Gov. Janet Mills (D) is looking to make free community college a permanent fixture in Maine as part of her proposed supplemental budget. In recent years, a pandemic-era program has allowed several classes of graduating…

A year after Maine’s top license-plate boss emerged politically wounded from a scandal over faulty tags, a new chapter of Plategate is emerging.Secretary of State Shenna Bellows is now recommending to the legislature that Maine…

WASHINGTON – Early Saturday morning, a joint U.S.-Israel military attack on Iran began, striking 14 sites as the operation got underway.  President Donald Trump confirmed on February 28, 2026, that the United States and Israel…

LEWISTON — A 22-year-old Lewiston woman is facing multiple felony charges after police say she fired several rounds during a street altercation Thursday evening near Pine and Howard streets. According to the Lewiston Police Department,…

Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) learned the hard way Friday that President Donald J. Trump was serious about declaring War on Fraud during his Tuesday State of the Union Address. Mills, unbeknownst to the rest…

MaineCare auditors attempted to recoup nearly $450,000 from the Somali-run Affinity Homecare, co-located with Rep. Yusuf Yusuf’s (D-Portland) shady Care for Everyone and a foreign money transfer station. According to records obtained by the Maine…

The Boston Globe columnist who previously was caught lying about being at the scene of a downtown bombing is now trying to make up for lost time on his latest gaffe.Gaffe is actually too generous…

The Nokomis Valley Middle School suspended an 8th grader for “bullying” after he mentioned a Title IX investigation against the school for allowing a trans-identifying male on the girls’ cheerleading team during a private conversation.…

Syracuse University College of Law has commissioned an official portrait of its most famous cheater.Not only will Joe Biden have his portrait hung in the place where he got caught plagiarizing as a freshman law…

Sen. Susan Collins (R) has introduced legislation that would allow claimants to bypass the five-month waiting period when applying for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits. As the law is currently written, Americans are not…

A technical glitch at Maine’s largest paper was only supposed to be a temporary thing.But it appears the highest-paid journalistic Geek squad in Maine can’t figure out the problem.“Secret insider information,” the paper’s editor posted…

The Sanford Police Department executed a search warrant at a questionable Chinese-run spa on Thursday as part of an investigation into an alleged sex trafficking operation. [RELATED: Numerous Chinese Massage Parlors in Maine, Some Run…

LEWISTON, Maine — Lewiston police shut down a section of Pine Street near Howard Street Thursday evening after residents reported hearing at least two shots fired, prompting officers to canvas for evidence and witnesses as…

A strong majority of Mainers believe that illegal immigration is a serious problem in the United States despite holding more divided opinions on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This comes as part of the latest…

PORTLAND, Maine – Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner is facing another entirely avoidable controversy after amplifying a post from far-right figure Stew Peters, in an episode first reported by The Hill. The backlash erupted…

A prisoner incarcerated in the Cumberland County Jail on arson charges allegedly called the Portland Press Herald on Wednesday to make a bomb threat against the jail. [RELATED: Burglar Makes Bomb Threat Against Bangor Non-Profit…

The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) arrested a Vassalboro man on Wednesday and seized 2,000 grams of cocaine following an eight-month investigation into drug trafficking operations. [RELATED: MDEA Arrests Three in New Gloucester Morning Raid…]…

Former twice-failed gubernatorial candidate and convicted sex offender Eliot Cutler is denying the latest charge of violating probation. Cutler, 79, appeared in court this week facing police claims that he failed to receive the sexual-addiction…

PORTLAND, Maine – Portland Mayor Mark Dion is throwing his support behind Senate President Troy Jackson in the race for governor, framing the endorsement as a call for unified Democratic leadership in Maine. Dion said…

Gov. Janet Mills (D) signed an emergency bill into law amending the requirements that must be met by nurse practitioners before they gain full practice authority. State law previously required new nurse practitioners to spend…

Democrat Gov. Janet Mills may be unwittingly bringing attention to the fact she’s an antique compared to her young opponent.“Folks, I’m the only Maine Democrat to win a statewide election in the last 20 years,”…

A former U.S. Air Force major with experience training pilots to fly the F-35 Lightning II was arrested on Wednesday after he reportedly spent years in China instructing the Communist nation’s military. [RELATED: Chinese-Born U.S.…

The U.S. House passed a bill on Tuesday aimed at ending burdensome efficiency standards that restrict the home appliances Americans can buy. [RELATED: From Paper Straws to Appliance Regs, Trump Rolls Back Nanny State and…

When President Trump got Democrats applauding for a proposal to prohibit federal lawmakers from buying and selling stock, one member of that party was conspicuously missing from the State of the Union address. Chellie Pingree…