President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday to increase the production of controversial glyphosate-based herbicides and to grant manufacturers immunity, citing national security concerns. [RELATED: Dyed-in-the-Diet No Longer: MAHA Scores Win in Striking…

Try as it might, the shallow, journalism-challenged Portland Press Herald just can’t catch a break. Amid its impotent efforts to actually cover news, it’s again outdone even itself in the category of incompetence.The paper published…

Thanks to the Trump Administration’s unprecedented release of Medicaid claims data, taxpayers may now get insight into how one of America’s most expensive welfare programs has been spending their money. (Note: The map is based…

Sen. Matt Harrington (R-York) revealed during a work session last week that an AI data center could be coming to his district amid discussion on a bill from Rep. Melanie Sachs (D-Freeport) that would impose…

Central Maine Power (CMP) will again be seeking permission from the Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to raise its rates. Despite this, the utility has indicated that ratepayers can expect to see their monthly bills…

A Blue Hill man was sentenced to one year in prison and three years of supervised release in the U.S. District Court in Bangor on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to making a false statement…

A convicted felon who stole 20 firearms from a Brunswick home in 2024 pleaded guilty to an additional charge on Tuesday after he failed to surrender for his prison sentence and was apprehended by U.S.…

PORTLAND, Maine — Portland police are investigating an early-morning shooting outside Amigos Mexican Restaurant & Bar on Dana Street that left a 32-year-old man wounded. Police said officers responded at 1:03 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 19,…

Maine lawmakers are now poised to consider a bill that would prohibit competitive electricity providers from charging more than the standard-offer service rate to customers receiving low-income assistance. The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) would…

WASHINGTON — The United States and Iran are again on edge, months after a brief but intense military confrontation that marked the most direct clash between the two nations in years. As of Feb. 19,…

PORTLAND, Maine — Portland’s housing market hit the brakes in January as record cold and heavy snowfall pushed the city into its usual winter slowdown. But the seasonal “hibernation” didn’t bring much relief for buyers:…

Maine’s Judiciary Committee is considering a bill that would remove the statute of limitations for sex trafficking of minors and the commercial sexual exploitation of minors. [RELATED: AI Bill Claiming to Protect Minors Could Institute…

Democrat U.S. Senate hopeful Graham Platner lobbed a new volley Wednesday at Republican Sen. Susan Collins, accusing her of being an antique.Platner, 41, whose campaign meme has become his wife’s touting his “great sperm,” is…

Ahttps://share.google/H3svcecgiEsWIKFM1 group of residents in Houlton have finally seen success in their battle to persuade the town to take down dozens of “security” cams.But they remain unconvinced that the secret data collected by the snooping…

Mainers could be forced to verify their ages before accessing artificial intelligence tools if a Democrat-led bill aimed at protecting minors from the harms of chatbot use goes into effect. [RELATED: All Residential Electricity May…

The Portland Police Department is investigating a shooting incident that occurred last Thursday night and left the glass door of a church shattered. [RELATED: Bath Iron Works Employee Identified as Suspect in Deadly Rhode Island…

The organizers of an upcoming Palestinian-rights conference either pulled a big boner or are crazy like a fox.The Maine Coalition for Palestine is holding a daylong seminar February 28 featuring an anti-Semitic speaker, Francesca Albanese.Ironically,…

A legal battle is now settled after the Portland International Jetport agreed to pay $125,000 to the city of South Portland.The settlement is over a dispute that ignited last year when the airport cleared land…

A second worker has died from injuries suffered in a reported gas incident at Woodland Pulp in Baileyville last month, according to a mill spokesperson.The worker’s identity has not been released though the mill confirmed…

LEWISTON, Maine — The Lewiston City Council voted 5–2 Tuesday night to approve an “emergency” ordinance restricting city employees, including the Lewiston Police Department, from assisting federal immigration enforcement, after a tense council debate and…

The former Bath Iron Works employee who opened fire on his own family at a Rhode Island hockey game had undergone a sex change.That’s according to the New York Post, which says Robert Dorgan’s wife…

LEWISTON, Maine — Survivors of the Lewiston mass shooting and family members of victims delivered emotional testimony before the Lewiston City Council this week, pressing for greater transparency and accountability over how millions of dollars…

Maine lawmakers are poised to support a bill expanding the state’s sales tax exemption for the sale and delivery of residential electricity. Originating as a proposal to establish a refundable tax credit worth as much…

LEWISTON, Maine — Hundreds of tips about adult autism group homes have poured into The Maine Wire in recent days after the outlet reported on conditions inside a residence managed by Lighthouse Health Services in…