Dog helps owner escape house fire

BALDWIN, Maine (AP) — Fire officials say a very good dog helped alert its owner to a house fire in Maine. NewsCenterMaine.com reports the fire was firstRead More

Police: Love triangle led to man being shot 7 times

SWANVILLE, Maine (AP) — A state police affidavit filed in a killing in the town of Swanville, Maine, indicates a love triangle ended with aRead More

Cod fishery plummets to least valuable year since 1960s

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s cod fishery, once one of the most lucrative in the Northeast, has declined to the point that it had itsRead More

‘Hobbit’ farm changes name over potential lawsuit

BUCKSPORT, Maine (AP) — A Maine farm has found out even the smallest name change could change the course of its future. Kevin and MandyRead More

Senator renews push to get word “milk” off plant milk labels

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s independent U.S. senator is co-sponsoring a bill to require non-dairy products to stop using terms like “milk,” ”yogurt” and “cheese”Read More

2 men accused of second attack on a black man in Maine

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Two white men in Maine facing federal hate crime charges for allegedly attacking a black man in Biddeford have been indictedRead More

Father, daughter sentenced for roles in Maine shooting

BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A former Maine man says he deserved the maximum penalty for killing a man in Millinocket. A judge obliged. Tony LocklearRead More

Mother of missing toddler says no one can find father

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The mother of a toddler whose disappearance prompted the biggest criminal investigation in Maine history says she’s been unable to locateRead More

Black ice suspected in Maine crash that killed 3

WESTBROOK, Maine (AP) — Police in Maine say three people were killed in a two-car crash in which a pickup truck and taxi collided inRead More

Store owner sentenced for failing to pay sales taxes

FRYEBURG, Maine (AP) — The owner of a Maine convenience store is heading to jail for pocketing $370,000 in state sales taxes. The state AttorneyRead More