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Lewiston police arrest five men in prostitution bust

Lewiston police made five arrests in a prostitution bust on Monday.

Pratt & Whitney provides UMaine engineering center with $1M

Aerospace manufacturer Pratt & Whitney is giving the University of Maine’s new engineering center $1 million to help bring new technology to students.

Health care, education to lead Maine’s legislative debates

Several bills focused on health care and education are expected to lead legislative debates at the Maine Statehouse in 2020.

Speed, distraction played role in Maine crash that killed 2

Police in Maine say speed and driver distraction played a role in a crash in which two Lewiston residents were killed and three other people injured.

Two killed, three hurt in Maine crash outside market

Police in Maine say they’re still investigating a crash in which two Lewiston residents were killed and three other people injured.

Firefighter heads home after deadly Farmington blast

The last of the firefighters to be released from the hospital after a deadly building explosion in Farmington headed home on Tuesday.

Apartment Building Catches Fire in Portland

Firefighters responded to a blaze in Portland Monday evening.

Lewiston police identify pedestrian involved in hit-and-run; search for driver continues

Police in Lewiston have identified the victim of a hit-and-run involving a pedestrian.

Maine’s lobster catch is off by 40 percent from last year

Maine’s lobster catch is well behind last year’s pace, with only weeks left in the season.

Vigil Held For Slain Waterville Mom

WATERVILLE, Maine (AP) Family members and friends have held a candlelight vigil in honor of a Maine woman who police say was killed, allegedly by her boyfriend.

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IOC and Saudi Arabia cancel their 12-year deal to host video gaming Esports Olympics in Riyadh

FILE -Olympic Rings are pictured in front of The Olympic House, headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the opening of the executive board meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 28, 2023. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP, File)

The IOC and Saudi Arabia have canceled their 12-year deal to host the video gaming Esports Olympics in Riyadh in a rare setback for a sports project backed by the oil-rich kingdom.

3 hours ago in National, Trending

Banks and retailers run short on pennies as the US Mint stops making them

A sign in a Kwik Trip store shows the store will no longer be using pennies to give change, on Oct. 23, 2025, in Yorkville, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

President Donald Trump's decision to stop producing the penny earlier this year is starting to have real implications for the nation's commerce.

4 hours ago in Music, Trending

Universal Music and AI song generator Udio settle lawsuit and partner on new AI music platform

FILE - Taylor Swift arrives at the 67th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

The rise of AI song generation tools like Udio has disrupted the $20 billion music streaming industry. Record labels accuse the platforms of exploiting the recorded works of artists without compensating them.

4 hours ago in Trending, World

5 more jewel heist arrests made as Louvre probe deepens

People tour the courtyard of Le Louvre museum in the rain Monday, Oct. 27, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

The prosecutor, Laure Beccuau, told RTL radio that one of the detainees is suspected of being part of the four-person team that robbed the Louvre's Apollo Gallery in broad daylight on Oct. 19.

4 hours ago in Lifestyle, Trending

How Americans feel about changing the clocks, according to a new AP-NORC poll

FILE - Custodian Ray Keen inspects a clock face before changing the time on the 100-year-old clock atop the Clay County Courthouse March 8, 2014, in Clay Center, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Only 12% of U.S. adults favor the current system of daylight saving time, which has people in most states changing the clocks twice a year, according to a new AP-NORC poll, while 47% are opposed and 40% are neutral.