AUGUSTA Maine lobbyist Sarah Bigney says she’s been groped by a former state senator, told she owed a kiss to another lawmaker for his vote on a bill and had to change her outfit after catching a legislator staring at her chest. She rarely spoke publicly about the sexual misconduct. But after hearing suggestions that […]

STOCKTON SPRINGS Investigators say a mother and stepfather beat a 10- year-old girl for months and staged a scene in their home to make it appear that her death was an accident. An autopsy indicates Marrissa Kennedy was a victim of battered child syndrome whose injuries including bleeding on the brain and a lacerated liver. […]

AUGUSTA Maine Chief Justice Leigh Saufley used her annual address to lawmakers Tuesday to propose a new drug court in response to the opioid crisis, provide an update on digitizing court records — and announce that she’s battled breast cancer. Saufley said she was diagnosed last summer thanks to an annual test that detected breast […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Utility regulars say they’ll look into Central Maine Power customer complaints about skyrocketing bills and poor service. The Bangor Daily News reports the Maine Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday says it will start gathering information about CMP’s metering, billing and customer communications. Utility regulators say they’ve received at least 100 customer complaints […]

(AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage said more needs to be done to keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill. He told Fox News on Monday that society tends to “look the other way” when it comes to mental illness and that “when we look the other way people die.” LePage said […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s Republican governor is again trying to require Mainers to present photo ID to vote. About two dozen gubernatorial hopefuls want to succeed Gov. Paul LePage, who is term-limited from running for governor. Gov. Paul LePage’s latest voter ID bill would allow those who don’t have a photo ID to cast a […]

YARMOUTH (AP) — A historic train depot located in a Maine village is now up for sale. Potential buyers scoped out the 1906 Grand Trunk Railroad Depot in Yarmouth Tuesday at its open house. The Portland Press Herald reports the Yarmouth Village Improvement Society has owned the building for the last five decades and is […]

LEWISTON (AP) — Federal authorities have arrested a Maine man during a raid of more than 20 properties in the Lewiston and Auburn area as part of a drug trafficking investigation. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Tuesday they were investigating a trafficking organization that grew and distributed large quantities of marijuana under the cover of […]

ORONO (AP) — The University of Maine says a group it leads is investing more than $14 million in businesses and infrastructure to try to grow marine jobs in the state. The university leads the Alliance for Maine’s Marine Economy, which is a consortium of businesses and institutions in the state. The university says the […]

ORONO (AP) — The state medical examiner’s office said alcohol, cocaine and cold temperatures caused the death of a teenager found in a snowbank in Orono. The body of 19-year-old Alexie Adams, of Orono, was found by a passer-by on Feb. 3. WMTW-TV reported the state medical examiner’s office concluded that the death was caused […]