Regional News

Gas Prices Drop Slightly Since Last Week

Gas prices in Maine are down nearly two cents per gallon. Www.mainegasprices.com shows gas is averaging $3.80 a gallon in our state. The national average is $3.66. Gas prices in Maine are...

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Submarine Arsonist Receives Sentence Friday

Federal prosecutors want a former Portsmouth Naval Shipyard worker who pleaded guilty to setting fire to a nuclear submarine to be given the maximum sentence for the crime. Casey Fury struck a...

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University of Maine at Presque Isle Sends Skier to NCAA Championships

A University of Maine at Presque Isle skier is heading to the NCAA championships. Eirik Fosnaes is a sophomore on the Owls team, which he'll represent next week in Vermont. Eirik Fohsnis...

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Susan Collins Co-Sponsors Offshore Wind Energy Bill

Senator Susan Collins is co-sponsoring a bill to boost offshore wind energy generation. Republican Collins joins democratic senator Tom Carper of Delaware in introducing the measure. It...

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Lewiston Man Finds Knife in Walmart Cake

- A father in Lewiston says a cake baked by his local Wal-mart for his son's birthday had an ingredient he didn't ask for. A knife was found inside that cake. It has Wal-mart taking action at all...

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Fairfield Police Officer Cleared of Wrongdoing in Accident

A Fairfield police officer who caused an accident in January while making a U-turn to pursue a speeding car has been cleared of wrongdoing. A Maine state police crash report says Officer...

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Badge and State ID Presented in Strong Trial

The trial of Mark Strong, Senior of Thomaston continued Friday. He's accused of helping fitness instructor Alexis Wright run a prostitution operation out of her dance studio in...

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Same-sex Marriage Cases Brought to Supreme Court

Maine is joining more than a dozen other states in defending gay marriage as the Supreme Court prepares to hear two cases on the issue. The high court will hear arguments next month on a...

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New York Maine Sentenced to 20 Years in Maine Drug Ring Case

A New York City man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in a crack cocaine and heroin drug ring in Maine. Shareef Nash, 34, pleaded guilty in September to drug conspiracy...

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High-Profile Prostitution Trial Continues

The trial continues for a Thomaston man accused of helping a Zumba instructor run a prostitution business. Mark Strong Senior is charged with promoting prostitution. Alexis Wright is...

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