BAR HARBOR (AP) — A broken rope was to blame for the injury of three climbers on a 25-foot-high rock face and a complicated rescue at Acadia National Park, rangers said Monday. Two men tumbled from the rock face at Otter Cliff, and one of them landed on a third climber at the bottom of […]

HANOVER (AP) — A cyclist killed during the Trek Across Maine likely lost control and veered into a tractortrailer that was passing his group from behind while he had one hand on his handlebar and was sipping water, Maine State Police said Monday. It’s unlikely that charges will be filed in the death of David […]

AUBURN (AP) — It may sounds like a B-grade movie, but it was all too real for Maine firefighters who encountered “Snakes in an attic.” Firefighters in Auburn learned upon responding to an attic fire Monday morning that a tenant was keeping 25 to 30 ball pythons in the attic. Capt. Scott Hunter tells WMTW-TV […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine lawmakers have failed to get the two-third majority needed to override five vetoes from Republican Gov. Paul LePage. One of the measures considered Monday would have barred the state from contracting for timber harvesting on land under its management if the contractor employs foreign workers for logging. LePage called the measure […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — A Maine woman whose daughter was fatally shot in 2010 is joining mayors and others in praising Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King for supporting universal background checks on gun purchases. Augusta Mayor William Stokes says Collins’ and King’s colleagues “need to follow their leadership and make common-sense gun policies a national […]

PORTLAND (AP) — A Maine man charged with kidnapping a man who was selling a car and stashing him in the car’s trunk during a trip to Delaware has pleaded not guilty. Law enforcement authorities say 19-year-old Alexander Filatov of Gorham was trying to sell his 2004 BMW on Craigslist when he met a potential […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Police have released the names of the two people killed in a three-vehicle crash on Route 3 in Augusta. Police say 46-year-old Laura Hall of Liberty died at the scene of the crash just after 7 a.m. Monday. Deputy Chief Jared Mills says 45-year-old Dean James of South China was taken to […]

LEWISTON (AP) — A Maine hospital group has gone to court to get more details about a proposed new health insurance plan being put together by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and MaineHealth. The state has said that Anthem can keep details of the plan secret as it seeks approval from the Maine Bureau […]