The nation’s top Medicaid official has a message for Maine: the jig is up. CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz issued a pointed statement to The Maine Wire this week in response to reports that Paradise…

PORTLAND, Maine — The City of Portland has released the results of a community survey conducted in late 2025, giving residents a chance to review feedback on city programs, services, and long-term investments before a…

TURNER, Maine — The Maine Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating an early morning camper trailer fire in Turner that left two cats dead and destroyed the vehicle. Turner Fire Rescue responded to a call at…

The Brunswick Police Department confiscated a firearm on Tuesday from a suspect who allegedly threatened another man and booby-trapped his own apartment with a flash-bang grenade. [RELATED: Bomb Squad Responds After Limington Resident Finds Grenade…

A routine probation check on Tuesday led to the seizure of a backpack containing methamphetamine and the arrest of a repeat offender. [RELATED: New York Minor Busted in Rockland for Drug Trafficking…] At approximately 12:15…

LEWISTON, Maine — Deborah Elwood, president and CEO of the Maine Community Foundation, is facing mounting criticism after releasing a social media video message that some survivors of the Lewiston mass shooting say missed the…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald J. Trump announced Monday morning that the United States and Iran have engaged in what he described as “very good and productive conversations” over the past two days, aimed at…

A coalition of states and cities, including Maine, has filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration over its February reversal of a 2009 declaration that has served as the basis for the government’s authority to…

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Treasury Department continues its busy year after striking another financial network tied to Hezbollah after blacklisting 16 individuals and companies that funneled more than $100 million to the Iranian-backed terrorist group.…

A 9,600-ton Bath Iron Works’ destroyer with missile-defense and anti-submarine warfare is on a new mission.The USS Gonzalez, launched 20 years ago from Bath, has officially set sail from Naval Station Norfolk to strengthen naval…

UNITED STATES — Five more future feeding defendants pleaded guilty this week in one of the largest fraud investigations in Minnesota history following the theft of $14.6 million dollars in federal funds intended for child…

President Donald Trump on Saturday blasted Democrats over airport security and Department of Homeland Security funding, accusing them of endangering TSA officers and the country through what he described as reckless and uncaring policies. His…

AUGUSTA — Just days after his first chin check from Gov. Janet Mills’ campaign that resurfaced Graham Platner’s prior suggestions that women should bear responsibility for being sexually assaulted, Platner honored Frances Perkins in a…

When bucks are scraping trees with their antlers during mating season, they may be leaving a UV light message for their potential love interests, a new study shows.A wildlife researcher suspecting the scrapings may be…

The price of heating fuel in Maine has continued to climb, now up 30 percent since February 23. The DOER pointed out in a Thursday press release that this spike occurred following the start of…

Three men, including two Taiwanese nationals, were charged with allegedly smuggling $2.5 billion in sensitive AI-related computer technology to China, according to a federal indictment first unsealed on Thursday. [RELATED: Former Air Force F-35 Instructor…

A widely-followed international foodie website is glowing over a Maine gas station’s high-octane pizza.Good pizza at a gas station?Not only good but great, according to Mashed.com.A radio guy named “Kid” at i95Rocks.com reports that Mashed…

Amid the growing George Mitchell/Epstein files scandal, two more Maine organizations are reviewing plans to rename projects currently bearing the former senator’s name.√ University of Maine is forming a committee to explore renaming The Mitchell…

Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) voted against two bills this week that would increase immigration enforcement, one that would make fraudsters deportable, and another targeting foreigners who harm police dogs. Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) broke with…

The U.S. Men’s Hockey Team player who had complained that NHL officials stole the “golden puck” from him is suddenly skating backwards.Golden boy Jack Hughes says he now can see the wisdom in his winning…

A taxpayer-financed $75 million rec center and ice arena is being proposed by Bangor city officials.The controversial city project will hinge on a council vote whether the city needs two similar sports arenas – one…

The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department responded to the Bonney Eagle High School on Wednesday after a report of an active shooter situation that was later determined to be a hoax. [RELATED: RSU 34 Placed on…

Former Maine Center for Disease Control head and Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Nirav Shah blamed ICE raids for a reported January drop in retail revenue. [RELATED: As Many Maine Businesses Take a Long Weekend to Protest…

Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) signed a measure into law that provides funding to the state’s Public Defenders Service (PDS). This comes just days after the agency announced it had run out of money to…