May 10, 2016 Judge: Possible 'Othello' reference not a reason for retrial A Maine man convicted of killing his girlfriend won't get a new trial despite his lawyer's argument that a prosecutor affected the verdict by referencing Shakespeare's "Othello" in his opening statement.
May 9, 2016 Investigators look at fires where jailed chief used to work Investigators plan to review fires that took place during the tenure of a Maine fire chief charged with setting a blaze that burned 42 acres and required the efforts of more than 100 firefighters to douse.
May 9, 2016 Passengers on cruise ship docked in Maine may have norovirus Federal health officials said passengers aboard the first cruise ship to dock in Portland, Maine, this season may have norovirus.
May 7, 2016 Cops: Maine fire chief set blaze fought by 100 firefighters A fire chief accused of intentionally setting a grass and marsh blaze that was fought by more than 100 firefighters and led to evacuations was arrested Saturday on an arson charge.
May 6, 2016 12-year-old boy steals school bus, stopped by passer-by Police in Bangor, Maine, say a 12-year-old boy stole a school bus and went on a brief joy ride before being stopped by a man who was able to get on and take control of the vehicle.
May 3, 2016 Man charged in Christmas Day killings in Maine had been sought in hit-and-run in New York A man charged with fatally shooting a couple inside their SUV on Christmas Day was being sought by police in his hometown of Rochester, New York, for a hit-and-run that left a pedestrian seriously injured, police said.
May 3, 2016 New York man held without bail in deaths of couple found shot in SUV in Maine on Christmas A New York man charged with killing a Maine couple found shot inside an SUV on Christmas is being held without bail.
May 3, 2016 New York man charged in Christmas Day killings of couple in Maine; police say drug related A New York man was charged Tuesday in the killings of an Augusta couple who were found shot to death early on Christmas Day on a dirt road just outside town.
May 3, 2016 Less red, less green: US lobsters exports to Europe, a Christmas tradition, are down American exporters say lobster shipments to European countries including France, Italy and Spain are down because of the strong dollar and a less-than-festive economy overseas.
May 3, 2016 Indictment: Maine man mailed poison to British man who killed self to cover up fraud schemes A Maine man accused of mailing poison to a British man who used it to kill himself has been indicted on new charges, including witness tampering and witness retaliation.