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Update from WCME News 9 State police are investigating the discovery of a fatal accident along I-295 in Gardiner--an accident that may have happened a week ago. 27-year-old Ian Carter of Lincoln Avenue in Gardiner was found dead inside a vehicle that went off the road...

Auto sales revenue is significantly higher in Maine than it was last year, but it is not because we are buying more vehicles. We are buying larger and more expensive vehicles, like trucks and SUVs. At Maine Revenue Services, they say retail automotive sales in...

At the Pentagon, they are considering the possible cancellation of construction of the U-S-S Lyndon B. Johnson, the last of three Zumwalt-class destroyers, being built at Bath Iron Works, and already more than 40 percent complete. Bloomberg News say it's a question to be reviewed...

A threat from Governor LePage to give major regulatory power over water back to the federal environmental protection agency would likely result in long delays in water permitting. So says Ken Moraff, the director of the agency's water quality office. The governor is frustrated by...

When you visit a WCME advertiser, be sure to let them know where you were reminded to do so. Five words will do just fine: "I heard it on WCME." Thanks. We appreciate it. ...

A High-Decibel Rally in Bath A lively midday union rally outside the Bath Iron Works shipyard in Bath. Workers wearing black t-shirts emblazoned with the words "we will strike." The word "dictator" was tossed around quite a bit, and there was a larger-than-life "anti-union rat" on...

Thumbs Down on Single-Use Bags In Freeport. a unanimous town council to move toward a ban or the imposition of fees on single-use bags. It's a move toward greater levels of recycling and less litter. The vote follows a lively wave of support for the plan...

The Winter That Won't Leave The calendar says spring, but there is a wintry look to the Midcoast today in the aftermath of the arrival of up to two inches of new snow. No significant problems as a result, but there was enough snow and slush...