will be switched over during the Nov. 1-Dec. 15 enrollment.

House Speaker Sara Gideon’s 2016 PAC fined $500 for reimbursed contributions

Maine’s ethics commission voted unanimously to levy a $500 fine for Sara Gideon’s 2016 political action committee.

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Gov. Janet Mills says she's directing more than $1 million to help feed Mainers who rely on SNAP benefits during the government shutdown.

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A man serving life behind bars for the killing of his parents and two others in Bowdoin has died in prison.

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Two suspects in the Louvre jewel heist have admitted their involvement and are believed to be the men who forced their way into the world's most visited museum, a Paris prosecutor said Wednesday.

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Hurricane Melissa weakens as it churns across Cuba as a Category 2 storm

Hurricane Melissa was grinding across Cuba on Wednesday as a Category 2 storm after pummeling Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.