Thanks to budget surplus, Maine plans to send $850 checks to most residents
Democratic Gov. Janet Mills signed off on a $1.2 billion supplemental budget Wednesday that sends more than half of the money to residents in the form of $850 relief checks.
Democratic Gov. Janet Mills signed off on a $1.2 billion supplemental budget Wednesday that sends more than half of the money to residents in the form of $850 relief checks.
Baby eel value returns to pre-pandemic levels despite challenges
Fishermen are selling the baby eels for $2,110 per pound at docks, the Maine Department of Marine Resources reported Monday, up from a low of $525 per pound in 2020.
Fishermen are selling the baby eels for $2,110 per pound at docks, the Maine Department of Marine Resources reported Monday, up from a low of $525 per pound in 2020.
Students steer school bus to safety after driver suffers heart attack
Police in Maine said at least two students grabbed the wheel after Arthur McDougall, 77, suffered a heart attack and later died.
Police in Maine said at least two students grabbed the wheel after Arthur McDougall, 77, suffered a heart attack and later died.
VIDEO: Rotating ice disk returns to Maine river
According to local news reports, the viral disk made its first appearance in 2019 before partially forming again in 2020.
According to local news reports, the viral disk made its first appearance in 2019 before partially forming again in 2020.
Officer avoids wreck with suspected drunk driver who veered into wrong lane
A police officer in Maine had to shift lanes to avoid a head-on collision with a suspected drunk driver on Thursday.
A police officer in Maine had to shift lanes to avoid a head-on collision with a suspected drunk driver on Thursday.
Maine State Trooper carries 82-year-old man found in ditch to safety during storm
A trooper’s dash camera captured the moment when he carried an elderly man after finding him in a ditch during a winter storm in Maine.
A trooper’s dash camera captured the moment when he carried an elderly man after finding him in a ditch during a winter storm in Maine.
Man who stuffed razor blades in pizza dough gets nearly 5 years in prison
The man who pleaded guilty to putting razor blades and screws in pizza dough at supermarkets last year has been sentenced to four years and nine months in prison.
The man who pleaded guilty to putting razor blades and screws in pizza dough at supermarkets last year has been sentenced to four years and nine months in prison.
Maine lobsterman scores 1-in-100 million catch: an ultra-rare cotton candy lobster
A lobsterman in Maine hauled in an incredibly rare "cotton candy" lobster -- the odds of catching one are about 1 in 100 million.
A lobsterman in Maine hauled in an incredibly rare "cotton candy" lobster -- the odds of catching one are about 1 in 100 million.
Supreme Court rejects appeal to stop Maine's COVID-19 vaccine mandate
The Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal from health care workers in Maine to block a vaccine mandate that went into effect Friday.
The Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal from health care workers in Maine to block a vaccine mandate that went into effect Friday.
Police allegedly helped illegal multimillion-dollar marijuana operation
Federal prosecutors say law enforcement officers and a prosecutor aided an operation that illegally sold $13 million in pot grown for Maine’s medical marijuana program.
Federal prosecutors say law enforcement officers and a prosecutor aided an operation that illegally sold $13 million in pot grown for Maine’s medical marijuana program.
Woman allegedly calls in bomb threat to boyfriend’s work to spend more time with him
Police say she called again two hours later and told them she was going to place four pipe bombs at the same location
Police say she called again two hours later and told them she was going to place four pipe bombs at the same location
The Canadian-U.S. Border reopens Aug. 9: what you need to know
Canada will reopen its borders for non-essential U.S. travelers on Monday, Aug. 9. Here's everything you need to know before you load up your car.
Canada will reopen its borders for non-essential U.S. travelers on Monday, Aug. 9. Here's everything you need to know before you load up your car.
Cops seize cocaine disguised as marble cake
Agents searching a suspect's car found cocaine mixed with coffee grounds and wrapped to look like store-bought cake.
Agents searching a suspect's car found cocaine mixed with coffee grounds and wrapped to look like store-bought cake.
Plane's landing gear falls onto golf course in Maine
A strut with a wheel and tire fell from a twin-engine plane and slammed onto a golf course fairway in Maine.
A strut with a wheel and tire fell from a twin-engine plane and slammed onto a golf course fairway in Maine.
Ex-cops in Maine get jail time for beating porcupines to death
Addison Cox, 28, of Warren, and Michael A. Rolerson, 31, of Searsmont, were sentenced Thursday on misdemeanor charges of cruelty to animals and night hunting, according to court documents.
Addison Cox, 28, of Warren, and Michael A. Rolerson, 31, of Searsmont, were sentenced Thursday on misdemeanor charges of cruelty to animals and night hunting, according to court documents.
Picasso painting that sat in Maine closet for 50 years sells for $150K
A painting attributed to Pablo Picasso has been sold after spending 50 years in a closet in a house in Maine.
A painting attributed to Pablo Picasso has been sold after spending 50 years in a closet in a house in Maine.
Former California Rep. Dana Rohrabacher confirms he was at Capitol riot
Former California Rep. Dana Rohrabacher confirmed he attended the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol after anonymous investigators online identified him in footage.
Former California Rep. Dana Rohrabacher confirmed he attended the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol after anonymous investigators online identified him in footage.
'Get outta there!': Woman films acrobatic bear balancing on porch to eat from bird feeder
Nothing deterred this very determined bear, who balanced along her porch railing to steal some birdseed.
Nothing deterred this very determined bear, who balanced along her porch railing to steal some birdseed.
New memorial dedicated to soldiers who died on secret mission to Vietnam
Families have fought for recognition of the soldiers who died on Tiger Flight 739 for years now because their names aren’t allowed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial since they didn’t die in a combat zone.
Families have fought for recognition of the soldiers who died on Tiger Flight 739 for years now because their names aren’t allowed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial since they didn’t die in a combat zone.
Maine toddler shoots parents after retrieving handgun from nightstand, deputies say
According to the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office, the toddler shot his mom and dad with a handgun that had been left out on a nightstand.
According to the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office, the toddler shot his mom and dad with a handgun that had been left out on a nightstand.