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July 25, 2019

Maine resident contracts rare tick-borne illness that can cause brain infections, death, state CDC says

A Maine resident has been infected with a rare but typically severe tick-borne illness that can cause brain infections and meningitis and, in some cases, lead to death. 

July 20, 2019

Legionnaires' disease bacteria found in Maine water district samples, state CDC says

Maine health officials this week announced the bacteria responsible for Legionnaires disease — a severe form of pneumonia — has been detected in samples from the Orono-Veazie Water District, a water utility company located in Orono. 

July 20, 2019

Rare albino porcupine spotted at Maine museum

A mysterious hairy, white creature found on the lawn of the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, Maine this week was later determined to be a rare albino porcupine. 

July 19, 2019

Convicted murderer, 77, deemed too old to be a threat, fatally stabbed woman in front of her children

A man who served decades in prison for stabbing his wife 14 times in front of her daughter was convicted Wednesday in a nearly identical crime — stabbing a woman at least 11 times while her twin children watched.

July 5, 2019

Maine single mother facing eviction offered tent and camping gear by city

A single mother facing eviction from her Maine apartment after falling behind on her rent last month was offered a tent and camping gear by the city after she went to them for help.

July 3, 2019

Rwandan man gets 8 years in jail for lying in asylum bid about role in 1994 genocide

A Rwandan man was sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison Monday after he was convicted of deceiving immigration officials about his involvement in his nation's 1994 genocide.

June 28, 2019

Maine police joke 'charges were dropped' against goat that chased woman

Police in a small Maine town joked on Facebook that they were dropping the charges against a goat that chased a woman down the street over the weekend.

June 21, 2019

Brian Lonergan: Compassion for refugees can hurt US communities

What would happen if we encouraged and accepted seemingly infinite numbers of asylum seekers into our communities? The results are coming in, and they’re not pretty.

June 14, 2019

Connecticut cold-case murder of girl, 11, leads to arrest of Maine sex offender after 33 years

A Maine registered sex offender has been arrested in the Connecticut cold-case murder of an 11-year-old girl nearly 33 years ago.

June 12, 2019

Maine is 8th state to legalize assisted suicide

Maine became the eighth state in the U.S. to legalize medically assisted suicide after Democratic Gov. Janet Mills signed the bill into effect on Wednesday.