SCARBOROUGH (AP) — State officials in Maine want Interstate 295 travelers to know Santa isn’t only watching as they sleep. The Maine Department of Transportation on Wednesday changed the message on its variable-message signs between Scarborough and West Gardiner to say: “Santa sees you when you are speeding.” Spokesman Ted Talbot says the humorous message […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — A university in Maine’s capital city is teaching students about piloting drones. The University of Maine at Augusta offers a non-credit course where students can fly small stunt drones and learn how to use the remote controller. Professor Dan Leclair says students learn about weather patterns and airport maps. Students also learn […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Gov. Paul LePage says his administration soon will propose a new location for a secure, privately run facility for residents with mental illness who no longer need hospital care. The Republican governor’s administration had planned to build the $3.5 million facility in Augusta, which requires approval from a group of legislative leaders. […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine voters may not have realized the minimum wage hike they approved also means more overtime pay. A state law on the books says when the minimum wage goes up, so does the salary level for employees eligible to be exempt from overtime rules. For example, a retail worker who makes at […]

PALMYRA (AP) — The Maine State Police says one of its troopers rescued an owl that appeared to have been hit by a vehicle on Interstate 95, but the bird later died. Police say Trooper Bernard Brunette was driving northbound in Palmyra on Thursday morning when he noticed the owl in the snow bank on […]

SABATTUS (AP) — Police in Maine say a man they were searching for after an incident at a home in Sabattus has turned himself in. Town police Chief Gary Baillargeon said Wednesday that Scott Albert, 34, of Sabattus, was wanted on charges of domestic violence assault, domestic violence reckless conduct and possession of a firearm […]