TEMPLE (AP) — Law enforcement officials say the shooting deaths of a husband and wife in Temple have been ruled a murder-suicide. The state medical examiner’s office reported Wednesday that 60-year-old Thomas Masse and 59-year-old Michelle Masse both died from a gunshot wound to the head. Police say they received a 911 call Tuesday morning […]

WINDHAM (AP) — The Maine Department of Transportation says a busy road in Windham may be shut down for days after a water main broke. WGME-TV reports Windham’s Center Road was shut down after a water main break was discovered Wednesday morning. The Portland Water District says it predicts this section of the road could […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Maine’s U.S. senators say they are getting behind an effort to restore “net neutrality” rules. Republican Sen. Susan Collins and independent Sen. Angus King say they support a bipartisan Congressional Review Act resolution to bring back net neutrality, which was repealed by the Federal Communications Commission last month. Collins and King say […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — The youngest of three Maine chefs has taken first place in the inaugural Augusta Agricultural Trades Show gourmet grilled cheese sandwich contest. The “get Real. get Maine.” cooking contest took place Wednesday, with 10-year-old Jade Eastman taking the top prize with her grilled cheese. The Portland Press Herald reports the trio of […]

BANGOR (AP) — Maine’s state university system is exploring changes to its free speech policy that some faculty members warn could have a chilling effect in the classroom. The Bangor Daily News reports the University of Maine System board of trustees’ policy would prohibit faculty members from engaging in political activity while on the job […]

BRUNSWICK — Representatives from the offices of Sen. Angus King, Sen. Susan Collins and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree will discuss the impact of federal legislation on Social Security and Medicare Jan. 17 at the Coastal Landing Retirement on Brunswick Landing. Teague Morris, the outreach director for King, focuses on senior, veteran and low-income policy issues and […]

AUGUSTA Some Democratic lawmakers are working to bolster the oversight of care provided to developmentally disabled residents after a scathing federal audit said Maine was failing to protect them. The audit last year revealed the state didn’t investigate unexplained deaths in group homes for the developmentally disabled. Maine also only investigated a small percentage of […]

PORTLAND The Trump administration’s anti-marijuana move has some members of the president’s voting base fuming. Fans of President Donald Trump who use marijuana say Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ move to tighten federal oversight of the drug is the first time they’ve felt let down by the man they helped elect. The move feels especially punitive […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — A Maine sheriff ’s employee once honored as Deputy of the Year who faced charges of sexually abusing three girls has been fired. Authorities say 47-year-old Kenneth Hatch, of Whitefield, was fired from the Lincoln County Sheriff ’s Office following an internal investigation. Hatch was charged with sexual abuse of a minor, […]