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Check out the news headlines and listen to the latest update for Wednesday, April 24.

The police bomb squad in Bangor has safely disposed of a hand grenade that was found Tuesday in a busy section of the city.

A drug bust in Western New Brunswick led to the seizure of methamphetamine and the arrest of a 38-year-old man.

Travelers entering the US from Canada via land crossings could face a new fee if a proposal is passed in Washington.

Hundreds of people gathered in Augusta as the debate over genetically modified food moved to the State House.

It looks like Perth-Andover won’t be getting a new, smaller hospital after all to replace the one hit by flooding a year ago.

Maine's U.S. Senators are backing a bill that would allow states to collect sales taxes on Internet purchases.

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