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BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) — At least three porcupines in Maine have died from a virus that wildlife experts said could pose a threat to the population of the spiky rodents. Five porcupines had to be ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine police are on the lookout for a prickly piece of art. Officials said Tuesday that a porcupine sculpture was recently stolen from the grounds of the Portland International ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A prickly steel-and-nails sculpture of a mama porcupine and its baby has replaced a statue that was stolen from an airport in Maine. And thieves, beware: As a security measure, ...

ROCKLAND, Maine — Two former police officers were sentenced to jail after beating at least 11 porcupines to death on several occasions while they were on duty. Addison Cox and Michael A. Rolerson ...

KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine (AP) — A curious visitor to a Maine train museum that resembled a white throw pillow or perhaps a lost toupee turned out to be a rare albino porcupine. The young rodent turned up ...

Two police officers in Maine were fired and are facing animal cruelty charges after using their batons to beat porcupines to death, authorities said. Former Rockland Officers Addison Cox, 27, of ...