Fear about possible changes to contraception coverage is motivating a number of Mainers to get IUDs and other forms of long-lasting birth control.

The Fairfield Police Department said Sunday it was investigating the alleged hit-and-run crash, which occurred at about 5:45 p.m. Saturday on a dark stretch of Oakland Road.

Lamb, 70, has been in the job since August 2021.

The warming center at the Augusta Civic Center will be open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. this coming Monday through Wednesday so people may stay warm during the cold snap.

Two adults and a 5-year-old lost their home and all their belongings in the early morning fire Saturday at 10 Birchwood St., Detroit fire Chief Don Chute said.

A contractor working at the Sappi Somerset Mill in Skowhegan fell through a roof opening Friday and suffered serious injuries, according to a Sappi official.

The Augusta demonstration was part of a worldwide day of protest two days before the second inauguration of Donald Trump.

Lisa Jones, the owner of Black Travel Maine, hopes the tour welcoming an underrepresented, and perhaps tentative, clientele counters a 'false narrative' about the Pine Tree State.

The proposal in the governor's update to the current budget is intended to rein in ballooning costs in the state's General Assistance program.

The Department of Health and Human Services released a new proposal with less aggressive increases than were initially proposed, and will give residential care facilities 2 years to phase in the changes.

Norwegian company Nordic Aquafarms says it is dropping the controversial proposal for a $500 million, land-based aquaculture operation.

Nicholas M. Smith, 33, is charged with aggravated assault and criminal threatening.

Sean Eori, 44, was found guilty on three counts Friday but not guilty of others.

Fair wages and work-life balance are among the topics of negotiations IAM Local 2740 members and the company plan to revisit Tuesday, a union representative said.

The Somerset County grand jury indicted 52 defendants on various charges when it met in December, according to the district attorney’s office.

The tax break is expected to help the $48.5 million proposal move forward at 60 Western Ave.

Voters will decide the fate of the town's proposed Commercial Solar Ordinance, which has put the Select and Planning boards at odds.

The state's medical cannabis market does not require testing for chemicals or mold. Industry groups are pushing back against the bill.

For Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we look back at how central Maine responded to his assassination.

'Down here in Kennebec County, I'm afraid our years are probably up,' said Ernest Rice, longtime president of the Belgrade snowmobile club.

It appears the 73-year-old who lived alone became stuck when his shed door latched behind him.

An agency leader said some of the top earners could be trying to earn a higher pension, which is generally calculated by taking the average of their highest 3 years of pay.

The reimbursement rate cutbacks would amount to about a 36% cut in Medicaid payments to some doctors, according to hospital operators.

The chemical-free extinguisher could move to the market — and onto firefighting airplanes — quickly. But getting it certified will take time and money.

Winter sports, Gerard's Pizza and the Northeast Motorsports Expo and Trade Show also were among some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.

Freeport-based consultant Cynthia Flores helps farmers and their employees reduce injuries that cost the U.S. about $11.3 billion annually.

Commissioners' pay has remained the same since 2016, but that year they voted to not to take benefits and accept a $12,000 annual salary — it just never stuck.

Democrat Jon Treacy of Oxford warns Trump's choices for his Cabinet are 'buffoons and clowns.'

Leia Bridges, administrative assistant for Farmington Fire Rescue/Public Works, shared information on reimbursements from floods in 2022 and 2023.

Miguel Alvarez Jr. 39, of Webster, Massachusetts, and Jason C. Robbins, 42, of Farmington are charged with aggravated drug trafficking.

The Fairfield Police Department said Sunday it was investigating the alleged hit-and-run crash, which occurred at about 5:45 p.m. Saturday on a dark stretch of Oakland Road.

Only 16 of 435 congressional districts nationwide supported a House candidate and a presidential candidate from different parties, and one of those districts is in Maine.

Three people were arrested in a traffic stop, while the fourth was taken into custody the following day.

Elm City Music Community School will offer private and group classes to people of all ages and abilities in areas including strings, woodwinds and brass instruments, piano, vocals and percussion.

The driver, Philip Marson, 69, died early Thursday after his pickup truck veered into the median strip, according to officials.

Maine's lighthouses are threatened by rising sea levels and intense storms, but adapting them to be more resilient is a challenge.

House Minority Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham is sponsoring a bill that would repeal the waiting period approved by lawmakers last year in the wake of the mass shooting in Lewiston.

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court rejected Billy Beaulieu's request to dismiss an OUI charge that stemmed from a well-being check.

An employee of the Main Street store called police around 3 a.m. to report a robbery.

Those on both sides of the conflict in Gaza described the recently announced ceasefire framework as 'fragile' but said they were trying to stay hopeful it could lead to a lasting peace.

In an interview with The Times Record, Maulian Bryant outlines plans for the Wabanaki Alliance — "the time for reclamation is now," and “as the tribal communities rise, we all rise.”

Massive wildfires left a path of destruction across Maine in October 1947, changing how the state responds to the danger, but climate change remains a risk factor.

The state's ambitious multiyear investigation into PFAS contamination from sludge-based fertilizer is not yet halfway done, but costs are mounting as new federal protections arise from mounting scientific evidence of potential human health risks.

The latest request for more funding comes as the state is trying to resolve a lawsuit over its struggles to find enough lawyers to represent poor Mainers in more than a thousand different cases.

With a decline in employment in the state's pulp and paper industry, other wood products are being developed to reduce the use of plastics and other fossil fuel-based materials.

Maine regulators were among agencies in 7 states leading the enforcement effort, which included 48 state agencies altogether.

The deal, which has yet to be finalized, calls for a 6-week end to fighting during which hostages and prisoners would be released and additional aid would come to Gaza.

Marissa Grover, 22, of Fairfield was staying in a rental unit when authorities found evidence of illegal drug trafficking activities, officers said.

Kaleb Halsey, 20, of Bowdoinham, lost control of his Hyundai Sonata while traveling south on Route 128, the sheriff's office said.

Conservation groups say the move will leave the North Atlantic right whale — which now numbers fewer than 380 — vulnerable to extinction.

Rich Beaudoin is among a group of 20 Maine firefighters helping to fight the deadly flames in the Los Angeles area.

World Monuments Watch says Maine's historic lighthouses are threatened by climate change and intensifying coastal storms, like the ones that battered some of the iconic beacons in January 2024.

Charlie Hewitt, whose artwork has been displayed in Augusta, Portland, Lewiston and dozens of other cities, offered the sign as a gift.