New Gloucester, ME

OXFORD, Maine — Severe storms moved through Maine Wednesday afternoon and evening, causing damage and thousands of power outages. “We heard the crunch and looked out and saw branches going by the windows,” said Waterford resident Stephen Knight, while taking stock of the damage to the property along Route 37 he shares with family.

PORTLAND (BDN) -- The father of a man who died last year after police chased him into Portland’s Back Cove has filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit alleging that officers stood by and watched his son drown instead of taking steps to save his life. Eric Cohen, 25, died on...

PORTLAND (WGME) -- The Portland Fire Department is on the scene of a fire at 849 Forest Avenue. The fire is extending to the second floor, and the roof is being opened. The fire department is warning to expect traffic delays in the area.

The sign is up and the doors are open at Nancy Ames’ Sullivan House Bakery and Cafe in the heart of Gorham Village. Although they have many delicious baked goods for sale including chocolate chip cookies made with her grandmother’s recipe, this isn’t your grandma’s bakery. The minute the delicious aroma draws you in, you can feel the modern Victorian farmhouse vibe.

AUGUSTA — The 2019 fatal shooting of 41-year-old Jean Fournier of Turner in the Auburn Walmart parking lot was murder or self-defense, according to competing theories of the case. On the first day of Gage Dalphonse’s trial Wednesday, attorneys on both sides previewed the evidence they plan to present in...

If you’re the kind of person that prefers the wackier side of life, Maine is definitely the right place for you! Between our fun restaurants and unique places to visit, you could spend every weekend exploring unique attractions and unexpected spots. There are plenty to choose from, but this museum in Portland has got to be one of the most interestingly strange places we’ve ever seen!

PORTLAND (WGME) – It was a busy afternoon and evening of severe storms in Maine, capped off with a tornado warning late Wednesday afternoon. In Falmouth, a lightning strike from the storm hit a barn. A woman living in an apartment in the barn made it out OK. Firefighters managed...

ARROWSIC (WGME) – Over the next year or so, Maine is expected to get more than $300 million from the federal government to bring high-speed internet service to every corner of the state. Right now in the neighboring towns of Arrowsic and Georgetown, the only internet they have is through...

PORTLAND (WGME) – Strong winds and heavy rain were the perfect combination to bring down trees and limbs onto power lines. At the peak Wednesday, CMP reported more than 9,000 outages, mostly in Androscoggin, Cumberland and Oxford Counties. CMP says it had line and tree crews ready to respond.

LEWISTON – The Fire Department has four new firefighters on the job and those in charge want them to learn as soon as possible the techniques used to free victims from car wrecks. With that in mind, the department held extrication training Wednesday afternoon in the yard of Ace Towing...

PORTLAND, Maine — Plans for a new homeless shelter in Portland are moving forward. The city planning board, signing off last night on plans for a 208-bed homeless services center on Riverside Street, near the Westbrook city line. City officials have been debating the issue for a few years. There...

Here are several locations where you can find the vaccine in Portland: 1. 295 Forest Ave 207-761-5967; 2. 787 Riverside St 207-878-1106; 3. 85 Auburn St 207-797-0536; 4. 127 Marginal Way 207-771-5631; 5. 616 Forest Ave 207-761-9454; 6. 290 Congress St 207-774-0344; 7. 713 Congress St 207-774-8456;

The organizers put the fair together in wake of the cancellation of the Common Ground Fair. This year’s cancellation of the annual Common Ground Fair in Unity due to the pandemic was disappointing to New Gloucester fiber maker Hannah Welling and Yarmouth Farmers Market manager Amy Sinclair, so they decided to put on a fair of their own.

Falmouth Fire Chief Howard Rice Jr. says he believes a barn on Country Lane was struck by lightning as powerful thunderstorms hit Maine Wednesday

PORTLAND (WGME) -- Nearly 76 percent of school staff in Maine are fully vaccinated. That's above the state average, but some schools are doing much better than others. State officials hope by publicly posting this data each month it will boost vaccination rates even further. Like vaccination rates in general,...

Here are several locations where you can find the vaccine in Lewiston: 1. 692 Sabattus St 207-786-0122; 2. 27 East Ave 207-784-6666; 3. 315 Main St 207-783-2011; 4. 430 Sabattus St 207-783-2013;

PORTLAND (WGME) – Northern Light Health says it has 71 COVID patients in its Maine hospitals. Dr. James Jarvis says these patients need much more care than what they saw during the previous COVID spike back in the winter. “These people are sicker, they are requiring a lot more medical...