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Portland, ME

PORTLAND (WGME) -- A nursing home in Portland has seen a recent surge in COVID-19 cases. Officials say More than 60 people have been infected since May 14 at St. Joseph’s Rehabilitation and Residence on Washington Avenue. That includes 34 residents and 32 employees. Currently, 14 residents and three...

Portland nursing home faces COVID-19 surge

Cumberland County, ME

Casco, ME

CASCO (WGME) – Investigators say drag racing may have caused a crash that killed a teenager in Casco Wednesday morning. Just before 7 a.m., police say two cars were driving north on Tenney Hill Road. One of them left the roadway and hit several trees. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s...

Drag racing may have caused dead Casco crash, police say

Standish, ME

STANDISH (WGME) -- A heated dispute over donated land in Standish has come to an end after a nonprofit soccer club bought 22 acres on Moody Road for just $1, according to the Press Herald. In 2014, Town Councilor Walter Butler donated the land to the town so new soccer...

Land dispute in Standish settled, property sold for $1 to soccer club

Rockland, ME

ROCKLAND (WGME) -- A Mainer is in the spotlight for holding the record for the oldest lobster trapper in Maine. Now she's adding to that record even more, as Virginia Oliver turned 103 on Tuesday. Oliver started catching lobsters off the coast of Rockland when she was a little girl,...

Maine's oldest lobster trapper celebrates 103rd birthday

PORTLAND (WGME) -- Demolition has begun at the historic former B&M Baked Beans factory in Portland. The building was sold to the Institute for Digital Engineering and Life Sciences and will be the new home of the Roux Institute, which is part of Northeastern University. It will include academic buildings,...

Demolition of former B&M Baked Beans factory begins

PORTLAND (WGME) – Officials say a Portland Public Works employee found what appeared to be an abandoned baby fox (kit) on Thursday. Animal Control then took the animal to a local rehabber. Officials say during baby season, which is mainly April-July, it is common to see normally nocturnal animals...

Abandoned baby fox found in Portland, officials offer wildlife safety tips

PORTLAND (WGME) -- The Portland Sea Dogs will once again transform into the Maine Whoopie Pies on Friday. And this year the team is looking to set a Guinness World Record. This year as part of the festivities, the Sea Dogs in partnership with the Maine Whoopie Pie Festival, Wicked Whoopies, and Trademark Federal Credit Union, will attempt to create a Guinness World Record for the longest line of whoopie pies.

Portland Sea Dogs transform into Maine Whoopie Pies, attempt Guinness World Record

Biddeford, ME

BIDDEFORD (WGME) –- University of New England students are helping to detect sharks in Saco Bay. UNE says the shark detection buoy will help the state monitor populations and promote education and public safety. The school worked with Massachusetts Marine Fisheries, Maine Department of Marine Resources and the Atlantic...

UNE students help detect sharks in Saco Bay

Brunswick, ME

BRUNSWICK (WGME) -- Police have issued a Silver Alert for 75-year-old Lesley Birmingham of Brunswick. Birmingham was last seen leaving his home on Bostwick Road on Tuesday around 6:20 pm. He was driving a silver Toyota Tacoma with FL plates 68KQH. Police say Birmingham has cognitive issues. He is 6...

Missing Brunswick man with cognitive issues found

PORTLAND (WGME) -- Two Maine businesses are teaming up to bring us a one-of-a-kind savory treat. The Holy Donut and Slab Sicilian Street Food are releasing the "Slab Pizza Donut" on Wednesday. They say it's a savory potato donut stuffed with cheese or cheese and pepperoni. It also comes with...

Holy Donut releasing Slab Pizza Donut

Belgrade, ME

BELGRADE (WGME) -- Maine State Police say a school bus was involved in a three-vehicle crash in Belgrade Tuesday afternoon. Police say the crash happened on Smithfield Road around 3 p.m. Investigators say the bus was stopped and dropping off students when it was hit from behind. Police say a...

School bus rear-ended in Belgrade while dropping off students

CASCO (WGME) -- The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office says a 19-year-old is dead, and a 20-year-old is in critical condition following a two-vehicle crash in Casco Wednesday morning. The crash happened just before 7 a.m. near 341 Tenney Hill Road. Deputies say the crash involved two vehicles, one of...

1 killed, 1 critically injured in 2-vehicle crash in Casco

South Portland, ME

SOUTH PORTLAND (WGME) – The city of South Portland says it’s still not safe to open Willard Beach. Stormwater Coordinator Fred Dillon says crews got right to work when the pipe burst last week, and it was repaired the next day. They are going to continue to test...

South Portland says Willard Beach is still not safe to open

Kennebunk, ME

KENNEBUNK (WGME) -- Gooch's Beach in Kennebunk has reopened after it was closed Friday due to high bacteria levels. Elevated bacteria levels were detected on Thursday. According to the Maine Healthy Beaches Dashboard, Gooch's was under the contaminated category. The beach was retested and opened Friday afternoon.

Kennebunk beach back open after officials say bacteria levels have dropped

Lewiston, ME

LEWISTON (WGME) – After a year of work, Lewiston is done overhauling its zoning ordinances, some of which haven't been updated in four decades. Leaders say that in some cases, the old rules held back growth for Maine's second largest city. The thought is that these ordinances will be...

New Lewiston zoning rules could make it easier to create housing, help businesses

LEWISTON (WGME) -- The Lewiston Police Department says a woman was seriously injured Thursday in a crash involving a utility pole being towed to a previous crash site. Police say the first crash happened around 5:15 a.m. at the intersection of Lisbon Street and Prospect Avenue, when a box truck took down low-hanging wires and snapped a utility pole.

Woman seriously injured after crash sends utility pole through her windshield in Lewiston

Gorham, ME

The best on Broadway will be honored this Sunday at the annual Tony Awards. A Gorham woman is not up for a Tony, but she did receive quite the honor by starring in the longest running Broadway show of all time: The Phantom of the Opera. Sara Esty performed in...

From Gorham to Broadway, Mainer speaks out on experience

Pownal, ME

POWNAL (WGME) -- The strawberry season is upon us and it’s almost time to head to your local farm to pick some yourself. Strawberry season typically runs through July 4. Dwight Ely, the owner of Bradbury Mountain Berry Farm in Pownal, says they put extra emphasis on making sure customers get to pick as soon as possible.

Berry delightful: Maine farm gears up for strawberry-picking season

Scarborough, ME

SOUTH PORTLAND (WGME) – Scarborough Beach State Park welcomed its newest lifeguard on Tuesday. “Buoy” is an 11-month-old Newfoundland puppy. Buoy is the second trained "Newfie" working on the beach as a second responder. The dogs are specially trained to go into the water after a lifeguard, then...

Scarborough Beach State Park adds second K-9 lifeguard

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Woman convicted in murder-for-hire plot of husband dies in Maine prison

WINDHAM (WGME) -- The notorious woman who was convicted in 2002 of the 1983 murder-for-hire slaying of her husband, Mervin \"Sonny\" Grotton, has died in prison...

WINDHAM (WGME) -- The notorious woman who was convicted in 2002 of the 1983 murder-for-hire slaying of her husband, Mervin "Sonny" Grotton, has died in prison...

Woman convicted in murder-for-hire plot of husband dies in Maine prison

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