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A York County was charged with breaking into two homes in the overnight hours Sunday morning. The York County Sheriff's Office said it received a call around 2:40 a.m. from residents hiding in their bathroom after a man entered their home on Moody Road in Limington and was going through things in the bedroom. The man was gone by the time deputies arrived.

LIMINGTON, Maine — A 30-year-old man is accused of breaking into two homes in Limington early Sunday morning and "rummaging" through the homeowners' belongings. Deputies received a call around 2:40 a.m. Sunday from a homeowner on Moody Road stating that someone broke into their home and was “rummaging” through items in their bedroom, a Facebook post by the York County Sheriff's Office said.

ALFRED, Maine — A Sanford man is facing multiple charges after an attempted traffic stop turned into a car chase with York County sheriff's deputies. At roughly 9 p.m. Thursday night, a sheriff's deputy tried to pull over a car that was reportedly speeding down Jordan Springs Road in Alfred.

LIMINGTON (WGME) -- A Maine man is accused of breaking into two homes in Limington over the weekend. The York County Sheriff's Office says around 2:40 a.m. Sunday a homeowner on Moody Road in Limington called for help after a stranger broke into their home and was rummaging through things in their bedroom.

PORTLAND (WGME) -- As train derailments continue to make headlines across the nation, you might be asking yourself, "Is Maine at risk?" Nearly a dozen train cars hauling chemicals, including a carcinogen, vinyl chloride, derailed on the evening of February 3 in Ohio. Emergency crews later ignited the overturned freight to evaporate the chemicals before more seeped into the ground. A plume of smoke soon caught eyes across the nation, putting the town in the Ohio River watershed, East Palestine, on the hazard map. As the soot clears, communities elsewhere are wondering: Could this happen here?

I just Googled that. If I've got it right, that's Irish for "Good morning." That works if you're reading this before noon, and perhaps does not if you're reading this after noon. Either way, greetings and Happy Saint Patrick's Day. Once again, Friday is here, and, once again, that means it's time for the latest dispatch from your Coast Star Connection.

The Maine Turnpike Authority was given the ability to construct a highway from the bottom of York County to the top of Aroostook County when it was created in 1941. The Legislature is now considering whether to finish the task. The 303-mile highway currently only goes as far as Houlton....

MAINE — The nor'easter is causing many problems including power outages across portions of Maine. As of 10:45 pm Tuesday evening Central Maine Power is reporting more than 72,000 people are without power, as heavy snow continues to fall, mixed with strong winds. Cumberland County is experiencing more than...

People in southern Maine will have multiple opportunities in coming weeks to weigh in on efforts to expand access to high-speed internet. That input will help the state determine how to spend as much as $250 million in infrastructure investments and $125 million in digital equity and inclusion programs over the next five years.

PORTLAND, Maine — What happened to all the snow that I said we'd get? I know, I know... I got it wrong in spots. Can't win 'em all, but I'll keep trying. This storm is just about done with us, so let's take a look at snow amounts. They were insane in some of the higher elevations in other New England and states in the northeast.

SANFORD (WGME) -- Travel conditions, especially in southern Maine and New Hampshire, are only expected to get worse into Tuesday evening. The turnpike is down to 45 miles per hour. This is a heavy wet snow, which is sticking to tree limbs and weighing them down, causing some limbs to...

Tens of thousands of people are without power on Wednesday because of heavy wet snow and strong winds. Central Maine Power says strong winds resulted in roughly 115,000 outages on Tuesday. That number is down to 47,000 as of 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Most of the outages are in York County.

The Seacoast Breweries Bracket is down to the elite eight round, with our readers moving closer to choosing their favorite craft beer brewery in Seacoast New Hampshire and southern York County, Maine. The competition is presented by Seacoastonline.com and Fosters.com, and we invite you to vote each week through the...