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Maine police say an officer nonfatally shot a man who was wanted on charges of domestic assault and cruelty to animals. The Augusta Police Department says officers responded to a residence on Sunday morning to locate the man, who was wanted by the Fairfield Police Department. They say Officer Sabastian Guptill shot the man during an altercation.

A referee who was hit in the face by a cannon blast during a Maine Maritime Academy football game is recovering from his injuries. The referee was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries Saturday.

Two Maine children reported missing last week have been found safe and their captor has been taken to jail. WCSH-TV reported Tuesday afternoon that 12-year-old Joel Strother II and his brother, 10-year-old Carter Strother III, were found in North Carolina, one of the states where the children were suspected to have been taken.

There’s a baby boom happening at a Maine hospital but it’s the nurses who are expecting. Nine nurses who all work in labor and delivery are pregnant at Maine Medical Center in Portland and are due between April and July. Eight of the pregnant nurses recently posed for a picture which was posted on the facility’s Facebook page. They held...

Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine is coming out in support of President Donald Trump’s proposal for ending the government shutdown. Collins cited a litany of problems caused by the shutdown on Wednesday in a Senate floor speech. She said Trump’s plan “is by no means ideal but it would result in the reopening of government, my priority.”

A Maine man is facing a number of charges after authorities say he broke into a Waterboro home, grabbed a bite to eat, took a shower, then got a car ride from his victim. Derek Tarbox, 35, of Standish, was arrested Sunday and is facing charges of class B burglary, two counts of unauthorized use of property, leaving the scene...

Maine health officials have confirmed a case of hepatitis A in Portland. WCSH-TV reports the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention say the person stayed at two shelters in Portland from Oct. 1 through Oct. 21. According to the Maine CDC, the person stayed at the Oxford Street Shelter and Florence House.

A Maine woman, heartbroken over photos of a toddler seriously injured in a tragic incident last week, is organizing a fundraiser on his behalf. Maine State Police said 26-year-old Heidi McGovern, of Lee, was holding her two-year-old son, Enoch, when she stepped in front of a truck on Interstate 95, north of Lincoln on Thursday.

Maine State Troopers are strategizing their next steps in locating an elementary school teacher who has been missing since Sept. 30. Kristin Westra, 47, was last seen at her family’s home on Lufkin Road in North Yarmouth, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. After receiving several tips, officials plan to search areas related to their investigative leads on Thursday.

Police in Maine need the public’s help locating a woman who was last seen Sunday night in North Yarmouth. According to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, Kristin Westra, 47, was last seen at her family’s home on Lufkin Road.

The sudden death of a University of Maine football player at a team practice Tuesday has shaken the campus community in Orono, as well as the player’s home in Orange County, Virginia. Darius Minor, an 18-year-old freshman political science major, collapsed on the field and died during a light workout. “Why Darius? Out of everybody, it just makes no sense...

The sudden death of a University of Maine football player at a team practice Tuesday has shaken the campus community in Orono, as well as the player’s home in Orange County, Virginia. Darius Minor, an 18-year-old freshman political science major, collapsed on the field and died during a light workout. “Why Darius? Out of everybody, it just makes no sense...

Officials at the University of Maine have announced that an 18-year-old student collapsed and died Tuesday during a preseason football workout on campus in Orono.

New details are highlighting the gruesome death of a Maine teenager killed last week, allegedly at the hand of her former classmate.

On the day Maine residents headed to the polls to use ranked-choice voting for the first time in a statewide primary, Gov. Paul LePage said Tuesday he may not certify the election results.

Vandals started three small fires at a Maine high school under construction, which were discovered during a routine check Monday morning, according to officials.

Police in Maine said a mother and daughter were killed Tuesday afternoon in a head-on crash in Casco.

Maine Gov. Paul LePage has announced he needs to have surgery after being struck by a car in November.

A ‘violent’ felon has turned himself into police in Buxton, Maine.

Police are searching for the suspect who they say shot a woman in Portland, Maine Sunday morning.