A bill aimed at protecting the privacy of cellphone users has won an initial vote of approval in the Maine Senate.

A Maine legislative committee is expected to vote on a proposal aimed at lowering the state's high electricity and heating costs.

Maine state police are warning motorists that troopers will be out in force for the holiday weekend.

Gov. Paul LePage will join Maine military leaders in a Battlefield Cross Memorial Ceremony at the Maine State House.

A Maine hospital group and one of Boston's most prestigious hospitals have announced a collaboration aimed at streamlining services for local cancer patients who need care in Boston.

A former Maine college basketball star has been found guilty of a child pornography charge.

The historic Freeport tavern that bills itself as the "Birthplace of Maine" is expected to reopen this summer under new management.

The National Hurricane Center is changing the way it talks about storm surge in hopes that emergency officials, the media and the public can better understand the dangerous phenomenon.

Gov. Paul LePage today signed a message to veto a bill to pay back Maine hospitals and expand Medicaid. It was a swift move that came less than an hour after the Senate enacted the bill along party lines. At issue is whether Medicaid expansion is good for Maine. Democrats are holding out for an override. But as Patty Wight reports, Gov. LePage has already submitted a new bill that would only pay back the debt owed to hospitals.

It's been a rough week for Gov. Paul LePage and Democratic leaders at the State House. On Sunday the governor was denied a chance to address the Appropriations Committee by the Democratic Senate chair. And today both sides found themselves embroiled in a flap over a TV - or, to be more precise, a 46-inch television monitor posted outside the governor's State House office. The Democrats say the monitor is not allowed under the Legislature's rules. The governor calls that censorship. And as Susan Sharon reports, he now says he's movin' out.

State regulators have some questions for Maine's largest alternative electricity supplier, Electricity Maine. The Auburn-based group has attracted an estimated 185,000 customers over the last year or so by advertising itself as a lower-cost option to the so-called "standard offer" rate, which is set by the state. But questions have been raised about that claim. Tom Porter has more.

For almost a month now, a group of workers has been trying to organize a union at Winslow-based trailer manufacturer Alcom Inc. But in the last week, five of those workers have been let go, leading to allegations of union busting. Now, labor groups are calling on the CEO of Alcom to reinstate those workers. As Jennifer Mitchell reports, the company seems surprised by the allegations. But workers are claiming the dismissals point to a culture of fear and intimidation, which they say has been present at the factory for years.