Two serious accidents involving golf carts – neither occurring on a golf course – are leading to questions about safety and inspection rules for the vehicles in Maine. The Portland Press Herald reports that while golf carts must be registered …
A new state report shows mixed results when it comes to serious errors, injuries and accidents in Maine hospitals and other health care facilities. The Department of Health and Human Services has required hospitals, surgery centers, kidney centers and intermediate …
Maine State Police are reminding drivers to be on the lookout for moose on roads especially after dark after six vehicles hit moose in different areas of the state in one night. Police say six drivers hit moose in different …
An investigation into the cause of a fire that destroyed a wind turbine at New England’s largest wind farm is expected to wrap up within a month. The Jan. 16 blaze, the first reported turbine fire in Maine, burned out …
Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont have formed a specialized disaster medical assistance team to respond to disasters in the region. The 56-member team has expertise in emergency and wilderness medicine, toxicology, pharmacology, respiratory therapy, orthopedics and radiological protection, among other …
The father of a 16-year-old Maine girl killed in a car crash last year has sued the driver and three others. Rebecca Mason’s father this week filed suit in Oxford County Superior Court against 19-year-old Kristina Lowe, the driver of …
Maine will be eligible for federal help to cover the costs of a blizzard that hit in early February. President Barack Obama on Monday approved Gov. Paul LePage’s request for a disaster declaration. The declaration means Androscoggin, Cumberland, Knox, and …
A Palmyra couple has been charged with deliberately setting fire to their home more than five years ago to collect the insurance money. Trevor Louis Turner and Carissa Jo Turner were arrested Wednesday on arson charges after indictments by a …
A jury in Maine has awarded $1.5 million in damages to a Sabattus man who was seriously injured when his car collided with a tractor-trailer. Gregory Hall sued after suffering severe leg injuries in the 2011 accident. The 43-year-old Hall …
The latest proposal to again make helmet use mandatory for all Maine motorcyclists was couched Tuesday by supporters as a public safety issue and by opponents as a matter of personal freedom. Medical groups joined brain injury survivors and others …