AUGUSTA — Speaking from experience as a childhood victim of domestic violence, Gov. Paul LePage on Wednesday unveiled his package of bills to attack a social scourge that’s connected to half of the homicides in Maine. “Domestic violence is not Republican. It’s not Democrat. It’s not independent. It’s a social problem that we need to address […]

PORTLAND (AP) — A new study says Maine ranks fourth in the country in the share of fatal traffic crashes involving drivers 65 and over. A Washington-based nonprofit research group called TRIP released a report Wednesday evaluating older driver safety and fatality rates. The report found that 22 percent of fatal accidents in Maine in […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — A bill to authorize payments to people who report MaineCare fraud will get closer legislative committee scrutiny next week. On Wednesday, the Judiciary Committee heard from a number of groups and individuals who praised the idea as a potential money maker for the state, and others who found the idea of bounties […]

KENNEBUNK ( AP) — Police are looking for a man accused in an unprovoked attack in Kennebunk that has left the victim with serious injuries. Police say the man struck another man in the face outside Federal Jack’s Restaurant and Pub shortly before midnight on Saturday. WMUR- TV reported on Wednesday that the victim was […]

MADISON ( AP) — Gov. Paul LePage is meeting with business and community leaders in Somerset County for his 12th Capitol for a Day event. The governor today is visiting CM Almy in Pittsfield, Tasman Leather Group in Hartland, Maine Wood Pellet Co. in Athens, Madison Paper Industries in Madison and the Family Violence Project, […]

PORTLAND (AP) — A price monitoring website is warning Maine motorists that gasoline prices could rise sharply during the next few days and through the weekend in Maine. GasBuddy.com senior petroleum analyst Patrick DeHaan says he expects stations to increase prices from 5 to 20 cents per gallon by the end of the weekend. DeHaan […]

PORTLAND (AP) — A new report says every Maine county has been hit by at least one federally declared weatherrelated disaster since 2006. Environment Maine’s report says those disasters include such events as scorching heat, devastating wildfires, severe storms and record flooding. Environment Maine also says global warming could lead to some extreme weather events […]

PATTEN ( AP) — Maine authorities are investigating the death of a 7- month- old girl in her Patten home but do not suspect foul play. The infant was found unresponsive by her parents at about 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday. Police tell the Bangor Daily News although foul play is not suspected, all deaths of […]

HAMPDEN ( AP) — U. S. Sen. Susan Collins is vowing to fight the planned closure of a U.S. Postal Service mail processing center in Hampden. The Maine Republican says workers received notice on Wednesday that the central Maine facility would be closed and operations consolidated with a facility in Scarborough, more than 100 miles […]