A Portland man has been charged in connection with robberies at Walmart stores in Biddeford and Falmouth earlier this month,…
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President Donald Trump announced that one of the two West Virginia National Guardsmen who was shot Wednesday in Washington, D.C.,…
A 27-year-old Warren man suspected of robbing a Scarborough bank was arrested in New Jersey after being involved in a…
A suspect nabbed Thursday in a fatal hit-and-run may have been hopped up on drugs, according to state police. Cops…
United States Attorney Jeanine Pirro of the District of Columbia said during a Thursday press conference that two West Virginia…
Scarborough police are searching for a man who robbed the Chase Bank on Hannaford Drive Wednesday afternoon before fleeing in…
A trio of squatters fled from an abandoned home in Augusta on Saturday after it caught fire, authorities say. [RELATED:…
The New Hampshire State Police arrested a Massachusetts fugitive wanted by the U.S. Marshals on Tuesday after he allegedly slammed…
A Jay man was sentenced to four years in prison on Tuesday after selling drugs to a confidential informant and…
A New Hampshire woman was arrested in Southwest Harbor, Maine on Tuesday after she allegedly murdered her mother-in-law in Exeter,…
The New Hampshire State Police arrested a Portland man early Sunday morning after he allegedly fled at high speeds while…
U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested two Mexican illegal aliens earlier this month when they were found working for a paving…
The Penobscot Sheriff’s Department arrested a 71-year-old man in Clifton on Monday on domestic violence charges after he allegedly threatening…
A Milford man was arrested in Bangor on Sunday after he reportedly broke into an apartment, unwrapped the Christmas presents,…
A homeless encampment that appeared this week nearby Portland High School has renewed concerns about student safety, marking yet another…
A York County K-9 unit assisted with two arrests on Sunday night after deputies stopped two drivers, one of whom…
An Auburn man will spend less than four years in prison after he pleaded guilty to two September domestic violence…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department arrested an alleged scammer living in Texas on Friday after he reportedly impersonated a federal…
A Portland homeless man was arrested on Saturday after he allegedly stabbed a 66-year-old man without any provocation. [RELATED: NH…
Lewiston City Administrator Bryan Kaenrath has appointed longtime police veteran Carly Conley as the city’s next chief of police, selecting…
A female clerk working alone on the overnight shift has been fired by 7-Eleven for shooting a man trying to…
In one of the first cases of its kind, a Maine man has been charged with two weapons violations involving…
Maine’s northern border continues to see elevated levels of illegal crossings and apprehensions, marking a historic trend that began during…
An armed robber reportedly threatened a woman at gunpoint in her home in downtown Wiscasset on Wednesday before she was…
A so-called “van conversion” expert who defrauded Maine customers has been convicted of federal wire fraud. Matthew Strong, 44, who…
The Somerset County Sheriff’s Department arrested two people in Fairfield on Friday as part of an investigation into a drug-dealing…
A Guatemalan national and convicted sex offender who illegally returned to the United States after deportation was taken into custody…
The Bangor Police Department arrested a Bangor man on domestic violence charges Wednesday after a neighbor heard the victim of…
The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department arrested two suspects in Orrington on Monday during the execution of a search warrant following…
Maine Wire Editor-in-Chief Steve Robinson received the Dao Prize for investigative journalism on Wednesday from the Dao Feng and Angela…
The owner of the Land’s End Gift Shop in Bailey Island caught two people on camera on Wednesday apparently stealing…
A South Berwick woman pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a charge of theft of government money after fraudulently stealing over…
Lorna Brackett and Vincent White were last seen drinking together 34 years ago at the USA Lounge in Fairfield. Eight…
A federal jury on Tuesday found 45-year-old Lucas Sirois of Rangeley guilty on all charges connected to the operation of…
Three schools in Gray’s Maine School Administrative District (MSAD) 15 went on a ‘lock out’ status for nearly an hour…
A former two-time Maine gubernatorial candidate, previously convicted of possessing child porn, is now being charged with violating probation by…
The Maine State Police are investigating a crash that occurred in Pittsfield on Monday, leaving one driver dead. [RELATED: Fatal…
A Florida man and a woman from South Thomaston were arrested by Rockland police on Friday after they were allegedly…
During the longest-ever government shutdown, which lasted from October 1 to November 12, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District…
A Bangor physician was subjected to a barrage of verbal threats connected to his race inside Timber Kitchen and Bar…
The Portland City Council nixed a proposal by the Portland Police Department to purchase its first drone, dealing a setback…
A Lebanon, Maine, man was arrested by the New Hampshire State Police on Friday after he allegedly fled from a…
Cumberland County leaders on Monday rejected a proposal that would have ended a federal contract allowing the county jail to…
A sprawling national black-market for renting and selling DoorDash accounts has quietly become one of the most widespread and least…
An 18-year-old from South Portland was arrested Friday after deputies say he placed a false 911 call reporting an active…
Acadia hikers who feel they can’t get high enough without cannabis – despite Cadillac Mountain being the highest point on…
A man fell from the roof of a bus onto the Maine Turnpike on Friday after hoisting himself aloft to…
The Houlton Police Department arrested a man on Monday after he allegedly stole cartons of cigarettes from a local smoke…
The Rumford Police Department arrested a convicted felon on Thursday after he allegedly cashed a $6,000 canceled check following over…
Justice John O’Neil declared a mistrial on Wednesday in the high-profile manslaughter case of Aziayh Scott, 24, of Louisiana, who…
Human remains discovered last month in northern Maine have been identified as those of a woman missing since July, authorities…
Mexico tops the list when it comes to burglary – Mexico, Maine that is, according to a new crime survey…
Three former York County Corrections Officers were indicted on November 4 after they allegedly accepted bribes from a prisoner to…
A former York County corrections officer was in a romantic relationship and living with a wanted fugitive and former prisoner…
The Biddeford Police Department arrested a fugitive wanted on a charge of trafficking of prison contraband after he fled police…
In the wake of the October 25, 2023 mass shooting in Lewiston, thousands of Mainers and donors across the country…
What began as a string of odd, apparent ATM malfunctions Maine towns turned out to be part of a sophisticated…
The FBI charged three Chinese citizens last week after they allegedly conspired to smuggle biological materials into the U.S. while…
Police in Rockland arrested a sex offender from Arkansas on Saturday after he was found sleeping in an unmarked van…
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department is searching for an alleged scammer who attempted to steal $19,500 from an elderly Maine…
The Wells Police Department is investigating a series of overnight motor-vehicle burglaries in the northern part of town that appear…
A Portland mother is aghast that officials in Maine’s largest immigrant city are now accusing concerned parents of overreacting to…
A senior prosecutor has departed the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office amid allegations of internal conflict and concerns about workplace…
A King Middle School student on the way to school in Portland was attacked Thursday by a stranger, the second…
The nation’s first-ever transgender-identifying state lawmaker, a former New Hampshire Democratic representative for Nashua, pleaded guilty this week to the…
Deputies of the Penobscot County Sheriff arrested an armed, homeless sex offender in Stetson with help from some canine friends…
A Lewiston man with an extensive criminal history pleaded guilty on Thursday to a manslaughter charge after a 2023 shooting…
A Cape Elizabeth man was arrested Wednesday after police say he fired a gun at a repossession agent who was…
Lewiston police arrested a 19-year-old on Tuesday after he allegedly fired a gun from a parking lot in a mixed…
The U.S. Marshal Service apprehended an alleged New York murderer on Tuesday after he was found riding an electric scooter…
A federal appeals court on Tuesday allowed Florida to begin enforcing a state law that restricts real estate purchases by…
Police in Paris, Maine, arrested two alleged drug abusers on Monday while enforcing a writ of possession to remove squatters…
The public health and safety threat posed by discarded needles used most likely for intravenous drug use has been a…
Lucas Sirois, the Franklin County businessman accused of leading a multimillion-dollar marijuana conspiracy in western Maine, is now facing new…
The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office is investigating a suspicious death after a woman was found dead with a gunshot…
The Lewiston Police Department arrested a man on Thursday after he allegedly burglarized a smoke shop. [RELATED: Burglar Makes Bomb…
The Rockland Police Department arrested a juvenile on Monday following an alleged shooting incident sparked by a dispute over social…
An alleged drunk driver crashed into a Broad Street convenience store in Auburn on Friday, rupturing a gas line and…
The York County Sheriff’s Office responded to a Shapleigh home on Sunday after the homeowner allegedly found that a drunken…
A longtime, fourth-generation Friendship lobsterman is facing multiple charges following his arrest Sunday, police said. Sam Lash, 39, was taken…
The Bangor Police Department arrested a 61-year-old man on Sunday after he allegedly stabbed a McDonald’s employee, leaving the worker…
A Maine State Police trooper safely stopped a wrong-way driver traveling north in the southbound lanes of Interstate 295 late…
Presidential cousin Billy Bush is supporting controversial media darling Karen Read in her campaign to get cleared in a recent…
The Rockland Police Department arrested a registered sex offender this week after he allegedly made contact with a minor. They…
Twenty-one years might be a social generation, but in other terms it is just the blink of an eye. Whether…
A Bath is facing a slew of charges after allegedly ramming into a Brunswick police cruiser twice on Thursday while…
On Halloween night 1940, a quiet Rockland neighborhood became the scene of one of Maine’s most disturbing crimes. Eighty-five years…
An alleged fraudulent theft attempt at a Houlton bank on Friday sparked a police pursuit, with suspects fleeing into Canada…
Brownfield-Denmark Elementary School was terrorized Thursday by a bomb threat, later determined to be a prank. The Facebook website Western…
State Sen. Matthew Harrington (R-York) is praising the Sanford City Council for urging state lawmakers to take stronger action on…
Two schools in North Berwick were closed on Friday — Halloween — after officials received a report of a possible…
Federal authorities have arrested a convicted sex offender and illegal alien hiding out in Maine, according to the U.S. Marshals…
A Biddeford man has been arrested on charges of aggravated drug trafficking following a two-month investigation by the Maine Drug…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department seized a pound of cocaine and arrested a man on probation on Monday during a…
The Auburn Police Department arrested a Lewiston man on Wednesday after he allegedly kidnapped his ex-girlfriend and tried to force…
The Maine State Fire Marshal’s Office is searching for an arsonist who allegedly started a fire on Monday at a…
A man serving a life sentence for killing his parents and two-family friends in Maine, before wounding three others in…
Maine has the ninth-highest rate of fatal drug overdoses in the U.S. – and is the only New England state…
A downtown Lewiston apartment building that was condemned more than a year ago is at the center of renewed controversy…
A member of Democratic Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey’s staff has been fired following his arrest on charges of drug trafficking…