Fourteen people are arrested in a takedown of a major opioid trafficking operation that sold drugs throughout the Northeast.
Carol Semple
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Lawmaker apologizes for yelling at Maine House speaker
The incident occurred during debate over funding for asylum seekers.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Senate votes to block arms sales to Saudi Arabia as Trump pledges veto
The Saudi role in the war in Yemen is among the reasons cited by American lawmakers for their opposition.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Waldoboro man who shot fiancée gets more prison time for violating probation
Dylan Grubbs fails to complete substance abuse treatment and tests positive for illegal drugs, court documents say.
Posted inLocal & State
Motorcycle rider dies in collision in Oxford County
The driver of a pickup truck is injured in the crash.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
MaineHealth, Mid Coast-Parkview Health agree to merge
The two health care systems have been clinically affiliated for more than 25 years through their flagship hospitals, Maine Med in Portland and Mid Coast-Parkview in Brunswick.
Posted inLife & Culture, Nation & World
Gloria Vanderbilt, heiress and jeans queen, dies at 95
Her son, CNN newsman Anderson Cooper, announces her death on the network.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Dozens of miles of rail improvements coming to Maine
The upgrades will include replacing 37 miles of rail on a freight mainline in rural areas.
Posted inNation & World
Tensions rise as Iran speeds up enrichment; U.S. sending troops
After Tehran says it will surpass the uranium-stockpile limit in the next 10 days, the Pentagon says it will send 1,000 more troops to the Middle East.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Maine man arrested in connection with 1986 rape and killing of 11-year-old girl
Officials say Marc J. Karun, 53, was arrested at his home in Stetson and is expected to be extradited to Connecticut and charged with murder and sexual assault.