Maine News Updates

AUGUSTA -- Maine Labor Commissioner Laura Fortman says the state's jobless rate dropped by 0.3 percentage point in October to 8.2 percent

The man killed in a fiery crash following a high-speed chase Thursday was a Portland man who had no license and was recently released from prison, police said.

OLD ORCHARD BEACH -- Julie Symth has been named assistant principal of the year by the Maine Principals Association.

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The Topsham teenager who was missing since Tuesday night was found late last night trapped in her car at the bottom of a ravine.

BANGOR -- The Bangor Land Trust is going to protect 205 acres of land in a way that officials say will balance recreational opportunities with wildlife sensitivity.

Gov. John Baldacci's office today announced an executive order to cut $63 million from the state budget.

AUGUSTA  — With a $300-to-$400 million budget hole looming, Gov. John Baldacci is planning to order Maine state departments to curtail spending.

AUGUSTA  — Safety officials say Maine's highway death toll for the year remains below 2008, which was the safest year on the state's roads since 1959.