Police said a Belmont man has died after his car went off Route 32 and struck a telephone pole in Windsor.
Police said a brawl involving 15 to 20 people in Lewiston over the weekend sent three men to the hospital with stab wounds.
Authorities have called off the search for a 62-year-old Skowhegan woman presumed killed Saturday night when her car drove into a river in Fairfield.
The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office says it does not expect to bring charges in connection with a crash in Harrison involving a logging truck that took the lives of a mother and daughter.
A spokesman for the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency said a major supplier of crack cocaine and oxycodone for the Bangor area has been arrested.
A new study by researchers at Duke University predicts that 42% of American adults will be diagnosed wtih obesity by 2030: that's up from around a third right now. the study also finds that the number of people with severe obesity, meaning those who are at least 100 pounds overweight, is forecast to rise to 11%.
This year a dozen states will consider legalizing medical marijuana. If measures are approved in Massachusetts and Connecticut most of New England could soon be considered cannabis friendly. And that will run counter to federal law, which still considers marijuana as dangerous as heroin. Some colleges also said it also puts them in a bind because following state law could jeopardize their federal funding.
The Town of Millinocket is refusing to back down from an unprecedented fight with Maine's chief executive. Governor Paul LePage is withholding more than $200,000 in badly-needed state funding from the town in a dispute over a paper mill dump. LePage said the town agreed to make yearly payments to help run the landfill. Millinocket officials disagree; the town council has rejected a financial settlement with the state.
Reforming the U.S. health care system is an ongoing challenge. But a group in Maine said there is a solution. Maine AllCare wants a single-payer system, where everyone gets health insurance under a government-run program. To draw attention to the issue, the group held a rally in Portland last night with members of Occupy Maine. They also brought in a renowned health care activist to speak at several events.
A new poll shows that Maine Republican and Democratic candidates running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Olympia Snowe have their work cut out for them.
