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LEWISTON, Maine — Lewiston residents will have the final say on whether the city’s syringe exchange program should operate under…
Embattled Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner is facing mounting pressure to withdraw from the race following serious allegations of…
The betting markets are proving to be a good friend of former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson as a possible…
The battle over whether Maine voters will be allowed to decide the future of girls’ sports and private spaces is…
President Donald Trump declared Wednesday that the fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran is effectively finished, following a…
UPDATE: After the publication of this article, Dunlap’s campaign responded to The Maine Wire and said that the DCCC had…
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) broke his silence and called on Graham Platner to withdraw from the race on Tuesday afternoon,…
As Democratic politicians and groups across the country rushed to disavow Graham Platner amid a new rape allegation, left-wing megadonor…
The Somerset Sheriff’s Department arrested a Tomhegan Township man last week after he allegedly used an excavator to steal copper…
At a time when Americans are marking the nation’s 250th anniversary, one of the country’s most recognizable television personalities has…
U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell remains hospitalized weeks after suffering a medical emergency at his Washington, D.C., home, with his office…
The Penobscot Sheriff’s Department charged a convicted sex offender last week after he allegedly sexually exploited a child over a…
Democrat candidate for governor Hannah Pingree split from her protege Sunday, proposing a moratorium on AI data centers, her first…
Dirty little secret – the flames that are arguably ending Graham Platner’s U.S. Senate candidacy were fanned by Democrats, not…
Why now? For months, Democratic leaders defended, endorsed, or remained silent as controversy after controversy engulfed their U.S. Senate nominee,…
A conservative Washington news outlet is reporting Graham Platner, accused of rape Monday, will be withdrawing from Maine’s Senate race.…
AUGUSTA, Maine — With mounting calls from Democratic leaders for U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner to withdraw from the race,…
The new rape allegation made against Graham Platner by a former girlfriend on Monday place his Democratic supporters in an…
AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine Democrats may soon discover that their decision to rally around Graham Platner was not simply a…
Graham Platner, the ex-Marine with a Totenkopf tattoo and an oyster hobby whose Icarus-like rise in American politics saw him…
The Auburn City Council is scheduled to consider final approval Monday night of a new ordinance regulating syringe service programs,…
SEATTLE — President Donald Trump is drawing international attention after FIFA reversed the automatic suspension of U.S. Men’s National Team…
Vermont’s senior senator, a key supporter of Maine Democrat U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner, Sunday rejected the alleged hypocrisy of…
A 27-year-old Presque Isle man has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Bangor to multiple federal offenses involving the…
The Maine Secretary of State’s Office has announced the results of the two remaining recounts from the June 9 primary…
The owner of a midcoast campground where paddleboarder Sunshine Stewart was bludgeoned to death last year is urging campers to…
As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, a newly released Gallup poll suggests national pride has fallen to its…
A former WEEI host who was let go by the station a couple months ago has joined 98.5 The Sports…
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey has responded to the United States Supreme Court’s decision to uphold state laws barring biological…
Storm clouds formed two years ago over News Center Maine’s Jason Nappi, canned for spending too much time promoting local…
An estimated 627 non-citizen MaineCare recipients are set to lose their taxpayer-funded healthcare on October 1 following changes made by…
Crazy Legs Conti, a Belmont, Massachusetts native, lost the annual July 4 Coney Island hot-dog eating contest Saturday to veteran…
A new Preble Street report identified more than 100 people experiencing unsheltered homelessness in a single section of Portland, raising…
GOP lawmakers say Gov. Janet Mills allowed political differences with President Donald Trump to cost Maine a valuable opportunity to…
A southern-Maine community Facebook page with a mission of promoting nothing but motherhood and apple pie – and downplaying controversy…
President Donald Trump delivered a 35-minute national address Friday night from the National Mall as part of the “Salute to…
A juvenile great white shark tagged with a radio beacon last fall just north of Maine has been on quite…
A Sullivan man was killed Friday morning after the motorcycle he was operating crossed the centerline on Route 1 and…
As Americans prepared to celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani used a nationally televised address…
A pair of top Boston bloggers who critique the city’s talk-radio shows are taking aim at WBZ’s Mike Felger’s braggadocio.…
The United States Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Monday to restrict the use of geofence warrants that allow law enforcement to…
While The Maine Wire is attempting to get the state’s see-no-evil, hear-no-evil lame-duck governor to actually do her job, the…
By Jon Fetherston Saturday, America turns 250 years old. Think about that for a moment. For a quarter of a…
The Robbins family has announced the death of Alden J. Robbins, who died on July 2, 2026, from injuries he…
President Donald Trump delivered a forceful, nationally televised rebuke of communism Friday during an Independence Day event at Mount Rushmore…
Gasoline prices in Maine have continued to decline heading into the Independence Day weekend, offering drivers some relief at the…
The Oxford Sheriff’s Department responded on Tuesday after a man allegedly attacked two people in a domestic violence incident and…
The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department arrested two suspects on Tuesday after they were allegedly found running a methamphetamine production laboratory…
Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner is facing renewed scrutiny following a report from NBC News that multiple women who…
A Maine wedding foodie has been banned from working as a caterer in the state, People.com is reporting. Bethany Gregory…
Nearly three years after the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history, Lewiston is once again confronting a public safety crisis…this…
A federal appeals panel comprised of Democrat-appointed judges has unanimously sided with the Trump administration’s controversial national parks sign policy.…
Mainers planning to run errands, visit government offices, mail packages or travel over the Independence Day weekend should expect a…
A group of three minors and a 24-year-old from Madison allegedly broke into the Madison Junior High School last week…
Rep. Reagan Paul (R-Winterport) has been receiving threats of death and violence on social media, she revealed on Wednesday, with…
The United States Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Tuesday that limitations on “coordinated party expenditures,” or money spent by a political…
President Donald Trump took his inaugural flight aboard a newly designated interim Air Force One on Wednesday, traveling from Joint…
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) had a slim three-point polling lead over Graham Platner for the first time in the race…
A Lewiston 18-year-old allegedly shot two people in the face late Wednesday night before he was eventually arrested while evading…
The Boston Celtics have finally had enough of the ten-year veteran who in the end proved to be a legend…
Communities across Maine have opened cooling centers to provide relief from dangerously high temperatures and humidity expected to continue through…
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner continued his statewide campaign Wednesday with a well-attended rally in Cumberland, where supporters gathered…
WESTBROOK, Maine — A fire that caused significant damage to a two-story apartment building in Westbrook early Tuesday morning has…
A 33-year-old Indiana man has been arrested on multiple charges in connection with a fatal June crash in Hancock County…
Buying a new car is becoming a financial burden many working Americans can no longer afford. New-vehicle prices are climbing…
The Somerset Sheriff’s Department arrested a Norridgewock man when he was allegedly found with 324 grams of fentanyl during a…
A driver from New Jersey allegedly hit a cyclist in Scarborough on Tuesday before failing to stop, striking another vehicle,…
Maine’s Office of New Americans (ONA) announced that self-described “opportunity optimizer” and longtime Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and migrant…
SACO, Maine — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R) joined local, state and federal officials in Saco Tuesday to mark the…
Maine’s southern-district congresswoman falsely claims the Supreme Court’s “transsexual” ruling “bullies kids.” In fact, the decision merely keeps boys out…
The United States Supreme Court voted 6-3 Tuesday to uphold state laws barring biological males from playing on female-only sports…
The City of Portland will activate cooling centers this week as dangerous heat is expected to settle over the city…
A top Maine labor spokesman and vocal supporter of Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner is facing backlash after using…
The NPR editor whose job is to critique the network’s news department says she can’t justify the outlet falsely reporting…
Getting to the majors comes easy for some, but most others simply have to first pay their dues. One pitch…
More than three hours of testimony from police, prosecutors, educators, juvenile justice officials and community leaders painted a sobering picture…
ICE agents arrested the Indian national and alleged illegal-alien owner of Wallace’s Market, a gas station, convenience store, and restaurant…
The United States Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Tuesday to uphold the country’s current understanding of birthright citizenship, striking down President…
A bipartisan majority of House representatives passed a controversial bill on Monday aimed at protecting minors from harmful online content,…
A 19-year-old driver with a suspended license allegedly struck and injured an 11-year-old boy in Portland on Monday as he…
The Rumford Police Department arrested a woman on Tuesday after she allegedly attacked her live-in boyfriend with a kitchen knife.…
NPR “reporter” Nina Totenberg reported Tuesday the retirement of conservative Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, a piece the outlet later…
The Lewiston City Council will hold a special meeting Tuesday night as Maine’s second-largest city faces a deepening youth violence…
The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a split-decision day for President Donald Trump on Monday, handing him a sweeping victory on…
A South Carolina man pleaded guilty on Monday to bank robbery after he was arrested in New Hampshire last year…
Maine communities from York County to Aroostook County are preparing for a busy week of Independence Day celebrations, with fireworks…
The managing editor of the state’s largest daily is literally begging readers to tell her why they read the rag…
The Fairfield Police Department arrested a Waterville man on Saturday after he allegedly kidnapped a four-year-old. [RELATED: Registered Sex Offender…
Who’s on first? Or more aptly who will come in first? If you’re having trouble handicapping the state’s gubernatorial race,…
Mainers need to rally and overrule the Democrat killjoys who refused to sponsor a booth at the Great American State…
The Rockland Police Department arrested a homeless man on Saturday after he allegedly chased down a jogger and pepper-sprayed her.…
The United States Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Monday morning that ballots received up to five days after an election may…
The U.S. Treasury Department has permanently barred from the banking industry a former Quontic Bank mortgage officer who originated dozens…
Maine – For years, Maine families have watched the cost of buying a home move further out of reach. Home…
President Donald Trump pointed to sharply lower oil prices Monday, arguing that energy markets have fully reversed the spike triggered…
Chris and Karen Harrington have gathered more than two-thirds of the 149 signatures they need to help pass a food…
A disturbing video posted to a local Sanford Facebook page on June 26 appeared to show several young men assaulting…
The Somerset Sheriff’s Department identified a group of six juveniles last weekend after they allegedly broke into six vehicles and…
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner was absent from this year’s Oysterfest in Freeport, and his company, Waukeag Neck Oyster…