Local & State
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PublishedOctober 22, 2019
Man charged in church shooting accused of assaulting lawyer
A man initially expected in court for a hearing on attempted murder charges now faces an accusation that he attacked and hurt his public defender.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2019
Portland becomes first city in Maine to ban plastic straws
The City Council votes 8-0 to prohibit sales and distribution of plastic drinking straws in the city starting Jan. 1, 2021.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2019
Elizabeth Strout explains that writing means ‘making a mess’
Maine-born author Elizabeth Strout spoke at Bates about her new book, "Olive, Again."
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PublishedOctober 21, 2019
Bowdoin College to increase its minimum wage to $17 an hour by 2022
The college now pays a minimum of $12.65 to its hourly employees, and that will rise to $14 per hour next summer.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2019
Speakers at Margaret Chase Smith Library tell of sexism in politics
During the annual meeting, a former state representative and the executive director of the League of Women Voters addressed their experiences running for office.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2019
Maine adopts a symbol for marijuana products
Maine and Massachusetts will use the same symbol on marijuana products sold for adult use.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2019
Drug distributors, drugmaker reach $260 million deal to settle opioid lawsuit
The settlement averts the first federal trial among thousands of lawsuits targeting pharmaceutical companies.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2019
Cyclist whose bike had no brakes collides with pickup truck in Bath, police say
The 22-year-old bicyclist was not wearing a helmet, and his bike was not equipped with brakes, police said.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2019
CMP criticizes fake signs posted on Farmington explosion site
Central Maine Power officials say signs touting its proposed $1 billion transmission line project were meant to sour the public's view of the New England Clean Energy Connect plan.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2019
Acton woman who murdered ex-husband gets 32-year sentence in plea deal
Kandee Collind, 49, who stabbed Scott Weyland in front of their children in 2017, gets the maximum penalty allowed by her plea agreement, at a hearing in which their 11-year-old son's frantic 911 call is played.
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