7-year-old boy dragged by school bus after backpack strap gets stuck in door
Authorities said the bus driver dragged the boy nearly 580 feet before stopping.
Police: 2 struck, killed by Amtrak train while trespassing on tracks
The identities of the two who died were not immediately released.
Suspected drunk driver crashes into police station, says she was ‘following her GPS’
A suspected drunk driver who crashed into police headquarters told police she was “following her GPS instructions”
Police: Wanted man hid under blanket to avoid arrest
Police said Philip Dulude was arrested for criminal trespassing and violating bail conditions.
Girl, 6, saves unconscious father with Google search
Macie Semrau said she was able to unlock her father’s cell phone as he screamed for help in the basement.
Thanks to budget surplus, Maine plans to send $850 checks to most residents
Democratic Gov. Janet Mills signed off on a $1.2 billion supplemental budget Wednesday that sends more than half of the money to residents in the form of $850 relief checks.
Baby eel value returns to pre-pandemic levels despite challenges
Fishermen are selling the baby eels for $2,110 per pound at docks, the Maine Department of Marine Resources reported Monday, up from a low of $525 per pound in 2020.
Hero students steer school bus to safety after driver suffers heart attack
Some students are being praised as heroes for steering a school bus to safety after the driver suffered a heart attack and later died.
Never Miss Super Bowl Club: Friends who have attended every Super Bowl plan final trip
Three friends who have attended every Super Bowl are hoping for a memorable contest this year, because it will probably be their final trip to the big game as a group.
VIDEO: Rotating ice disk returns to Maine river
According to local news reports, the viral disk made its first appearance in 2019 before partially forming again in 2020.
Officer avoids wreck with suspected drunk driver who veered into wrong lane
A police officer in Maine had to shift lanes to avoid a head-on collision with a suspected drunk driver on Thursday.
Maine State Trooper carries 82-year-old man found in ditch to safety during storm
A trooper’s dash camera captured the moment when he carried an elderly man after finding him in a ditch during a winter storm in Maine.
Skiing Santas back to shredding Maine slopes for charity
More than 230 skiing and snowboarding Kris Kringles "sleighed" the slops at a western Maine resort on Sunday to raise money for charity.
Man who stuffed razor blades in pizza dough gets nearly 5 years in prison
The man who pleaded guilty to putting razor blades and screws in pizza dough at supermarkets last year has been sentenced to four years and nine months in prison.
NY man wants murder conviction tossed because of pandemic
A New York man convicted of killing a woman in Maine wants his murder conviction tossed because his trial was delayed during the pandemic and he had to wear a mask in court.
Roadrunner 'hitchhikes' from Nevada to Maine
A greater roadrunner, a species native to the Southwest, hitched a ride in the storage area of a moving van that a man drove from Las Vegas to Westbrook, Maine.
Maine lobsterman scores 1-in-100 million catch: an ultra-rare cotton candy lobster
A lobsterman in Maine hauled in an incredibly rare "cotton candy" lobster -- the odds of catching one are about 1 in 100 million.
Supreme Court rejects appeal to stop Maine's COVID-19 vaccine mandate
The Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal from health care workers in Maine to block a vaccine mandate that went into effect Friday.
Police allegedly helped illegal multimillion-dollar marijuana operation
Federal prosecutors say law enforcement officers and a prosecutor aided an operation that illegally sold $13 million in pot grown for Maine’s medical marijuana program.
Woman allegedly calls in bomb threat to boyfriend’s work to spend more time with him
Police say she called again two hours later and told them she was going to place four pipe bombs at the same location