Top Portland Area Local News Stories
Source: WMTW.com - Local News
A Knox County jury found a Matinicus Island lobsterman and his daughter not guilty Friday in connection with the shooting of another lobsterman in 2009.
Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:01:19 EST
The city of Portland is one of two port cities being considered by the Navy to be home for the decommissioned USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier.
Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:34:03 EST
The Massachusetts man accused of killing a 15-month-old boy in Bangor last month will remain in jail after making his first court appearance Friday morning.
Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:35:21 EST
Outdoors clothing retailer L.L. Bean says sales dipped again in 2009 but the company managed to beat its own projections.
Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:11:09 EST
A Buxton man is wanted in connection with two 2009 armed robberies while another wanted for the incidents is in jail on unrelated charges.
Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:30:52 EST
A bill about traffic surveillance cameras underwent revisions in Augusta on Thursday, and the bill should head to state Senate next Tuesday for a vote.
Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:19:00 EST
The state fire marshal's office spent part of Friday looking into what caused a fire that destroyed a home and barn.
Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:00:35 EST
Maine lawmakers are on the verge of enacting a law barring importation of firewood from other states.
Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:32:00 EST
The parent company of Maine's second-largest electric utility has agreed to buy the company that owns the state's third-largest utility.
Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:10:02 EST
Gov. John Baldacci is meeting with the top executive of Bumble Bee Foods to discuss potential future uses for the company's sardine cannery in eastern Maine, which is slated to close next month.
Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:46:36 EST
The Morse River has finally changed its course and no longer threatens the beach and new bathhouses at Popham Beach State Park in Phippsburg, according to Maine Department of Conservation officials.
Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:40:54 EST
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