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Check out the news headlines and listen to the latest update for Thursday, May 9.

A forest fire near the village of Perth-Andover continues to burn out of control this morning. Officials say the fire is burning along a major power line about 2½ kilometers from the village.

Police are investigating a motorcycle accident that claimed the life of a 48-year-old man from Chelsea, Maine.

Three more public charter schools have been approved in Maine and will open in September.

The Maine House has given initial approval to bills that would either ban the sale of ethanol in Maine or limit its use to a 5 percent blend.

It’s prime time for moose on the roadways. The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and the DOT are asking drivers to take extra precautions over the next several weeks.

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