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5 days ago

WGAN raises thousands for 2026 Holiday Hundred fundraiser to benefit The Salvation Army

This year's Holiday Hundred fundraiser to benefit the Salvation Army raised thousands of dollars for community members in need this holiday season.

5 days ago

New England’s Shrimp Fishery to Shut Down for 3 More Years

New England fishermen, especially those from Maine, used to catch millions of pounds of small pink shrimp in the winter.

5 days ago

Maine CDC Looking for Person Who Moved Rabies Infected Raccoon in Wells

The CDC says rabies is almost always fatal once symptoms develop.

5 days ago

One Injured in Early Morning Portland Fire

Firefighters say they arrived at an all-hands assignment at 115 Lancaster Street just before 5 a.m.

5 days ago

Sens. Collins, King react after failure to move forward on health care subsidies

Maine's two U.S. Senators are weighing in after votes to extend health care subsidies under the Affordable Care Act failed in the Senate on Thursday.

5 days ago

Sun glare a factor in crash involving 12 vehicles on Lewiston-Auburn bridge

Sun glare is being blamed for multiple crashes on the bridge connecting Lewiston and Auburn Thursday morning.

6 days ago

Home in Wayne Destroyed by Fire

The State Fire Marshal’s Office was brought in to assist with the fire investigation.

6 days ago

Another Maine School District Doubles Down on Transgender Policy Against State Law

The RSU 24 school board voted not to rescind its policy Tuesday night and approved engagement with an Augusta law firm.

6 days ago

New York man accused of illegally growing marijuana in Somerset County pleads guilty

A New York man pleaded guilty on Wednesday to committing mortgage fraud to purchase a home in Somerset County and using it as an illegal marijuana growing operation.

6 days ago

Gorham elementary school to reopen after gas leak

Narragansett Elementary School in Gorham is set to reopen on Thursday after a gas leak.

1 week ago

South Berwick Man Seriously Burned in Makeshift Shelter Fire

The South Berwick Fire Department was called to a reported fire with a burn victim on Boatyard Lane late Monday night.

1 week ago

1 woman found dead after house fire in Windsor

A fatal house fire in Windsor is under investigation.

1 week ago

Maine man to serve 22 years for killing of neighbor

A Westbrook man who pleaded guilty to killing his neighbor in November of last year will spend 22 years behind bars.

1 week ago

Judge Sides with States, Including Maine, Against Trump Block on Wind Energy

Judge Patti Saris of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts vacated Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order 

1 week ago

Arkansas Sex Offender Arrested 2nd Time in Maine for Failing to Register

The suspect was taken to the Knox County Jail.

1 week ago

Dump Truck Snags Power Lines in Bar Harbor, Causing Outages, Closures

Some utility customers in central Bar Harbor were dealing with outages Monday night after a dump truck dropping off material…

1 week ago

Pellet stove believed to be involved in Van Buren fire that destroyed two buildings

A fire in Van Buren over the weekend destroyed two buildings.

1 week ago

Police arrest two men for illegally hunting deer at night in Brunswick

Two men were arrested in Brunswick for hunting deer at night.

1 week ago

Sanford Man Charged in 7-Eleven Robbery

Police say the 7-Eleven on Main St. in Springvale was robbed on December 1st.

1 week ago

One Dead in Milton House Fire

Firefighters say the person who called to report the fire said they got out safely.

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10 hours ago in Entertainment

‘Sinners,’ ‘Wicked: For Good,’ ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ advance in Oscars shortlists

Ryan Coogler's bluesy vampire thriller "Sinners," the big screen musical "Wicked: For Good" and the Netflix phenomenon "KPop Demon Hunters" are all a step closer to an Oscar nomination.

17 hours ago in Entertainment

‘General Hospital’ star Anthony Geary of Luke and Laura fame dies at 78

Anthony Geary, who rose to fame in the 1970s and '80s as half the daytime TV super couple Luke and Laura on "General Hospital," has died. He was 78.

17 hours ago in Entertainment

Prosecutors will charge Rob Reiner’s son Nick with 2 counts of murder in killing of his parents

Rob Reiner's son Nick Reiner will be charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the killing of his parents, Los Angeles County prosecutors said Tuesday.

1 day ago in Entertainment, Trending

Rob Reiner’s son Nick arrested after the director and his wife were found dead at their home

Rob Reiner's younger son, Nick Reiner, was in jail Monday after being booked for what investigators believe was the fatal stabbing of the director-actor and his wife at their Los Angeles home a day earlier, authorities said.

2 days ago in Entertainment

‘Zootopia 2’ reclaims No. 1 spot at box office, grosses $1B worldwide

"Zootopia 2" regained the No. 1 spot at the domestic box office with $26.3 million in its third weekend of release, according to studio estimates Sunday, as The Walt Disney Co. animated sequel became the year's second film to gross $1 billion worldwide.