Freezing rain creates dangerous driving conditions in western Maine

Freezing rain continued to fall across western Maine on Monday, creating slick road conditions and raising concerns about ...

High wind gusts and driving rain batter Maine, knocking out power | Live updates

Gusts up to 60 mph left at least 60,000 Central Maine Power and Versant Power customers across the state in the dark Friday.
Central Maine

Here’s what you need to prevent disaster while traveling Maine’s winter roads

State agencies urge drivers in rural areas to prepare their vehicles and driving habits for Maine’s winter conditions, from ...
Maine Public

Oversight panel mulls probing interpreters helping non-citizens get Maine driving permits

The Government Oversight Committee had originally been asked to investigate whether two noncitizen drivers involved in pedestrian fatalities had improperly obtained driving credentials. Now the panel ...

Advocates urge safe, sober driving this New Year's Eve

According to the nonprofit Mothers Against Drunk Driving, there is always a spike in drunk driving around the holiday season.
Portland Press Herald

Maine moves toward new law to make drivers keep hands off their cellphones

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. The Legislature on Wednesday approved a bill to ban the use of cellphones ...
Maine Campus

Maine’s new distracted driving law in place

As of Sept. 19, 2019, Maine’s new distracted driving law prohibits the use of handheld devices while driving. This new law in Title 29-A section 2121 L.D. 165 is titled, “An Act To Prohibit the Use of ...