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MaineHousing Releasing $4 Million For Early Home Heating Assistance

Priority households include those with older adults, young children, and people with disabilities.

3 hours ago

Threat prompts evacuation at Bangor middle school

A Bangor middle school was evacuated briefly due to a threat on Wednesday morning.

3 hours ago

Man charged with murder in stabbing death under Tukey’s Bridge in Portland pleads not guilty

The man accused of stabbing and killing a Portland woman on the Back Cove trail pleaded not guilty at a bail hearing on Wednesday.

13 hours ago

Collins, Jackson meet in first Maine Senate debate

Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins distanced herself from President Donald Trump during her first Maine Senate debate with Democrat Troy…

23 hours ago

Maine Man Pleads Guilty to Crash in Acadia National Park

Prosecutors say the man turned himself in two days after crashing his pickup truck into a tree

24 hours ago

Second Oversize Haul From Jay to South Portland Starts Wednesday Night

Maine State Police say the second load has a planned weekend stay in Oxford

1 day ago

Man found hiding in pond after crashing into vehicles, home in Waterboro

Police say a man who fled from deputies after several crashes in York County was found hiding in a pond.

1 day ago

Man dies after excavator overturns at Gray work site

A man who was operating an excavator was killed in a workplace accident in Gray.

1 day ago

Cumberland County DA Candidates Spar in WGAN Interview

Sartoris and Anderson will face off in next month's general election.

2 days ago

Jackson Scrambling to Defeat Sen. Collins. Time is Not on His Side

Democrats have long viewed the race as crucial for determining control of the Senate

2 days ago

U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Maine Lobsterman’s Appeal Over GPS Tracking

The Maine Department of Marine Resources says the tracking data is critically important.

2 days ago

Car Fire Snarls Traffic on Maine Turnpike in Scarborough Monday Afternoon

The Maine Turnpike Authority reported a car fire near the Scarborough exit at Cabela's

2 days ago

Officials consider charges stemming from Readfield explosion

Investigators say teens shot at explosive material placed inside of a car in Readfield, causing an explosion.

2 days ago

Portland man sentenced for roommate’s stabbing death in 2024

A Portland man will spend 16 years behind bars for the killing of his roommate.

3 days ago

Trump Tried to Make Ally out of Fishermen. Some Have Started to Turn on hHm

Fuel costs have crept up during the war with Iran.

3 days ago

A New Hampshire Man is Arrested in Connection to a Deadly March Hit-and-Run

Police have charged 56-year-old Daniel Paul on three counts for allegedly leaving a scene of a car crash that killed 50-year-old Gregory Nolan of Wells, in March.

4 days ago

PCHC Temporarily Closes Belfast Dental Center as Financial Crisis Continues

The closure comes during a financial crisis for parent company Penobscot Community Health Care

4 days ago

Man Faces Charges After Reportedly Crashing Motorcycle in New Gloucester

The motorcycle rider was taken to a hospital with serious injuries.

5 days ago

South Portland man facing charges stemming from alleged robbery, police pursuit

A South Portland man is accused of robbing a home before leading police on a chase overnight Friday morning.

5 days ago

Crash involving tractor-trailer in Auburn leaves New Gloucester man in critical condition

A New Gloucester man is in critical condition after crashing into a tractor trailer in Auburn Thursday night.

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Eva Marie Saint, star of ‘North by Northwest’ and ‘On the Waterfront,’ dies at 102

Eva Marie Saint, the pale, willowy actor who won an Academy Award for her first movie, "On the Waterfront," and starred opposite Cary Grant in the Alfred Hitchcock thriller "North by Northwest," has died. She was 102.

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Tropical Storm Isaias forms, is forecast to become a hurricane and hit US Gulf Coast this week

Tropical Storm Isaias formed early Wednesday in the warm waters off eastern Mexico and forecasters said it was expected to strengthen into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season before hitting the U.S. Gulf Coast later in the week.

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Nicole Kidman, Zendaya and hovering cars see Paris Fashion Week go out on a high

Louis Vuitton closed Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday evening with Zendaya in the audience and car sculptures hovering above the runway at the Louvre Museum. It was the final major show of a spring runway season that began in New York last month.

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Paramount and Warner Bros are now one Hollywood giant: Skydance. Here’s how we got here

It's official: Skydance-owned Paramount has closed its $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. The companies completed the deal on Tuesday, ushering in a new Hollywood giant with the now shorter "Skydance" nametag.

1 day ago in Lifestyle

One income, two retirements: How couples can protect their future

For a lot of people, a one-size-fits-all retirement plan just doesn't fit. Their family circumstances call for a more custom-made approach.