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Are you the next Julia Gagnon? One of Maine's best singers could win a cool $10,000! Last June, Julia Gagnon won Central Maine Idol, then began her incredible journey to American Idol, where she has rocketed into the Top 8. So dreams can come true, if you have the talent...

A family and four dogs escaped a house fire in Maine.

Top 8!! Julia's amazing journey continues The State of Maine is beaming with pride today, as our owm Julia Gagnon has leaped into the Top 8 of the competition, on American Idol. Viewers all across the nation voted 21 million times during the two-hour episode, which featured guest mentor Shania Twain, who offered some guidance to Julia, when the theme of the night was a song choice from the year of

Here 5 things a new resident has learned about Maine!

290 Maine Street restaurant and bar in downtown Norway just added something to their space that is going make summer nights even better.

This could be a fun day-date!

This particular bridge is a cantilever truss bridge that spans more than two miles from Boston to Chelsea over the Mystic River in Massachusetts.

HGTV published a list of the 50 most charming small towns in America, including one in the Granite State.

Three people were arrested for felony drug trafficking after illegal narcotics were seized in Maine.

There's no better way to escape the world around you than by reading a book.

Mosquitoes and black flies are annoying, but in some ways they don't hold a candle to deer and horse flies.

A man and a woman were seriously injured after a motorcycle collided with a car in a multi-vehicle crash in Maine.

A 33-year-old man was arrested after he stabbed a woman and fled from police in Maine.

It's pretty wild what you can find in a parking garage in downtown Portland, Maine.

The fast-growing chain of home improvement supplies Floor & Decor is set to open their first Maine location in Scarborough near the Maine Mall.

Like good Mainers, we have definite opinions.

41-year-old man assaulted a woman with a weapon and stabbed a person with a used needle during a robbery in Maine.

Step into Grandma's house, where cookie tins hold mysteries and even the toilet roll cover has a story to tell.

Have you been invaded yet?

If you like to buy it, you may not be as excited by it as you used to be.

A 28-year-old woman was arrested Friday for arson after setting a vehicle on fire in Maine.