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A Lewiston city councilor is sharply criticizing the city’s School Committee after it voted last Monday to block an investigation…
Iman Osman, 36, who was elected in November to represent Ward 5 on the Lewiston City Council, was indicted Wednesday…
Two Bangor residents were arrested on Monday after they allegedly fled the scene of a drunk driving crash. [RELATED: Brunswick…
The owner of a York driving academy is facing assault and disorderly-conduct charges, police said. Stephen Graziano, a driving instructor…
Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul said Tuesday that the Trump administration’s strikes on alleged drug boats is bringing the United…
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) announced Tuesday that the federal government has released nearly $40 million in heating assistance for Mainers.…
Trump administration officials said Tuesday they will move to withhold SNAP food aid from recipients in most Democratic-controlled states starting…
Federal authorities are preparing a large-scale immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota aimed at Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the United…
The Maine State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating a fire that broke out Monday evening at a home on Andrew…
Residents in Lyman say tractor-trailers continue to travel down Route 35 southbound despite the road being clearly closed as crews…
A sweeping new childhood savings initiative backed by President Donald Trump is set to launch in 2026, offering millions of…
Three people with connections to Maine were killed over the weekend in a high-speed boating crash in the Florida Keys,…
Maine lawmakers have scheduled a work session for a bipartisan bill that would subject state agencies to zero-based budgeting once…
Nearly $40 million in long-awaited home heating aid is finally headed to Maine after the Department of Health and Human…
Maine leaders are sounding alarms over a federal effort to tighten commercial driver’s license rules, but their warnings focus on…
The Zumwalt class of stealth destroyers, built at Bath Iron Works, are under fire from Congress for failed systems, according…
The family and friends of an avid Portland runner are insisting she didn’t cross the street against the light before…
The White House said it is “very optimistic” as Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner prepare to meet Vladimir Putin in…
As the first major snow storm of the season sweeps through Maine, many schools, businesses, and state offices have closed…
Portland has issued a full, overnight street-parking ban, due to the winter snow storm, beginning at 10:00 p.m. Tuesday, December…
An Indian man accused of killing two individuals in a horrific highway crash entered the United States unlawfully under the…
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…
Paying homage to that stubborn, all-American, in-your-face spirit, an iconic southern-Maine business is refusing to compromise its red-meat principles. “Turkey…
It’s taken nearly three decades but the missing historic Curtis Island Lighthouse fog bell has been found – 70 miles…
William F. Buckley was once seated at a conference table taking questions from an audience when a man asked him,…
In a dramatic escalation of U.S. pressure on Nicolás Maduro’s socialist government, President Donald J. Trump declared over the weekend…
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…
White House border czar Tom Homan predicted Sunday the Trump administration will deport the majority of Third World migrants due…
The White House debuted a new page on its website Friday aimed at lambasting media outlets over “fake news” coverage…
President Trump delivered one of the most direct and forceful warnings of his presidency this weekend, issuing a stark ultimatum…
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…
A rare and often misunderstood vomiting disorder tied to long-term marijuana use has gained formal recognition from global and U.S.…
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,…
President Donald Trump declared Friday that he is nullifying a broad slate of executive actions issued under President Joe Biden,…
A full-blown legal fight has broken out between Nova Scotia’s entrenched lobstermen and indigenous fishermen with close relatives in Maine.…
President Donald Trump announced that one of the two West Virginia National Guardsmen who was shot Wednesday in Washington, D.C.,…
A tick-borne virus that, if not caught early and treated, can be deadly may be spreading to New England, officials…
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…
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:…
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…
The Maine Trust for Local News has notified a slew of its western Maine freelance writers they are off the…
The CEO of the Maine Celtics just wrote a real estate check for nearly $60 million. Wycliffe Grousbeck, who heads…
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…
President Donald Trump on Monday teased that “something good” could be on the horizon in the Ukraine peace deal as…
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…
A federal judge today dismissed the government’s case against former FBI director James Comey, whose strained relationship with the truth…
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…
President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mandami met at the White House on Friday in a session…