Portland Press Herald

Coast Guard mulling ship's Haiti trip

MIAMI -- Coast Guard officials here said this morning they are considering a request by the owner of the Sea Hunter to continue its relief mission to Haiti, despite the fact that the ship's cr

Saco school bus driver pleads not guilty to OUI

SACO — A school bus driver accused of driving drunk twice in one day has pleaded not guilty.

Border Patrol setting up I-95 checkpoints

Eeeuw! or How sweet: Dog kissing contest

PORTLAND  — A Maine dog products company is getting into the Valentine's Day spirit with a canine cocktail party that will feature a dog-kissing contest.

More Mainers take, score well on AP exams

AUGUSTA — Maine saw an increase in the number and success of high school seniors who took Advanced Placement exams last spring, the Maine Department of Education announced today.

Heating oil price drops a cent in Maine

AUGUSTA -- Maine energy officials say the average price for home heating oil is $2.69 per gallon, up one cent from last week.

Rent-A-Husband founder fights back

WINDHAM — Kaile Warren, the recently indicted founder of the Rent-A-Husband handyman company, blasted the state Attorney General's Office today for bringing charges against him late last year

Police find Bethel pot-growing operation

A Bethel man faces charges of marijuana cultivation after a state trooper, checking to make sure the man was abiding by previous bail conditions, found the second floor of the man's house had been

Toyota repairing 50,000 vehicles a day

CHICAGO -- A Toyota executive says dealers have so far reinforced the sticking accelerator on more than 220,000 recalled vehicles, with repairs continuing at a rate of about 50,000 vehicles a day.<

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