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July 5, 2023

Border Patrol weapon among items stolen from home where 4 were murdered

Authorities have detained two individuals in connection with the theft of items, including a U.S. Border Patrol agent's gun, from a residence where four people were killed in April.

July 3, 2023

State police investigating 2 suspicious deaths in coastal Maine

Maine State Police are investigating two deaths under suspicious circumstances at a home in coastal Brooklin. Authorities denied potential further danger to the community.

June 30, 2023

Maine family looking to build world's tallest flagpole, project receiving backlash from locals

Some residents of Columbia Falls, Maine, are looking to build a flagpole that is taller than the Empire State Building. The project has become a controversial topic in the town.

June 29, 2023

Maine budget-writing committee makes bipartisan compromise on budget that provides tax relief

A bipartisan compromise has been reached by the Maine Legislature's budget-writing committee for the state's upcoming budget. It features tax relief and invests more in child care.

June 28, 2023

Maine House votes to enact bill that expands access to abortions

Maine's House of Representatives voted in favor of a bill that would expand access to abortions. The proposal needs a final vote from the Senate before being sent to the governor.

June 27, 2023

Maine man arrested in murder of girlfriend with cancer

A Maine man, Jayme Schnackenberg, has been arrested in connection to the murder of girlfriend Kimberly Hardy, who had cancer and whose body was found in a wooded area of Monticello.

June 27, 2023

Maine Democratic Gov. Janet Mills signs law partially decriminalizing prostitution

Janet Mills has signed a law that partially decriminalizes prostitution in Maine. The law is meant to help those who were pushed into sex trafficking due to desperate circumstances.

June 26, 2023

Largest teachers union in Maine praises rejection of ‘culture war’ candidates in local school board races

The Maine Education Association claimed that the election results for conservatives in local school board races within the state indicate a rejection of culture war issues from voters.

June 23, 2023

Maine Legislature clears 12-week paid medical leave proposal

Maine's Democrat-controlled House of Representatives has passed a plan to establish a state family and medical leave program in a 79-65 vote.

June 21, 2023

Mom implicated in Maine's 1985 'Baby Jane Doe' cold case gets 6 years

Lee Ann Daigle, of Lowell, Massachusetts has been sentenced to six years in prison for leaving her newborn daughter to die in rural Maine. Daigle eluded justice for almost 40 years.