April 7, 2016 Woman accused of abandoning dog pleads not guilty to cruelty A Maine woman accused of abandoning her dog outside an animal shelter has pleaded not guilty to animal cruelty.
April 3, 2016 3 stranded in river rescued after dam floodgates were opened Authorities in Maine had to open floodgates to a dam to rescue three fishermen who became stranded on a rock by rapidly rising water.
April 1, 2016 Miffed Maine governor refuses to swear in new senator Maine Gov. Paul LePage is so angry at Democrats for rejecting one of his nominees that he canceled the swearing-in ceremony for a newly elected senator who had driven 75 miles for the event with her brothers and two friends.
March 31, 2016 Man who accused orphanage founder appeals defamation verdict Lawyers are headed back to court following a jury's $14.5 million defamation verdict against a Maine man who accused an orphanage founder in Haiti of being a serial pedophile.
March 19, 2016 Assimilation is a long process for Somalis in US farm town Over the last decade, Somali refugees have flocked to the conservative farm town of Fort Morgan on Colorado's eastern plains and have started to build a community.
March 16, 2016 Canadian officer who smuggled narwhal tusks extradited to US A retired Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer is in U.S. custody awaiting trial on charges stemming from the smuggling of narwhal tusks.
March 16, 2016 13-year-old who moved for access to medical marijuana dies AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- A 13-year-old medical marijuana advocate who moved from Connecticut to Maine so she could access cannabis to treat a rare form of epilepsy has died.
March 15, 2016 Police looking into claim linking '82 death, forced fighting Maine police are looking into a claim that a 15-year-old boy who died three decades ago had been forced to participate in a boxing match at a now-closed school for troubled youth.
March 14, 2016 Marines alter women's uniform policy to cover more tattoos The U.S. Marine Corps is making it easier for women to cover up tattoos by allowing them to wear crew-neck undershirts beneath their uniforms.
March 7, 2016 Man charged with murder of Maine girl in 1980 gets no bail A Maine sex offender charged last week with killing a 16-year-old girl nearly 36 years ago has been ordered held without bail.