ALFRED (AP) — Officials say a Maine jail guard suffered a concussion and required hospitalization after being injured in a skirmish with an inmate at the York County Jail. Maj. William King of the York County Sheriff ’s Office says Sgt. Jill Brooks was injured at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday when she and another corrections officer […]

AUGUSTA ( AP) — Waldo County Republicans whose votes weren’t included in the announcement declaring Mitt Romney winner of Maine’s GOP caucuses last weekend want to censure state GOP Chairman Charlie Webster. County GOP Chairman Raymond St. Onge said there was a move afoot to try to oust Webster, but ultimately they didn’t go that […]

PORTLAND ( AP) — A brother and sister are appealing their murder convictions for killing the woman’s husband in his Old Orchard Beach home and trying to make it look like he was the victim of a home invasion. Jeffrey Williams of West Hempstead, N.Y., is serving a life sentence and his sister, Darlene George, […]

PORTLAND ( AP) — University of Maine System trustees are poised to name the new chancellor. The announcement will be made Monday after the board’s executive committee meets at the University of Southern Maine. The finalists are Meredith Hay, a special adviser to the chair of the Arizona Board of Regents for Strategic Initiatives; James […]

AUGUSTA ( AP) — The head of the Maine National Guard is addressing a joint session of the Legislature for the first time. Adjutant Gen. John Libby’s speech today is expected to address the state of defense, veterans and emergency management matters, while also recognizing Maine’s National Guard families that have lost loved ones during […]

PORTLAND ( AP) — A Maine man serving a 40-year sentence for killing his girlfriend is appealing his conviction to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. Today, justices will hear arguments from William Hanaman’s attorney that the judge in his 2010 trial made a mistake when he refused to instruct jurors that they could find Hanaman […]

LEWISTON (AP) — Police worked quickly to nab two suspects in a Lewiston bank robbery, and authorities are now looking into whether the pair is involved in other heists. A branch of the Auburn Savings bank was robbed by somebody who showed a gun at about 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. No one was hurt. A […]

AUGUSTA ( AP) — The Maine Legislature is getting close to approving a special court to deal with military veterans accused of crimes. The bill sponsored by Rep. Maeghan Maloney would create a court program for veterans who are willing to plead guilty and get counseling. The program would connect them to caseworkers and veterans […]

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — The center span recently removed from a bridge shared by Maine and New Hampshire has floated out to sea aboard a barge, on its way to a recycling center. The span was removed from the 90-year-old bridge last week. The barge was inspected by the Coast Guard before it could take […]

HARPSWELL — Harpswell Republicans signaled their preference for presidential candidate Mitt Romney by a wide margin during a straw poll vote Saturday. Romney received 37 votes in the Harpswell survey, followed by Ron Paul with nine votes, Rick Santorum with eight votes, Newt Gingrich with three votes, and two undecided. The Harpswell Republican Committee also elected […]