The warning comes after nine hunters brought 18 caribou harvested in Canada into Maine without taking proper steps to avoid the spread of the infectious protein that causes the disease.

Peter Homer of Southwest Harbor won this year's top $250,000 prize;  Homer also won the contest in 2007.

A total of seven people have been arrested on arson charges in Maine this week.

Authorities say Luis Andrades-Garcia was driving at more than 100 mph when he crashed his car into the rear of a tractor trailer.

The governor's curtailment order is aimed at closing a growing budget gap, now estimated at around $400 million.

But Maine Chief Justice Leigh Saufley says she believes the state's courts will be able to meet their constitutional requirements.

Collins says she wants to know why warning signs about the alleged shooter, U.S. Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan, went unheeded.

Kourtney Thibeault, 17, was found trapped in her car at the bottom of a steep ravine off Route 196.

State officials say visits to the park in Gray increased 9 percent this year, compared with last year.

Hunters who agreed to submit a tooth for analysis can now find out the age of their bear on the state's Website.