Ticket from Maine claims $1.35B Mega Millions grand prize

Someone from Maine beat the ill fortune of Friday the 13th and matched the winning numbers for the estimated $1.35 billion grand prize.

Supreme Court rules religious schools can get Maine tuition aid

The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Maine can't exclude religious schools from a program that offers tuition aid for private education, a decision that could ease religious organizations’ access to taxpayer money.

Police: Wanted man hid under blanket to avoid arrest

Police said Philip Dulude was arrested for criminal trespassing and violating bail conditions.

Girl, 6, saves unconscious father with Google search

Macie Semrau said she was able to unlock her father’s cell phone as he screamed for help in the basement.

Thanks to budget surplus, Maine plans to send $850 checks to most residents

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills signed off on a $1.2 billion supplemental budget Wednesday that sends more than half of the money to residents in the form of $850 relief checks.

Students steer school bus to safety after driver suffers heart attack

Police in Maine said at least two students grabbed the wheel after Arthur McDougall, 77, suffered a heart attack and later died.

VIDEO: Rotating ice disk returns to Maine river

According to local news reports, the viral disk made its first appearance in 2019 before partially forming again in 2020.

Man who stuffed razor blades in pizza dough gets nearly 5 years in prison

The man who pleaded guilty to putting razor blades and screws in pizza dough at supermarkets last year has been sentenced to four years and nine months in prison.

Supreme Court rejects appeal to stop Maine's COVID-19 vaccine mandate

The Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal from health care workers in Maine to block a vaccine mandate that went into effect Friday.

New memorial dedicated to soldiers who died on secret mission to Vietnam

Families have fought for recognition of the soldiers who died on Tiger Flight 739 for years now because their names aren’t allowed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial since they didn’t die in a combat zone.