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Portland has issued a full, overnight street-parking ban, due to the winter snow storm, beginning at 10:00 p.m. Tuesday, December…
The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is investigating Maine’s provision of Medicaid benefits to illegal aliens. But…
A national, 127-year-old outdoors-life publication says a Jackman woodsman “might be the most patient and persistent hunter on the planet.”…
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is now making relief available to small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in…
The controversy surrounding Ward 5 school committee member Iman Osman’s residency erupted into a full-scale public reckoning Monday night, as…
Eligible Lewiston residents will have the chance to go to the polls on February 24 to participate in a special…
The Trump administration’s sharp escalation of immigration enforcement is creating new uncertainty across Maine’s immigrant and refugee communities, recent reports…
It is now a national news story, even in the liberal media: a massive Somali-linked welfare fraud scandal. This troubling…
It’s taken nearly three decades but the missing historic Curtis Island Lighthouse fog bell has been found – 70 miles…
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has signed onto a letter with a handful of her counterparts in blue states…
An 81-year-old man from Kennebunk was seriously injured Tuesday evening when the Ford F-150 he was driving went veering off…
Hard to believe a tiny nut-gathering beast can still disrupt life in the 21st century, even to the point of…
Portland ushered in the holiday season Friday night as crowds filled Monument Square for the city’s annual tree-lighting ceremony. The…
A Harrison man was taken into custody Thursday after leading police on a lengthy high-speed chase that began in Maine…
Portland Mayor Mark Dion is sounding the alarm over the city’s worsening homelessness crisis, warning that the state’s largest city…
South Berwick police arrested three suspects after a reported home invasion and assault early Thursday morning, authorities said. Police responded…
An Army veteran from East Machias has entered the race for Maine’s Second Congressional District, joining the field challenging Democratic…
Just as residents were getting ready to carve the Thanksgiving turkey west of Maine’s largest city, a pair of earthquakes…
Residents of Shady Oaks Mobile Home Park in Arundel are bracing for a sharp rent increase set to take effect…
Rockland-area island hoppers are questioning the state’s decision to give away their oldest – and nostalgic – means of getting…
A Portland man has been charged in connection with robberies at Walmart stores in Biddeford and Falmouth earlier this month,…
A full-blown legal fight has broken out between Nova Scotia’s entrenched lobstermen and indigenous fishermen with close relatives in Maine.…
In a salute to the recent election of Bowdoin College’s most famous socialist alum as mayor of America’s largest city,…
A 27-year-old Warren man suspected of robbing a Scarborough bank was arrested in New Jersey after being involved in a…
A house on Oakland’s Lakeview Drive exploded Thursday afternoon, injuring a man and scattering debris across the neighborhood, officials said.…
Single-family homes in Cumberland County, Maine became significantly more expensive in October, underscoring a growing inventory and persistent demand in…
Greater Portland Metro has won a $4.25 million federal grant to modernize its bus fleet and expand service, the transit…
A suspect nabbed Thursday in a fatal hit-and-run may have been hopped up on drugs, according to state police. Cops…
ICE agents were allegedly spotted on the University of Maine Farmington Campus last week, inspiring taxpayer-funded professors to attempt recording…
As the holiday season arrives, one prevailing headache set to keep hammering Americans is exorbitant electricity costs. Though the Trump…
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:…
Hancock County Commissioners have approved a four-day workweek for county employees but agreed to keep operating hours unchanged to preserve…
A Calais city worker says he has no plans to resign from the city council despite voters deciding he should.…
A 78-year-old woman breathed a well-deserved sigh of relief after summiting Mount Katahdin in Maine on November 21. Or, maybe,…
The New Hampshire State Police arrested a Massachusetts fugitive wanted by the U.S. Marshals on Tuesday after he allegedly slammed…
The State of Maine has joined a coalition of 20 other states in suing the U.S. Department of Housing and…
A Jay man was sentenced to four years in prison on Tuesday after selling drugs to a confidential informant and…
A former director of the state forestry division who also served on two Maine city councils is being remembered for…
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department received an unusual call on Tuesday when they were asked for assistance with an unexploded…
Portland officials are launching a community survey aimed at gathering broad public input on city programs and services, inviting residents…
A portion of U.S. Route 302 in Westbrook was shut down Monday after a fire broke out in a building…
A New Hampshire woman was arrested in Southwest Harbor, Maine on Tuesday after she allegedly murdered her mother-in-law in Exeter,…
Did a powerful state council charged with setting the legislative agenda act in haste last month when it summarily tossed…
Portland Public Schools are facing a growing backlash from current and former staff, students, and community members who say the…
A Mexican national with a lengthy history of unlawful entries and repeated removals appeared in federal court Tuesday, pleading not…
The state’s largest media conglomerate has announced it is partnering in a new project with “Google News Initiative” – which…
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 Lewiston School Committee on Monday conducted a closed door executive session listed on the agenda as “to enter into…
Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) is championing her decision to force female high school athletes to compete against males who…
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,…
Southern Maine Community College’s new Turning Point USA chapter made its public debut Monday, hosting its first tabling event amid…
A homeless encampment that appeared this week nearby Portland High School has renewed concerns about student safety, marking yet another…
A focused, multi-pronged search for a missing Massachusetts journalism professor off the coast of Maine has been suspended, officials said.…
The school bus driver involved in a collision that killed a 12-year-old RSU 13 student Friday afternoon has been placed…
Maine’s largest union representing state employees has filed a formal complaint accusing the Mills administration of refusing to negotiate in…
Conservative activist Nicholas Blanchard, known to many online Mainers as “Corn Pop”, is pushing ahead with a bid for the Augusta…
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) joined tens of thousands of Maine voters on Sunday when she signed a petition to place…
Maine’s top summer visitor once told a federal official that a interplanetary alien made contact with humans at a secretive…
The state’s leading lobster lobby is pushing back against claims that government intervention is an obvious fix for the dwindling…
A York County K-9 unit assisted with two arrests on Sunday night after deputies stopped two drivers, one of whom…
Federal prosecutors on Thursday moved to dismiss charges against a woman who was shot multiple times by a Maine-based Border…
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…
The month-long dispute over Mt. Blue Middle School Principal James Black’s Halloween costume reached another tense moment Tuesday, November 18,…
State officials are investigating the deaths of two people discovered inside a Wade residence Tuesday, where authorities say carbon monoxide…
The former top executive who walked out of the Portland Press Herald shortly after the Maine Trust for Local News…
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…
In one of the first cases of its kind, a Maine man has been charged with two weapons violations involving…
Former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines told a large crowd in Maine that allowing transgender women to compete in…
More than 700 people turned out Sunday for the first annual “Tailgate for Common Sense,” the event held at Aquaboggan…
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Maine’s northern border continues to see elevated levels of illegal crossings and apprehensions, marking a historic trend that began during…
Maine Senators Susan Collins (R) and Angus King (I) sent a joint letter to several key Trump Administration officials seeking…
Senate candidate Graham Platner (D) on Saturday called for the abolition of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and…
A controversial power corridor running through the North Maine Woods is set to be completed and put to use by…
Gov. Janet Mills (D) and the Maine State Housing Authority announced Friday that the state has secured financing for 311…
President Donald Trump announced Friday that he is ending deportation protections for Somali nationals living in Minnesota, effective immediately. In…
President Donald Trump faced sharp pushback from Maine’s congressional delegation after he accused several Democratic lawmakers of “seditious behavior ……
A new story in the Portland Press Herald blaming insurance companies for requiring patients to get permission before a procedure…
A Bentley University professor who was last seen on an island off the Maine coast has been missing for nearly…
The University of Southern Maine’s (USM) Huskies for Life, a pro-life organization, is facing online hatred and backlash for opposing…
A 75-year-old woman has died after being struck by a vehicle at a busy crossing in Portland, police said Friday. …
The nation’s pre-eminent veterans cemetery has created a new memorial for the first Navy ship named after the state of…
An armed robber reportedly threatened a woman at gunpoint in her home in downtown Wiscasset on Wednesday before she was…
A panel of education researchers, clinicians and attorneys warned Thursday that Maine’s school-based health centers may be facilitating gender-related services…
A federal appeals court has rejected an appeal from the lobster industry challenging the mandated use of electronic-tracking devices on…
A Cumberland County judge is now deciding whether the state can force a longtime street preacher to stay 500 feet…
Maine’s Democratic leadership slammed the brakes Thursday on a slate of Republican proposals aimed at cutting taxes, improving public safety,…
Republican candidate for governor David Jones announced Thursday on Facebook that he is filing a federal lawsuit seeking to overturn…
The Bangor Police Department made an embarrassing blunder on Monday when former Public Information Officer Sgt. Jason McAmbley accidentally emailed…
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…
Rep. Laurel Libby (R-Auburn) addressed University of Maine students in Orono on Wednesday about the importance of free speech and…
A Guatemalan national and convicted sex offender who illegally returned to the United States after deportation was taken into custody…
The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has announced the new standard offer price for Central Maine Power (CMP) customers in…