WARREN — An Augusta man was wounded early Tuesday morning in a shooting that occurred during a fight at a Warren residence. The man — whose identity has not been released by police — was shot once in the chest with a handgun, according to Knox County Sheriff Donna Dennison. He was taken to Pen […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Nearly 30 Maine veterans who served in World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan are receiving medals for their service. Gov. Paul LePage is presenting them with Maine Silver Star Honorable Service Medals during a ceremony Tuesday at the State House. The medal is the state’s official recognition of Maine veterans […]

SHIN POND (AP) — Authorities are investigating an ATV accident in northern Maine that resulted in severe injuries to a 4-year-old boy. The Warden Service says the Searsport boy was operating the all-terrain vehicle near his grandfather’s home in Shin Pond at about 6 p.m. on Monday. It appears he was driving up an incline […]

BELFAST — A collision between a teenage girl on a mountain bike and a motorcycle Monday afternoon on Route 1 in Belfast left three in the hospital with unspecified injuries. The 14-year-old Belfast girl, whose name has not yet been released, had been pedaling south on the coastal thoroughfare at about 1:30 p.m., when she […]

SACO (AP) — A proposal to ban dogs from Saco’s public beaches is getting so much attention that city councilors have scheduled a public hearing on the matter . The council was scheduled to hold a first hearing on the ordinance Monday, but about 100 people showed up to the meeting. Under the proposal, dogs […]

But the three-member board invited the state employees union to file additional paperwork in two weeks that contains details that clarify its case. The Maine Labor Relations Board was considering the Maine State Employees Association’s appeal of the April decision from the board’s executive director. The union argued that the LePage administration violated a state […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Portland is reopening its search for a new fire chief after the favored candidate withdrew. The extended search is expected to add at least $8,500 to a process that has already cost the city more than $20,000. City human resources director Michael Miles says because the position is one of the most […]

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire and Maine this week are hosting two dog detectives specially trained to sniff out sewage leaks, bacteria and other contaminants in water. Logan and Sable were specially trained by Michigan-based Environmental Canine Services as rapid responders to storm water and pollution emergencies that could pose health risks. FB Environmental, […]

SCARBOROUGH (AP) — Scarborough police are looking for a man they say attached a small camera to his shoe and used it to take pictures up the skirts of women at a local department store. Police say several women customers at a Walmart store reported the behavior on July 16. Police on Monday released surveillance […]

SEAL HARBOR — Amid the curiosities and delicacies for sale at the checkout counter of The Naturalist’s Notebook in Seal Harbor is something that does not have a price tag: the track shoes worn by a bronze-medal winning Olympian in 1992 in Barcelona. It might seem an unusual display piece for a nature, art and […]