LEWISTON, Maine — Former Lewiston City Councilor Eryn Soule announced this week that she is launching an independent campaign for Maine State Senate in District 21, positioning her candidacy around public safety, mental health and…

PORTLAND, Maine — The Portland Police Department is inviting community members to attend a Community Q&A and Open House on Thursday, March 12, 2026, at department headquarters, located at 109 Middle Street. The event is…

AUGUSTA — Maine taxpayers will immediately shoulder nearly $88 million in new General Fund spending under emergency legislation designed to defend the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance program from federal changes that shift billions in benefit…

The U.S. submarine that fired the torpedo last week sinking an Iranian warship was reportedly of the Virginia class – a type frequently serviced at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery.The attack was the first…

ATLANTA, Georgia — A Southwest Airlines flight departing Nashville, Tennessee to Fort Lauderdale, Florida was diverted on Friday night after a passenger triggered a security incident, prompting law enforcement intervention and an FBI review. The…

Federal officials have said that they are working to implement a system for refunding the money collected from the tariffs struck down by the US Supreme Court in February. The Court blocked the tariffs after…

The Old Orchard Beach Police Department arrested an Arundel man on Thursday after he was allegedly found with cocaine and over $16,000 in cash during a traffic stop. [RELATED: Fugitive On the Run Since 2023…

AUBURN, Maine — Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage returned to familiar political ground Saturday night in Auburn, using a speech before the Androscoggin County Republican Committee’s Lincoln Day dinner to rally Republican voters, blast Democrats…

DORAL, Fla. — President Donald Trump announced Saturday the formation of a new multinational military coalition with a sole objective of dismantling criminal organizations across the Western Hemisphere in a decisive response to international drug…

AUGUSTA, Maine — Nicholas Blanchard, the Augusta activist known publicly as “Cornpop,” has officially launched a signature drive to secure a place on the ballot in his run for the Augusta School Committee, opening a…

A Somali immigrant living in Auburn who founded a translation service business tied to a home health operation billing millions to MaineCare and facing federal investigation pleaded guilty to tax fraud on Wednesday after filing…

A Maine coastal community known as much for its money as its breathtaking shoreline has decided if you don’t live there you can’t use its public beach.Put down Cape Elizabeth, Maine as a town so…

Maine lawmakers have again taken up a bill aimed at bolstering the state’s child care industry, the most recent version of which has now been approved in both the House and Senate. While the bill…

AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine Gov. Janet Mills said late Friday that her administration has submitted a detailed response to a federal inquiry from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, defending the state’s oversight of…

A lagging Democrat contender in Maine’s gubernatorial primary race apparently feels it’s time to get some needed effing attention.Not only for himself, apparently, but also for his fellow Democrat, U.S. Senate hopeful Graham Platner.How better…

Congressman Seth Moulton’s (D-MA) illegal immigrant guest at the State of the Union address was revealed to be named in Milford, Massachusetts, police reports involving “sexual assault and juveniles,” according to the Boston Herald. The…

Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Graham Platner is blaming his own party for trying to get him out of the race to make room for Janet Mills.Even before Platner entered the race, he says in an…

Yet another York County Sheriff’s Department Corrections Officer has been indicted for allegedly smuggling contraband into the York County Jail, following three similar indictments in November. [RELATED: Plot Thickens: Three York County Corrections Officers Indicted…

The Oxford Sheriff’s Department arrested a Brownfield man on domestic violence charges on Thursday after he allegedly shot at his female victim. [RELATED: Penobscot Deputies Arrest Men in Hermon and Garland on Domestic Violence Charges…]…

Penobscot Sheriff’s Department deputies tracked down a fugitive on Thursday who had been on the run from drug and firearm charges since 2023. [RELATED: Fugitive With Four Active Arrest Warrants Arrested in Otisfield…] Following a…

The Bangor Police Department arrested a burglar on Thursday after they allegedly witnessed him breaking into a home moments after they had stopped him from doing the same thing. [RELATED: Lebanon Man with Outstanding Warrants…

Maine’s congressional delegation has reached out to the Trump Administration seeking support for wild blueberry, potato, and apple farmers, as well as members of the state’s lumber and fishing industries. In a letter sent to…

Maine’s Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee has unanimously voted to reject a proposal that would have overridden local ordinances on renewable energy development. Originally introduced as an entirely different measure, a sponsor’s amendment shared…

The York County Sheriff’s Department arrested a Lebanon man on Wednesday after he was allegedly found to be subject to multiple outstanding arrest warrants during a traffic stop and resisted arrest. [RELATED: Two Madison Residents…