The York County Sheriff’s Office responded to a Shapleigh home on Sunday after the homeowner allegedly found that a drunken…
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U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) has signed onto a bill that would keep benefits from both Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program…
Voters across Maine head to the polls Tuesday, November 4, to decide two major statewide ballot questions and several local…
The principal of Mt. Blue Middle School in Farmington is under fire after dressing as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
A longtime, fourth-generation Friendship lobsterman is facing multiple charges following his arrest Sunday, police said. Sam Lash, 39, was taken…
A computer system error at MaineHealth resulted in 531 patients being mistakenly notified of their own deaths, the health-care system…
The Bangor Police Department arrested a 61-year-old man on Sunday after he allegedly stabbed a McDonald’s employee, leaving the worker…
Conservative activist and parental rights advocate Nicholas Blanchard is planning to sue the Augusta Police Department after he was arrested…
For all the sound and fury surrounding Question 1 on Tuesday’s ballot, Question 2 seems like a forgotten sibling about…
Football franchise the New England Patriots may owe some fans more than $100 following approval of a tentative settlement stemming…
A blunt assertion by entrepreneur Elon Musk has reignited debate over whether nonprofits are truly reducing homelessness and drug addiction…
“Captain Steeeve,” a Maine-trained Navy pilot and social-media sensation for his plain-spoken explanations about flying, has hung up his wings.…
State Rep. Kristen Cloutier announced Thursday she is resigning from her seat representing District 94, effective immediately, after seven years…
Daughter Jasmine Vincent, image from a friend’s GoFundMe page
Democratic Senate hopeful Graham Platner held a campaign rally Sunday at Portland’s State Theatre, offering a familiar message about community…
A Maine State Police trooper safely stopped a wrong-way driver traveling north in the southbound lanes of Interstate 295 late…
Progressive Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner has faced massive backlash in recent weeks, culminating in the revelation that he…
Presidential cousin Billy Bush is supporting controversial media darling Karen Read in her campaign to get cleared in a recent…
A senior U.S. senator is calling for an investigation into a wedding planning conglomerate used by many young Maine couples.…
Governor Janet Mills on Friday praised two federal court rulings that compel the U.S. Department of Agriculture to release emergency…
One of Maine’s largest abortion care providers will end its primary care services on Friday after a federal court ruled…
The Rockland Police Department arrested a registered sex offender this week after he allegedly made contact with a minor. They…
Maine Gov. Janet Mills, 77, has declined to commit to releasing her medical records as she runs for U.S. Senate…
Twenty-one years might be a social generation, but in other terms it is just the blink of an eye. Whether…
The Bangor Police Department requested public assistance on Friday in the search for a missing woman who was last seen…
With early voting now closed, Maine voters will head to the polls on Tuesday, November 4, to cast their ballots…
The national finance director for U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner has resigned, citing “differences in professional standards” with the campaign,…
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…
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…
Enrollment this fall at Maine’s community colleges is up three percent over last year, marking yet another historic high for…
Rent control could be coming to Brunswick if Ramona Thieme, the only candidate across the state currently running to receive…
The Auburn Police Department arrested a Lewiston man on Wednesday after he allegedly kidnapped his ex-girlfriend and tried to force…
The Maine State Housing Authority announced Wednesday that the Energy Crisis Intervention Program (ECIP) will not be opening on November…
Governor Janet Mills (D) joined the chief executives of 20 other states Thursday in calling on President Trump to release…
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…
Just days before Mainers head to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 4, the controversy surrounding 250 absentee ballots found inside…
The popular longtime TV face of a favorite Maine department store has moved on to her next act. Karmo Sanders,…
Governor Janet Mills has kept a notably low profile in her campaign for the U.S. Senate, even as her Democratic…
It takes a surfeit of sympathy really to feel badly for a Member of Congress, but when one votes for…
Troopers from the Maine State Police Northern Field Troop responded around 3:32 p.m. to the 32000 Road in Township 41,…
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…
Governor Janet Mills announced Wednesday that she is releasing $1.25 million in state and private funds to help offset the…
A member of Democratic Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey’s staff has been fired following his arrest on charges of drug trafficking…
Kennebunk Select Board Vice Chair Leslie Trentalange issued a non-apology during Tuesday’s board meeting after she claimed that parents concerned…
The Senate approved a resolution blocking President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada on Wednesday evening, dealing a symbolic blow to…
The town of Houlton has agreed to remove all its surveillance cameras and destroy data collected while the system was…
A coalition of pro-illegal immigrant nonprofits established a Maine hotline last week for people to report sightings of Immigration and…
Construction workers in Derry, New Hampshire, discovered the body of a woman near their worksite on Monday, just one day…
The Lincoln County Budget Advisory Committee recommended earlier this month that just one dollar go toward funding District Attorney (DA)…
Maine State Attorney General Aaron Frey, alongside a number of other defendants, have appealed a lower court ruling that nixed…
A Damariscotta landowner called the police on Sunday after he discovered human remains later identified as belonging to a man…
The Democrat Socialist poised to become the next boss of America’s largest blue city came out of a Maine college…
Gov. Janet Mills on Tuesday used the ongoing federal shutdown to attack the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress, as…
More than $2 million has been raised in opposition to Question 1 on this November’s ballot, a citizens initiative that…
A rooming house at 33 Birch Ave. in Ellsworth has become a flashpoint for neighborhood frustration after years of complaints…
At least it gets them off the streets, right? (The needles, that is.) Bangor, Maine is now establishing a needle…
How smart would it be to tie the economic fate of Midcoast Maine to Artificial Intelligence (AI)? Some residents of…
Maine officials have activated a loan guarantee program aimed at helping federal and state employees impacted by prolonged government shutdowns.…
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department is searching for the culprit in an alleged Sunday hit-and-run incident after the driver allegedly…
The Lewiston Police Department is asking local looters to return items stolen from a condemned convenience store during a Sunday…
Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Mass., has called on progressive candidate Graham Platner to withdraw from the Democratic primary for the U.S.…
The Waterville Police Department is investigating two apparently unrelated shooting incidents that took place on Sunday and Monday, and has…
Two Maine towns are telling residents to exercise caution after confirmed cases of rabies were reported in raccoons. The Maine…
The South Portland Police Department sought help from the public on Tuesday in locating the owners of a trio of…
With Halloween just a few days away, the latest deadline for Anthem and Northern Light to negotiate a new contract…
Lance Lucas-Wallace, photo courtesy of Cumberland County Jail
Maine Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat running to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins during the midterm elections, is under fire…
Maine’s Legislative Council met on Thursday to determine which proposed pieces of legislation will be considered as bills during the…
Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner (D) is once again facing scrutiny for factually-challenged remarks, this time targeting Sen. Susan Collins…
Unsafe levels of chlorfenapyr present in cannabis vape cartridges have led the Maine Office of Cannabis Policy to issue a…
An Otisfield man is facing assault charges after he was arrested on Saturday for allegedly shooting a woman in the…
Maine’s Sen. Susan Collins (R) is among a group of GOP lawmakers co-sponsoring a bill to ensure that Supplemental Nutrition…
Voters in Portland will head to the polls a week from tomorrow to decide whether to raise the city’s minimum…
The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office has issued a Silver Alert for 82-year-old Alison Macleod of Castine, who was last seen…
The Maine State Fire Marshal’s Office was called in on two separate fires over the weekend in Turner and Farmington,…
The New Hampshire State Police are investigating the discovery of human remains in Merrimack, NH, on Sunday morning. [RELATED: Human…
The newly-hired campaign manager for Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner is stepping down, according to two people familiar with…
Kennebunk Select Board member Leslie Trentalange suggested during a school board meeting last week that concerned parents who don’t want…
An old Maine saying counsels “if you don’t like the weather, wait a minute.” If any real stock is to…
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner spent Sunday afternoon on the defensive during a virtual town hall, attempting to rally…
A College Republicans chapter is facing criticism for disavowing its own guest speaker who gave a passionate speech in which…
A stolen pickup truck crashed into multiple vehicles Friday afternoon on Interstate 95 in Augusta, injuring two people and snarling…
The infamous attempted mutiny by a Soviet naval commander came to an abrupt end a half-century ago in the Penobscot…
The brash Maine military veteran whose U.S. Senate dream has been rocked by myriad scandals is revamping his campaign staff…
A future destroyer to be built by Bath Iron Works will be named for a former Navy secretary and WWII…
Voters will head to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 4, to decide several competitive City Council races that will shape…
Pine Tree State Polls are rarely as interesting as the most recent one. As the current occupant of the Blaine…
Maine State Police are investigating a shooting in Waldo County that left one person injured Thursday afternoon. Troopers from the…
Experts suggest that buyers and sellers in Maine’s housing market are on a more level playing field this fall with…
Harvard University students and staff were ordered to shelter in place Friday after a reported shooting in Cambridge. The university…
Standing in downtown Lewiston on a rainy night this week, Republican candidate for Governor Robert “Bobby” Charles issued a direct…
U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, is urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to take…