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The Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Department arrested two juveniles and one adult on Friday in connection with a Bowdoinham burglary that…
The City of Lewiston condemned a building used by the Church of Safe Injection (CoSI) non-profit last Wednesday after police…
An elderly Gray woman allegedly smashed her car through a Brunswick tennis gym on Thursday, sped through multiple active courts,…
The Portland City Council has voted to penalize commercial property owners if storefronts are vacant for over six months unless…
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Maine troopers are marking a century since they lost the second of the state’s police officers to die in the…
Brewer Police Chief Chris Martin appeared on the Q-Point podcast over the weekend to discuss a range of topics, focusing…
A federal judge in Boston has ruled that the Trump Administration must unfreeze billions of dollars in federal funding destined…
A suspect remains at large in Lewiston following a shooting Wednesday night that left a man hospitalized with multiple gunshot…
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents executed the largest-ever seizure of methamphetamine precursor chemicals in Texas this week. The chemicals were…
Half a century for kids. That’s the remarkable run so far for a group of otherwise-tough, leather-vested, tattooed guys -…
An apparently intoxicated Lewiston man allegedly attacked Oxford police officers and a K-9 unit with bear spray on Wednesday morning…
A Polish executive innocently dragged into a viral internet scandal says he now feels the pain of the innocent Kennebunk…
A Tewksbury, Massachusetts, comedian was arrested on Monday after he allegedly crashed his Tesla through a Manchester, New Hampshire, home…
As a new school year begins, many schools throughout Maine have banned students from using their cell phones during the…
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A group of 100 surviving victims of the October 2023 Lewiston mass shooting and families of the deceased filed suit…
Voters in Portland will be asked this November if they would like to see the city’s minimum wage increase to…
The House of Representatives killed a resolution to formally censure Democratic New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver on Wednesday afternoon over…
Two New York men have agreed to plead guilty in a federal case alleging they lied to banks to buy…
The U.S. Marshal Service arrested two fugitives in Gorham on Tuesday, including a juvenile implicated in a Westbrook shooting incident,…
A Fairfield drug raid on Saturday led to the arrest of two repeat offenders, including a woman who was arrested…
U.S. Marshals arrested a Massachusetts murderer in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Thursday after they allegedly found him fleeing with a…
A Cumberland suds guru is the latest Democrat to announce plans to take on Maine’s senior senator, though the jury’s…
The Saco Police Department arrested a duo of Burlington, Vermont, residents on Friday following a string of vehicle burglaries from…
Two Bangor air-traffic controllers are being recognized for saving a pilot – and innocent civilians on the ground – from…
UK cops cuffed and stuffed Irish comedy writer – and Maine trans critic -Graham Linehan earlier this week for posting…
If your body is resting in the anatomical morgue at Maine’s only medical school, you’re in for a honorarium, albeit…
A federal judge in Massachusetts has ruled against the Trump Administration’s request to stay an order temporarily halting implementation of…
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The Maine Department of Health and Human Services is “reviewing” a letter from the U.S. Department of Health and Human…
A Massachusetts man has been arrested on a murder charge in the violent death of a popular Portland chef who…
The Bangor Police Department arrested a Mississippi man in the early morning hours of Labor Day after he allegedly drove…
After the publication of this article, the Maine Housing Authority responded to a request for comment from The Maine Wire.…
Houlton Border Patrol agents arrested an armed and armored man who allegedly illegally entered Canada, nearly struck a Canadian official,…
Two New York women died Saturday after a pontoon boat in Eustis flipped over, dumping seven passengers into the water,…
Labor Day weekend 1975, four-year-old Kurt Newton was riding his red tricycle at a northern Maine campground. The blue-eyed, blond-haired…
An enraged motorist brutally attacked a longtime tractor-trailer operator who was on his way home from work on August 27,…
President Donald Trump pledged to award former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom after he…
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Bill Diamond, a centrist Democrat Maine statesman and statehouse fixture who fought to protect vulnerable children, has died. The former…
The throng of Suburus headed south on 295 towards Portland yesterday competed with the ordinary exodus of Massholes from Maine…
A Texas woman pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court in Portland on Thursday to charges related to theft from…
The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry (ACF) issued an urgent warning on Thursday about the invasive Japanese Stiltgrass…
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The State of Maine is suing preacher John Andrade Jr., 42, of Brunswick, accusing him of violating the Maine Civil…
The Androscoggin County District Attorney’s Office alerted Lewiston police on Aug. 26 to suspicious phone activity by a Lewiston juvenile…
A suspect in the killing of a Maine chef allegedly asked neighbors to help him move a mannequin just before…
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents took a semi-pro Maine soccer player from Angola into custody last Wednesday as he…
A tuberculosis outbreak has gripped a large emergency shelter in Portland, Maine, prompting urgent health measures and mounting concern among…
A Maine man has died while swimming after a boat that was drifting away on a Belgrade pond, the second…
Rep. Jared Golden’s (D-Maine) putative primary challenger, State Auditor Matt Dunlap, poses the incumbent congressman a serious threat, according to…
The New Hampshire woman who killed her husband and two children before taking her own life embezzled over $600,000 from…
Boston radio talker Howie Carr landed the first interview with acquitted media star Karen Read – but Read’s No. 1…
With schools across America preparing to re-open their doors for another academic year, most parents are feeling pessimistic about the…
A Merrimack, New Hampshire man who claims to be Ukrainian and holds Israeli citizenship was sentenced to probation and community…
A poll obtained The Maine Wire late on Thursday shows Robert “Bobby” Charles currently leading the growing field of Republicans…
A Lewiston juvenile imprisoned in Long Creek, Maine, faced additional charges on Tuesday after he allegedly conspired over the phone…
With the start of a new school year right around the corner, many parents are preparing anew to consider how…
When Maine’s House minority leader isn’t catching Democrats trying to pull a fast one, he’s out in the boat. “It’s…
The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department found a Plymouth woman dead in the Newport woods on Monday after she had gone…
In a tragic and ironic accident, an eight-year-old girl was struck and killed in Van Buren by an ambulance on…
A Bethel man wanted on multiple warrants, including a firearms charge from New Hampshire, sparked a police standoff on Friday…
A massive drug bust in Franklin, New Hampshire, carried out on Tuesday and Wednesday, led to the arrests of 27…
A Portland restaurant is mourning its head chef who was suspiciously found dead in a hospital parking lot. Declan Perry,…
The Maine Supreme Court has ruled against Bath Iron Works (BIW) and the Maine State Chamber of Commerce in their…
A Thomaston man was arrested on Monday after he allegedly tried to run over border patrol agents while they were…
Three subsidiaries of a major cannabis company filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing a network of out-of-state manufacturers and local smoke…
Northern Light Health announced Tuesday that their leadership is now open to engaging in mediation with Anthem Blue Cross Blue…
An Owls Head man will spend no time in jail thanks to a plea agreement after he caused a police…
Convicted pedophile Henry Eichman, 65, of Topsham, was sentenced to an additional 20 years in prison this week on federal…
The heir to the Angus King name and fortune is so generous he’s sharing his tips on wealth with Joe…
A 17-year-old was arrested early Thursday after police said he led officers on a short chase through downtown Lewiston before…
Things are looking up in a small northern Maine town – and residents are outraged. Looking up in two senses.…
The recent string of vehicles crashing into pedestrians continued on Sunday when a Lisbon man allegedly struck a 72-year-old woman…
A contingent of left-wing hecklers banded together to shout at U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) on Tuesday as she headlined…
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The ex-wife of Rep. Holly Eaton (D-Deer Island) pleaded guilty on Thursday to two counts of criminal mischief after stealing…
A domestic situation involving an armed man on Monday sparked a shelter-in-place order in Bowdoinham from the Sagadahoc County Emergency…
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The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department took to social media on Tuesday to complain about alleged “hate speech” in the comments…
A federal judge in Portland has ruled against requiring the federal government to temporarily allow Planned Parenthood affiliates to receive…
Funny how those empty campaign promises that come back to bite you are made all the more painful when your…
Police arrested a Bangor man on Friday after he allegedly subjected a victim to multiple assaults throughout the day while…
The Rumford Police Department released more information late on Monday regarding two arrests made earlier this month after a high-stakes…
A four-foot lizard is on the run in central Maine, sending chills down the spines of Bangor-area residents. The lizard…
The Maine man discovered dead in a bloody car parked near South Shore Hospital in Massachusetts has been identified. Declan…
A Lewiston man faces charges after he allegedly caused the complete shutdown of one of the two bridges connecting Cape…
Maine’s House and Senate Republicans excoriated Secretary of State Shenna Bellows in a letter last week asking why an Angolan…
The most celebrated jockey in the annals of horseracing lived in Canada — but kept a post-office box in Van…
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German prosecutors on Monday announced that they had charged an American citizen with allegedly attempting to provide sensitive U.S. military information to…
Gov. Janet Mills (D-Maine) issued a statement on Sunday celebrating Ukrainian Independence Day, but made no mention of peace -…
A new Pine Tree State Poll from the University of New Hampshire Survey Center sought to discern Mainers’ opinions on…
Squirrels covered in pus-filled, wart-like tumors, skulking through backyards. You’re thinking, “that’s just nuts.” But it’s not as squirrelly as…
Augusta Republicans issued a statement Monday morning in response to the news that ModivCare—the out-of-state company awarded a multi-million dollar…
Law enforcement records obtained by the Maine Wire paint a startling picture of life and crime in Lewiston, Maine’s second-largest…