WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine says attempts by Russian agents to create discord on social media are not limited to presidential politics. She said during a hearing Wednesday in Washington, D.C., that Russian-created Facebook pages have gone after Maine Republican Gov. Paul LePage. She said two posts in 2016 attacked […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s Republican governor has again filed suit against the state’s Democratic attorney general as part of an ongoing feud related to President Donald Trump’s immigration orders. Gov. Paul LePage’s complaint filed in Androscoggin County Superior Court alleges that Attorney General Janet Mills’ office is improperly withholding records related to legal challenges to […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine Attorney General Janet Mills says residents should be aware of a phone scam in which a caller tells the recipient they have received an award from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services. Mills says the recipient of the call is asked to pay $200 for an access code to […]

PORTLAND (AP) — A Maine hospital has agreed to a $1.5 million civil settlement for overbilling Medicare and MaineCare for urinalysis drug screening tests. U.S. Attorney Halsey Frank says the Mercy Recovery Center in Westbrook was accused of overbilling for the drug screening tests from 2011 to 2013. In October 2013, the hospital was acquired […]

PORTLAND (AP) — A Florida-based developer is proposing a new six-story hotel in Portland, Maine. The Portland Press Herald reports Richard Mielbye of Miel’s Development Group in West Palm Beach, Florida filed the project application on Oct. 11. An estimated cost for the project hasn’t been disclosed. Developers plan to build the hotel on an […]

STANDISH (AP) — Police say a U-Haul driver led officers on a chase before crashing into two cars in Standish. The Cumberland County Sheriff ’s Department said 41- year-old William Wyman attempted to elude police and crashed into two cars before being apprehended. Officials say he nearly collided head-on with a deputy during the pursuit. […]

PORTLAND (AP) — A Durham man accused of having sex with his dog before killing it and warning his girlfriend he could do the same to her has been acquitted of charges of domestic violence and cruelty to animals. The attorney for 55-year-old Durham resident Thomas Wentworth says he’s glad to have his good standing […]