The grade is the nation’s third-best, but a group says the state is poorly prepared for disasters.

Investigators say the Gray man had been evicted from the home, which was owned by a former friend of his.

Maine troopers begin enforcing a 2007 law to protect emergency vehicles parked along the road after six crashes since December.

The MDOT will use federal highway funds and $100 million in state funds to pay for over 1,600 projects.

The woman fought back, her assailant fled and she drove herself to the hospital, police say.

Motorists had to take lengthy detour around the flooded, oft-traveled area on Monday, police said.

The overflowing Saco River closes a road in Fryeburg, and York County reports about 70 vehicles were involved in crashes caused by the rainstorm.

Jail officials said Jeffrey Noonan, 49, had been treated for a medical condition the day before he died.

Searchers locate the pair after rough surf conditions force them to swim to an island and away from Goose Rocks Beach.