Top Portland Area Local News Stories
Source: WMTW.com - Local News
Maine Game Wardens say they found the body of 46-year-old Joey Mann in the Androscoggin River in Turner.
Published: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:48:56 EST
News 8's Norm Karkos was one of the judges at the annual Chili and Chowder Challenge
Published: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:14:25 EST
This winter's lack of snow has some resorts and businesses that rely on snowmobilers' dollars worrying as the Presidents' Day holiday week approaches.
Published: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:09:32 EST
Fire in Livermore completely destroys home on Canton Road.
Published: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:34:20 EST
Legendary pop singer Whitney Houston has died at age 48, her representative Kristen Foster said Saturday night.
Published: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:56:01 EST
Auburn police say they are investigating a crash that happened just after 8 a.m. Sunday on Route 4.
Published: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:01:01 EST
The agency says it now has a smartphone application to make it easy for people to contact and send information to MDEA.
Published: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:26:09 EST
Gov. Paul LePage says too much is being made in the media of his threat to veto a budget-balancing plan adopted by a legislative committee, and not enough about the real problem the budget addresses.
Published: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:23:09 EST
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney ended what had been the worst week of his campaign with a quick one-two Saturday -- winning the Maine caucuses hours after placing first in a closely watched straw poll of conservative leaders and ... Â Â
Published: Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:49:13 EST
A 47-year-old man is being held on $250,000 bail after police in Maine discover he was wanted in Texas for allegedly walking away from a prison farm.
Published: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:25:28 EST
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland is investigating sexual abuse claims against retired priest, Father Antonin Caron.
Published: Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:56:52 EST
The Republican caucus in eastern Maine is postponed because of bad weather.
Published: Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:58:45 EST
Officials in northern Maine rule that a contentious gate that blocked a dirt road leading onto property owned by wealthy conservationist Roxanne Quimby is illegal because the road is still public.
Published: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:20:50 EST
A bunch of hardy fundraisers are taking an ocean plunge in the frigid ocean waters of Casco Bay to benefit a national retreat in Maine for children with life threatening illnesses and their families.
Published: Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:19:07 EST
Hundreds of teams are racing their toboggans at the annual U.S. National Toboggan Championships in Maine, a competition in Camden that's more about fun than winning.
Published: Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:34:53 EST
The Maine Warden Service will have a national audience in a six-part reality television series that features wardens enforcing the state's fish and game laws.
Published: Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:21:54 EST
Members of the Lebanon Rescue Department, Lebanon Fire Department and Maine State Police responded to a report of a crash Friday evening.
Published: Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:01:56 EST
State Attorney General William Schneider says any active management of the state treasurer's business dealings should be handled by a third party.
Published: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:28:30 EST
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