PORTLAND Independent Maine candidate Eliot Cutler says he is not backing out of the race despite increasing pressure from some voters who see him as a spoiler. Cutler reiterated his earlier statement that if voters don’t believe he can win, they should vote for someone else. He said Wednesday he is encouraging Maine voters to […]

PORTLAND Maine Sen. Angus King is withdrawing his support for independent gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler and backing the Democratic candidate — Rep. Mike Michaud. King, an independent, said Wednesday that it’s clear Maine voters are not prepared to elect Cutler. Cutler is trailing in polls against Michaud and Republican Gov. Paul LePage. King endorsed Cutler […]

FORT KENT A nurse from Maine who’s in isolation after returning from West Africa where she treated Ebola patients says she’s prepared to go to court if the state tries to quarantine her. Kaci Hickox spoke to NBC’s “Today” show and ABC’s “Good Morning America” from Fort Kent, where she lives, on Wednesday. She says […]

AUGUSTA(AP) — A former Maine state prison guard has been convicted of inappropriately touching a young girl. Travis Lyon, of Vassalboro, was convicted by a jury Tuesday in Kennebec County Superior Court of three counts unlawful sexual contact. Prosecutors say he touched the girl several times between March 2011 and August 2013 starting when she […]

PORTLAND (AP) — A federal judge says part of a free speech lawsuit against Maine’s largest city is dismissed because Portland repealed a buffer zone keeping anti-abortion protesters away from a Planned Parenthood entrance. The Portland Press Herald reports U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen ruled the protesters can still seek damages for violation of their […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Maine’s potentially final season for hunting bears using dogs and traps is about to end. The season for hunting bears via the two methods ends on Friday. Maine residents are voting on a ballot initiative this year that would outlaw both methods along with the use of bait. The election is Nov. […]

KENNEBUNK (AP) — Amtrak will begin stopping in Kennebunk within the next two years. The Portland Press Herald reports Amtrak will establish the stop in the spring of 2015 or 2016. The move will restore passenger train service to Kennebunk for the first time in more than 50 years. The train will stop at an […]

PARIS (AP) — A Maine man charged with killing and sexually assaulting his mother-in-law in front of his 6-year-old daughter has been ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation to determine if he is competent to stand trial. Paul Orchard of Peru is charged with killing 57-yearold Paula Nuttall in the family home on Oct. 11. […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — A mother and daughter who rammed each other’s cars in a Monmouth cemetery, knocking over several headstones, have both pleaded guilty to criminal mischief. Meanwhile, the group that operates the Monmouth Ridge Cemetery has dropped its lawsuit against the women and accepted a $25,000 check from their insurance to help cover the […]