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The Maine High School With A Graduation Rate Double The National Average For Young Moms

Teen birth rates in the United States have been on a steady decline, but there are still more than 200,000 babies born to teen mothers every year, including about 600 born in Maine.

Sen. Angus King Has Begun Follow-Up, 'Maintenance' Treatments For Residual Prostate Cancer

Back-To-Back Storms And No Pay For Federal Weather Forecasters

Farmland Trust Leader To Take Over As Maine Ag Commissioner

By Steve Mistler • 32 minutes ago

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Farmland Trust Leader To Take Over As Maine Ag Commissioner

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills has picked the executive director of Maine Farmland Trust to become the commissioner of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.

Marches In Northern New England To Celebrate Women's Wins

By AP • 1 hour ago

Women's marches this weekend are set to highlight the high number of women elected to office in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.

2 Dead In House Fire In Orrington

By AP • 1 hour ago

Two people have died in an early morning house fire in the Maine town of Orrington.

Mueller's Office Disputes BuzzFeed Report That Trump Told Cohen To Lie To Congress

By Laurel Wamsley • 2 hours ago

Updated at 10:15 p.m. ET

The office of special counsel Robert Mueller used a rare statement on Friday night to dispute the report by BuzzFeed News that President Trump had instructed his former lawyer to lie to Congress.

The Justice Department announcement appeared not quite 24 hours after the explosive story from Thursday night. Although it didn't go into detail, the response suggested the story didn't correctly reflect the special counsel's dealings with Trump's ex-fixer.

Forecasters: 'Biggest Storm Of The Year' Headed For Maine This Weekend

By Willis Ryder Arnold • 2 hours ago

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Forecasters: 'Biggest Storm Of The Year' Headed For Maine This Weekend

The National Weather Service is predicting a significant storm in Maine this weekend.

Sen. Collins Faces Pressure From Republicans To Support Funding For Border Wall

By Steve Mistler • 18 hours ago

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Sen. Collins Faces Pressure From Republicans To Support Funding For Border Wall

The Maine Republican Party is pressuring U.S. Sen. Susan Collins to approve President Donald Trump’s wall along the southern border, a request that’s at odds with the Republican Senator’s expressed desire to end the partial federal government shutdown first.

Natural Gas Company Will Waive Fees For Maine Customers Who Are Government Employees During Shutdown

By Nora Flaherty • 19 hours ago

The natural gas company that serves the Kennebec Valley, Cumberland, Falmouth and Yarmouth, has announced that it plans to waive late fees and interest for customers who are federal employees affected by the shutdown.

Shutdown Pressures Freshman Democrats To Deliver On Promise To Break Gridlock

By Kelsey Snell • 20 hours ago

Democrats won control of the House of Representatives in November in part by promising to work across the aisle and get things done. Now the newly elected freshmen must decide how they will use their newfound power in the face of the longest partial government shutdown in U.S. history.

Tesla Cuts 3,000 Jobs As Elon Musk Aims To Make More Cars For Less Money

By Camila Domonoske • 21 hours ago

Tesla is reducing its workforce by 7 percent — more than 3,000 jobs, according to a recent staffing estimate — as the company continues its efforts to bring lower-cost electric vehicles to market.

CEO Elon Musk announced the layoffs on Friday in an email to staff, saying the company is facing "an extremely difficult challenge."

Westbrook's Famous Ice Disk Has A Millinocket Look-Alike

By AP • 21 hours ago

Courtesy David Loome / via Associated Press

MILLINOCKET, Maine - The massive ice disk that formed on a Maine river has a baby brother. Officials at Baxter State Park in northern Maine shared a photo of an ice disk that's about 30 or 40 feet wide, located in wilderness more than 200 miles north of much larger disk that formed in Westbrook.