PORTLAND (AP) — Police say a Portland cab driver has been shot with a pellet during a robbery. Lt. Robert Ridge says the driver picked up a fare at the Portland Transportation Center at about 11 p.m. Wednesday and drove the man to Cumberland Avenue where the man said he was meeting his brother. When […]

SANFORD (AP) — An organization that distributes food to 47 pantries and soup kitchens across York County could close unless it finds new warehouse space. York County Food Rescue is being evicted from its current space in Sanford and will shut down unless it finds 4,000-square feet of new space. Executive Director Tom Vacca told […]

PORTLAND — A coalition of political groups and activists say marijuana possession should be legalized in Maine’s largest city, in part because they say the drug is significantly safer than alcohol. The effort comes on the heels of the introduction of a bill in the state Legislature by Rep. Diane Russell, D-Portland, that would legalize, […]

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Portsmouth Naval Shipyard workers from Maine and New Hampshire are planning to rally to call on Congress to cancel automatic budget cuts that will affect their pay. They’re planning to gather at noon on Thursday at Prescott Park in Portsmouth. The shipyard in Kittery, Maine, employs about 4,700 civilian workers in […]

NEWBURGH (AP) — Authorities say no one was hurt when a small plane outfitted with skis instead of wheels flipped over on a snowy Newburgh airfield. The private single-engine plane flipped onto its roof at about 3 p.m. Wednesday. The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department told WABI-TV the plane was taxiing on the runway when one […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Yoga lovers in Maine will be able to indulge their passion this summer with the launch of a two-day yoga festival in Portland. Organizers said YogaFest will be held at the East End Community School in Portland on July 13 and 14. The festival will feature more than 30 yoga teachers and […]

NORRIDGEWOCK (AP) — The state is seeking to permanently shut down a Norridgewock child care facility run by a woman whose husband has been charged with unlawful sexual contact with three children who attended the center. Department of Health and Human Services spokesman John Martins says ABC 123 Daycare was ordered closed this week for […]