August 1, 2012

But the Portland resident’s costs multiply after he manages to detach the vehicle immobilizer.
August 1, 2012

It might come as no surprise in Brownville, but heavy rain and snowstorms have been getting worse in Maine for years.
August 1, 2012

St. Andrews in Boothbay Harbor is eliminating its emergency room and some other patient services.
July 31, 2012
August 1, 2012
Since 2008, the Maine Cancer Foundation has awarded about $4 million in grants.
August 1, 2012
July 31, 2012
A few arrests are reported but the concert at Scarborough Downs is largely trouble-free.
August 1, 2012

A three-day cooperative effort has begun to remove 25 granite blocks that once formed a dam on the Yarmouth waterway. And advocates hope it's just the beginning.
July 31, 2012
Traffic was restricted to one lane during the evening commute for a stretch south of Exit 10 and traffic had backed up to Exit 11 by 6:15 p.m.
July 31, 2012
Maine has seen more cases in the last six months than in all of 2011.
July 31, 2012

Several fans held up a bedsheet with "PHELPS GREATEST OLYMPIAN EVER" handwritten on it after the swimmer broke the all-time record.
July 31, 2012
A green Audi gets "booted" for outstanding parking tickets, then shows up a block away without the boot and difference license plates.
July 31, 2012
Thomas Nelson, the ex-director of the York County Community Action Corporation, faces up to 10 years in prison.
July 31, 2012
The Maine Academy of Natural Science in Hinckley has signed a five-year contract with the state's charter school commission.
August 1, 2012

Chief Michael Sauschuck will take 10 weeks of classes at the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Va.
July 31, 2012

They got hitched while still in their teens, divorced 20 years and four children later, and are getting remarried after nearly a half-century apart.
July 31, 2012
Overall, Americans remain closely divided on same-sex marriage. The new Pew poll found 48 percent in favor and 44 percent opposed.
July 31, 2012
State police will stop traffic for as long as 25 minutes whenever necessary to ensure safety during Exit 53 bridge construction.
July 31, 2012

For Olympics organizers who pride themselves on putting on a carefully choreographed — obsessively controlled, some would say — 17-day show, the bursts of Twitter activity are like gamma rays escaping from a solar flare.
July 31, 2012
Parking will also be restricted tomorrow.
July 31, 2012

St. Andrews’ fate rests in the hands of the board of directors of MaineHealth. Local community leaders want more time to assess impact.
July 31, 2012
Cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, are way up in Maine and other states.
July 31, 2012
John Viehman had been with the company for six years.
July 31, 2012

The hearings will address bail conditions and whether the government had probable cause to arrest Casey James Fury, who worked at the shipyard as a painter and sandblaster.
July 31, 2012

The Americans had come into the last two Olympics as world champions, only to leave without a gold.
July 31, 2012
A new report contends that dramatic storms will become even more intense and frequent in years to come.
July 31, 2012
The measure would provide $511 billion for the base budget and $93.3 billion for the war in Afghanistan in the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1.
July 31, 2012
A pharmacy technician in northern Maine has been charged with stealing drugs from the pharmacy where she worked.
July 31, 2012

The state government will save more than $1 million per year in rent when two agencies move into a newly constructed office building at the edge of Maine's capital.
July 31, 2012
Mass.-based Hood Ice Cream will celebrate the dairy delight in four cities, including Portland, by offering free ice cream sandwich samples and coupons from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday.
July 31, 2012
Harpswell man is facing charges after reportedly smashing into a curb while trying to start his car early Friday morning.
July 31, 2012
After her grandfather suffered a heart attack and died while driving her home, 12-year-old Miranda Bowman managed to stop the truck and escape unharmed.
July 31, 2012
Police say the suspect entered the drug stores within minutes of each other and passed the pharmacists a note demanding prescription painkillers.
July 31, 2012
July 31, 2012
Police arrested 18-year-old Patrick Saunders of Somersworth and 30-year-old Allan Nicholson of Milton early Monday after their vehicle crashed in North Berwick.
July 31, 2012
July 31, 2012

eTickets enable passengers to skip the line at the ticket window and go straight to the gate by printing their tickets anywhere.
July 31, 2012
The marathon will start at Quoddy Head Station in the eastern Maine town of Lubec and cross over the Lubec Narrows onto Canada's Campobello Island.
July 31, 2012
FARMINGTON -- A Farmington man faces felony charges -- possibly in three separate courts -- after he allegedly stole boats from across the region and sold them on a local radio station flea market program.
July 31, 2012

MONMOUTH -- Paul Fox has been involved with putting on the Monmouth Fair since 1966, but the small country fair still gives him a charge each year.
July 31, 2012
Man charged in Westbrook murder refuses to enter plea / Five post-concert parties to feature 'special guests' / Hypnotist loses appeal of sex-assault conviction ... and more news from around the state.
July 31, 2012

The Senate majority leader says a vote to seat William Kayatta is unlikely before Election Day.
July 31, 2012
A 22-year-old baby-sitter is accused of raping a 4-year-old girl and recording the act on his cellphone.
July 31, 2012
A toddler who was found screaming on a porch on Silver Street on Monday morning, wearing only a diaper, was rescued by police and returned to his baby-sitter.
July 31, 2012
The state will build the traffic circle at the Windham Center Road intersection as part of a project that starts next year.
July 31, 2012

An online exhibit featuring vintage photos highlights an effort to enhance Little Chebeague as a destination.
July 31, 2012

Crisis counselor Bob Rockett stopped a man from jumping off a dam near the Maine Mall last week.
July 31, 2012

Avesta promises to use sprinklers and keep neighbors informed, but skepticism lingers.
July 30, 2012

The funnel cloud might have become a tornado if it had continued over land, according to the National Weather Service.
July 31, 2012

The Yarmouth Water District and its contractor face as much as $300,000 in fines for tearing down a 200-year-old house without getting a demolition permit or notifying the town's historical society.
July 30, 2012

One firm, tied to former Maine Gov. John McKernan, is part of a harsh critique in a Senate panel's probe.
July 30, 2012
The debate is over whether judges should have the discretion to allow for parole after long prison terms. The governor says 'yes,' the House says 'no.'
July 30, 2012
Dayton will answer a similar question Aug. 13. The school district will vote on the budget Tuesday.