April 25, 2018 Powder in car during DUI arrest was Grandpa's ashes, not drugs, report says When police in Maine pulled over an allegedly impaired driver early Saturday, they thought that two small plastic bags inside the car probably contained heroin. But it turns out that the powdery substance was actually the cremated remains of the father of the vehicle's owner, a report said.
April 24, 2018 'Out of control' teen son and friends strangled, stabbed mom over move to Maine, cops say A 15-year-old boy and his two friends have been accused of drugging his mother before strangling and stabbing her in her Maine home, court documents say.
March 5, 2018 Nor'easter uncovers wreck of Revolutionary War-era ship on Maine beach A shipwreck, believed to be more than 160 years old, resurfaced on a Maine beach Monday morning after a weekend storm ravaged the East Coast and washed away enough sand to a get a glimpse of the historic structure.
January 23, 2018 Embattled Maine town manager fired after white supremacist firestorm A Maine town manager who sparked intense controversy for his statements blasting Islam and promoting voluntary racial segregation has been fired.
January 20, 2018 Maine town manager under fire for promoting white separatism, criticizing Islam The town manager of a small community in northern Maine has come under fire for promoting white separatist views and making comments critical of Islam, it was reported Saturday.
January 17, 2018 New Hampshire teen killed in sledding accident at Maine ski resort A New Hampshire high school student was killed and another was seriously injured early Wednesday when the sled they were riding in an after-hours excursion at a Maine ski resort crashed into a tree.
January 6, 2018 Millions of Americans are blasted by intense deep freeze -- some a lot more than others Wind and frigid temperatures are blasting millions of Americans along the East Coast this weekend, with some feeling extreme lows.
January 5, 2018 Dangerous deep freeze looms as 'bomb cyclone' unleashes snow, floods, powerful winds A potentially dangerous deep freeze hangs in anticipation for the end of the week after the massive "bomb cyclone" storm unleashed snow, hurricane-force winds and frigid temperatures up and down the East Coast.
January 4, 2018 'Bomb cyclone' winter storm brings snow, fierce winds to Northeast as bitter cold to follow A rapidly-intensifying winter storm system known as a "bomb cyclone" targeted the Northeast on Thursday after leaving its deadly mark across the Southeast, snarling travel across the region with snow, ice, bone-chilling winds and a central air pressure similar to that of the devastating Superstorm Sandy.
January 2, 2018 Bullets, ballots and babies: A look at new state laws coming in 2018 From buying bullets to casting ballots, states across the country are ushering in a wave of new laws in 2018.