TOPSHAM A driver ran a flashing red traffic light that was malfunctioning Monday afternoon due to high winds and was struck by another vehicle, police say. The crash was reported at the four-way intersection of routes 196 and 201 at 3:30 p.m. According to police, when the crash happened, the traffic lights had gone to […]

PORTLAND Maine’s wind power industry is poised to double its energy output over the next four years and is projected to create more than 4,000 jobs in the state this year, according to a report released Tuesday. Wind projects currently on the books will lift the state’s peak wind power output to 1,300 megawatts by […]

PORTLAND (AP) — A Maine attorney persuaded a judge to order media not to report what he or any witnesses said during his appearance in criminal court. The Portland Press Herald reports Anthony Sineni III of Standish was convicted of misdemeanor charges of assault and disorderly conduct Monday as part of a plea agreement. Judge […]

PORTLAND ( AP) — A former Maine-based federal prosecutor is the new chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine. Officials say Judge Nancy Torresen became chief judge on Tuesday. She succeeds Judge John A. Woodcock, whose term as chief judge ended this month. Torresen worked for the United States […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — A Maine judge says a man charged with killing his father and dismembering the body is not competent to stand trial and will be sent to Riverview Psychiatric Center. WCSH-TV reports 25- year-old Leroy Smith of Gardiner tried to plead Monday that he can’t get a fair trial before he was stopped […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — A new report says that 19 Maine workers died from occupational or work- related injuries in 2013. The preliminary report from the Bureau of Labor Standards says that the state’s fatality rate was 3.2 per 100,000 workers, compared to a national rate of 3.4 per 100,000 workers. The Maine Department of Labor […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine parents can now get a more accurate assessment of the day care centers where they are thinking of sending their children. The state Department of Health and Human Services on Monday unveiled an updated online database of the state’s child care providers, correcting deficiencies in a previous version. The older version […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Sentencing for a Sidney man who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 4-year-old girl he was baby-sitting and recording the attack on his cellphone has been delayed. A judge on Monday postponed sentencing for 25- year-old Eric Bard at the request of defense attorneys, who want Bard to undergo a mental health […]

GREENE (AP) — Police say a Green man is recovering from injuries after being pinned under a tractor for two hours in 15-degree weather. Authorities say 42-year-old Kenneth Bragdon was using his tractor to clear trees from his property on Saturday when one tree he was dragging became snagged and the tractor overturned. Bragdon was […]