Police arrest freed felon, seize gun, drugs

A South Portland man who was out on bail and a Cumberland woman are accused of trafficking.

Couple arrested on Congress St.,charged with dealing heroin, crack

Two people face charges of trafficking in crack cocaine and heroin following their arrest in a Congress Street parking lot Wednesday night.

Agents with the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency working with Portland and Westbrook police charged Carl Langston, 22, of South Portland and Carol Vining, 22, of Cumberland, police said.

Ventilation flaws linked to two carbon monoxide deaths

The deaths of Lewis Somers III, 85, and his wife, Elizabeth Somers, 84, in Raymond were among the 45 attributed to Irene in its march up the Eastern Seaboard.

2 York County judges nominated to Superior Court

The nominees will be reviewed by the Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary and must be confirmed by the full Senate.

Couple who died from CO poisoning identified

The Pennsylvania couple were staying at their seasonal home in Raymond.

Police hunt Hannaford pharmacy robber

A man robs the Hannaford pharmacy on Riverside Street this morning and flees on foot.

Authorities identify Westbrook fire victim

Investigators say Gerald A. Demers, 63, was smoking and on oxygen.

Even in Maine, Ramadan touched by the crisis in Somalia

As local Somali Muslims end the holy month with a celebration, they keep in mind those who are starving in their homeland.

Raymond couple likely died of CO poisoning

Authorities say an elderly couple found dead in a home on Musson Road in Raymond probably died of carbon monoxide poisoning.

Turnpike traffic slows after taxi hits guardrail in Gray

The Maine Turnpike is warning motorists about a crash in the northbound passing lanes in Gray near mile marker 61. The turnpike reported the crash at 12:15 p.m. Police say nobody was injured in the crash when a taxi collided with the guardrail, but traffic slowed as it was reduced to one lane.