The Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Motor Vehicles launched its new mobile branch, a portable unit that can deploy in towns without direct BMV services and to underserved communities.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff MILO — Firefighters saved a home in Milo on Sunday.

By Kasey Turman, Bangor Daily News Staff One of the four men facing federal charges for illegally entering the U.

HALLOWELL – As warmer weather brings a surge in outdoor projects across the state, the Maine Public Utilities Commission is reminding homeowners, contractors and anyone planning to use a mechanical device to dig that they are required by law to call 811, Maine’s “Call Before You Dig” number, at least three business days before beginning any excavation.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Land Use Planning Commission has begun work on updating the Comprehensive Land Use Plan.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — More than 19,000 people in Maine are sexually assaulted each year, and one in five Mainers will experience sexual violence in their lifetimes.

MILO — The town of Milo is seeking up to $100,000 in Community Enterprise Grant funds from the state to install a sidewalk along Penquis Drive, off West Main Street to the Penquis Valley School, this summer.

SIDNEY — On Saturday, April 18, at approximately 5:36 p.

By Kasey Turman, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine counties will get more money for jails in 2027 after years of asking the state to increase funding.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Along with $300 relief checks, a millionaire tax and free community college gaining permanent status, the state budget signed by Gov.

PORTLAND — Pets are family, and they need emergency plans too.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff A former railroad employee who was injured in a 2023 train derailment is suing the company he worked for, claiming it caused his injuries and then unlawfully terminated him.

AUGUSTA – Game Warden Sgt.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Despite the seasonal return of rain, April and May in Maine often come with an elevated risk of wildfires, according to the Maine Forest Service, who issued a warning on April 10.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A month and a half after the Piscataquis County Commissioners voted to have $10,000 in county opioid settlement money go annually to the non-profit Recovery Wellness Community Center of Sangerville, county officials heard about the impact of the funds during a commissioners meeting on the morning of April 7.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff Four men who were seen walking on the Golden Road near Canada are facing federal criminal charges for allegedly entering the United States illegally.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Judy Camuso is stepping down as Maine’s wildlife and inland fisheries commissioner.

BROWNVILLE — Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union recently donated funds to Brownville Fire Rescue for the purchase of two thermal imaging cameras.