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Rep. Yusuf Yusuf Tied in to Vast Network of Million-Dollar Somali-Run Medicaid Recipients and Money Transfers
Somali-born state Rep. Yusuf Yusuf (D-Portland) runs a home care business with apparent ties to an interconnected…
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Howland Rapist Arrested for Violating the Sex Offender Registry and Contacting Minors
The Maine State Police arrested a Howland sex offender on Wednesday after he allegedly violated the sex offender registration requirements and had contact with a minor. [RELATED: Howland Sex Offender Let Off With Time Served…
The Maine State Police are investigating a fatal crash that took place in Vassalboro on Monday between a pickup truck and a commercial vehicle. [RELATED: State Police Investigating Fatal Crash in Pittsfield…] At approximately 6:40…
The United State Supreme Court has announced that on April 1 the Justices will be hearing oral arguments in a case challenging President Donald Trump’s (R) stance on birthright citizenship. This past fall, the Trump…
The Maine Fire Marshal’s Office arrested a Buckfield man on Monday after he allegedly manufactured explosives and detonated them in a snowbank. [RELATED: Frozen Pipes, Heaters Spark Accidental Structure Fire in Norway, Fire Marshal Says…]…
AUGUSTA, Maine – The Maine Senate on Tuesday formally recognized Steve Robinson, editor in chief of The Maine Wire, honoring him for receiving a national journalism award for investigative reporting. Robinson was recognized on the…
AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Janet Mills is backing emergency legislation that would block federal immigration officers from entering private areas of Maine schools, hospitals, childcare centers and libraries, or accessing nonpublic records, unless they produce…
Nearly a year ago, Gov. Janet Mills (D) signed a bill into law prohibiting banks from charging customers a fee for opting to receive paper statements. Now, lawmakers are considering a proposal to clarify what…
AUGUSTA, Maine — A citizen group seeking to bar transgender students from competing in girls’ school sports in Maine says it has validated enough signatures to force a statewide referendum in November 2026, setting up…
PORTLAND, Maine -The Portland City Council and Mayor Mark Dion voted unanimously Monday night to send a letter to Janet Mills (D) urging her to declare a state of emergency and impose a 60-day moratorium…
The U.S. Marshals executed a high-risk warrant on Howe St. in Lewiston on Monday, searching for two fugitives from justice wanted for a Massachusetts homicide—and the Maine Wire was along for the ride for the…
AUGUSTA, Maine – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has ended its recent “enhanced” enforcement operations in Maine, according to Sen. Susan Collins, but federal officials and state leaders are still locked in a fight over…
The Brunswick Police Department arrested a Brunswick man on Saturday after he was allegedly injured while attempting to burglarize a home armed with a knife and a baseball bat. [RELATED: Armed and Armored Burglar Arrested…
The Lewiston shooting fund scandal isn’t going away. As the controversy goes nationally on NewsNation and Fox News, survivors and families say the growing attention is only reinforcing what they’ve been arguing for months: the…
Though former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell, D-Maine, has denied any connection to Jeffrey Epstein’s well-publicized sexual exploits, he’s now been banished by a prestigious scholarship program bearing his name. The U.S.-Ireland Alliance said it’s removed…
LEWISTON, Maine — Confusion and mistrust continue to surround the appointment of a new city councilor in Lewiston, as officials have offered conflicting or incomplete explanations about how an applicant who withdrew from consideration ultimately…
The United States Senate voted Friday in support of a major funding bill to keep the federal government open. Included in the package advanced by last week’s 71-29 vote were five regular appropriations bills, as…
WASHINGTON – President Donald J. Trump said Monday that he reached a new trade deal with India after a phone call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and that the agreement takes effect immediately. In a…
The Oxford Sheriff’s Department arrested a fugitive wanted on four outstanding warrants after he was found hiding in Otisfield. [RELATED: Oklahoma Fugitive Wanted on Child Porn Charges Arrested in Waldoboro…] Deputies developed information leading them…
Armed and Armored Burglar Arrested in Portland After Fleeing Police on Electric Scooter
The Portland Police Department arrested a Falmouth man on Sunday after he allegedly broke into a home carrying a firearm, assaulted a resident, and fled from police on a scooter while trafficking fentanyl. [RELATED: Nine…
Bangor Man Named “Innocent” Arrested for Assaulting Resident Under His Care at a Hermon Group Home
The Penobscot Sheriff’s Department arrested a Bangor man on Saturday after he allegedly assaulted a resident of a group home in Hermon where he worked. [RELATED: Westbrook Police Arrest Maintenance Worker for Stealing Medication…] At…
The acclaimed Hollywood actor who put Lewiston, Maine on the map is trying his best to spin on a sick colleague’s outlook. But Patrick Dempsey, heartthrob alum of Grey’s Anatomy, tells Parade.com the reality is…
Harold Hutchison is a reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation Federal agents arrested former CNN host Don Lemon Thursday night in Los Angeles on charges reportedly related to the storming of an evangelical church…
Maine Fishing Vessel Was Featured In TV Documentary Along With Dragger Now Missing Off Massachusetts
A dragger from Gloucester, Massachusetts that helped anchor a TV show about the perils of New England fishing is believed lost at sea. The Coast Guard found the body Friday of the Lily Jean’s captain,…
The Kennebec Sheriff’s Department is investigating a shooting incident caught on video last Friday outside a Farmingdale apartment building. [RELATED: Kennebec County Pursuit Ends in Police Shooting and Arrest of Man Wanted on Felony Charges…]…



























































