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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…
Is the Maine Trust for Local News staff, threatening to expand its union, preparing for a ‘strike’ if it doesn’t…
In the sort of cross-river rivalry known best perhaps to citizens of Lewiston and Auburn, there has long been ‘brewing’…
A judge issued a temporary ruling Wednesday that the State of Texas cannot require the Ten Commandments to be displayed…
A bullet-riddled car with Maine plates was found abandoned over the weekend in a Massachusetts hospital parking lot, police said.…
The FBI took to X on Monday to celebrate the conviction of a Lewiston man who pleaded guilty on Thursday…
An illegal alien from Mexico was sentenced in the U.S. District Court in Portland to ten months in prison on…
A Kansas City, Missouri, elementary school teacher charged with child pornography production on Wednesday reportedly told investigators that his “dark…
Angolan illegal aliens struck and killed two pedestrians in Maine last week. In both instances, they were legally sanctioned to…
Peter Velanzon took citizen activism to a new level this year when he appealed to the Maine State Legislature for…
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A 9-year-old Vassalboro videographer became an overnight worldwide internet sensation with spectacular footage he took of a fatal Bangor plane…
The public has now been shut out – literally – from updates on the status of a teenaged suspected campground…
If you’re still worried that your Maine lobster will feel pain when you toss it into boiling water, relax. Now…
An out-of-state company that was previously awarded a multi-million contract by the State of Maine to provide transportation to MaineCare…
Arden Shaw, 52, will spend three years behind bars after he was sentenced on Thursday for stealing federal U.S. Border…
Maine’s housing market appears to be shifting more in buyers’ favor as the number of homes being listed for sale…
When the mayor of Maine’s largest city insisted a federal airport-improvement grant doesn’t mean ICE is involved he never mentioned…
Twelve years ago — after jurors convicted him of gruesomely murdering his girlfriend — Ted Jaime told them, “I am…
An Auburn man who kidnapped and raped a 13-year-old girl in 2022 before attempting to murder her will now spend…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) revealed that not one, but two illegal aliens from Angola killed pedestrians in Maine…
Mosquitoes in Portland tested positive for the West Nile Virus, the Maine Center for Disease Control (CDC) announced on Thursday,…
The FBI raided Trump critic John Bolton’s home at dawn Friday, reportedly in search of secret government documents that the…
A Camden attorney is facing a felony charge for possessing sexually-explicit material, officials said on Thursday. Thomas Karod, 56, was…
Portland Mayor Mark Dion has denied claims that the City agreed to cooperate with federal ICE agents in order to…
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North Korea built a secret missile base just miles from the Chinese border, likely housing missiles capable of hitting the…
Mainers have until August 26 to submit statements for inclusion in the 2025 Citizens’ Guide to the Referendum Election, the…
Chinese-born U.S. Navy sailor Jinchao Wei, 25, was convicted on Wednesday of acting as a spy for the Chinese Communist…
With less than two weeks to go until kids across Maine go back to school, law enforcement and some educators…
Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro issued multiple provocative statements as U.S. naval vessels reportedly sail towards the coast of the South…
Maine’s unemployment rate for July came in at 3.2 percent, roughly one percentage below the regional average for New England.…
An online petition has been launched urging prosecutors to charge a teen murder suspect as an adult. The petition sponsored…
Autopsy results for a New Hampshire family found dead in their home on Monday revealed that the mother likely killed…
The Piscataquis Sheriff’s Department asked the local community for information on Wednesday regarding the theft of solar panels in Parkman.…
The FBI arrested a Chinese national on Tuesday night as part of a sting operation after he allegedly tried to…
Famed “Hot Mics” host Billy Bush has announced a new iteration of his podcast – “Morning Mics” – coming live…
Senior American intelligence officials concealed classified intelligence that COVID-19 came from a lab from the president and the public, granting…
Debate in the Texas House of Representatives kicked off Wednesday on the Republican-backed redistricting plan as Democratic lawmakers returned to…
A new invasive species of tick native to China and other countries in the region was discovered in Maine for…
After filing for bankruptcy over two years ago and becoming an online-only storefront, Bed Bath and Beyond Home has now…
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested a Congolese man living in Westbrook and serving as a pastor in South Portland…
The New Hampshire State Police are investigating a grizzly scene after troopers and local police discovered two adults and two…
The owners of Maine’s largest financially-challenged paper have a new headache on their hands – an expansionist union. The staffers…
Houlton Border Patrol Agents operating out of the Fort Fairfield Station recently apprehended a Sudanese illegal alien who ignored a…
Jeff Bezos wants a piece of rural Gorham – but the natives aren’t buying it. Amazon got the council’s green…
The United States Coast Guard has paused plans to remove navigation buoys from the Gulf of Maine and the Atlantic…
Democrat Boston Mayor Michelle Wu featured a live mariachi band before her press conference about the Trump administration’s targeting of…
Maine has joined a coalition of twenty other Democrat-led states in suing the Trump Administration over its latest effort to…
The passenger in the illegal-alien-driven vehicle that killed a woman in Lewiston on Friday was also an illegal immigrant from…
The Autism Society of Maine (ASM), a non-profit, dismissed board member Nicholas Pike, 29, on Monday after an inquiry by…
The Hallowell Police Department arrested and charged a Mexican citizen who had overstayed his visa in connection with an alleged…
Former Maine Center for Disease Control (CDC) Director Dr. Nirav Shah, who headed the state’s COVID-19 pandemic response, told the…
The Rangeley Police Department arrested a 14-year-old boy on Monday in connection with a Fire Marshal’s Office investigation into multiple…
Edward S. Pocock III may be the first optimistic, “post-apocalyptic” town manager ever hired in Maine. Or anywhere for that…
A Glenburn man told cops his demons told him to “just do it, kill her, put her out of her…
An immigration judge granted voluntary departure for former Old Orchard Beach police officer John Luke Evans, who was arrested by…
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A 40-year-old oyster farmer from Sullivan announced on Tuesday that he will seek the Democrat nomination to challenge U.S. Senator…
The Portland Police Department responded on Friday to a third bank robbery in the city this month, leading to the…
President Donald Trump (R) indicated Monday morning that he intends to sign an executive order ending “mail-in voting” ahead of…
Northern Light, one of Maine’s largest health care systems, said that it has ended talks with Anthem Blue Cross Blue…
The Rockland Police Department arrested a homeless man on Friday and allegedly discovered illegal drugs in his possession after he…
A highly educated military attorney from a small New Hampshire town told a jury he “loved being outdoors” growing up.…
Veterans needing a friend and pups wanting hugs can be matches made in heaven. “With a goal of ending veteran…
Three suspects remain at large and armed with “AR-15 style” rifles and handguns after a group of five suspects allegedly…
An illegal alien from Africa was behind the wheel of a 2013 Buick Verano that killed a Massachusetts woman in…
A veteran Sebago hunter who gave chase to a suspected killer Friday in Windham – and nearly took him down…
Novartis, a New Jersey pharmaceutical company, has sued the State of Maine over new regulations imposed earlier this year on…
Every self-proclaimed Russia-expert in America — including the collective mainstream media whose finger in the wind on such questions has…
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The Bangor Police Department issued a lengthy statement on Thursday, referencing the 2002 science fiction movie Minority Report while addressing…
A Republican state senator’s unprompted proposal for western Canadian provinces to join the U.S. is drawing sharp rebukes from liberals…
It’s scarier even than a great white shark because there’s not even a hint of a warning. You never see…
China’s economy showed signs of weakening in July, with Beijing openly acknowledging that U.S. tariffs are taking a toll, multiple…
The Acting U.S. Attorney in Vermont will seek the death penalty for the woman accused of the January murder of…
The chair of the Anson Board of Selectmen, Arnold P. Luce, 68, resigned from his post after he allegedly assaulted…
Dexter’s Town Council considered an ordinance on Thursday evening that would bar private school employees or parents operating homeschool co-ops…
Popular food manufacturer Kellogg’s has signed a legally binding agreement to remove all toxic dyes from its products by the…
The Somerset County Sheriff’s Department executed a warrant at a Skowhegan residence as part of an ongoing drug investigation on…
A couple who has been trying to buy an historic Camden storefront says they’re caught in the middle of a…
Imagine the gossip at Roger Goodell’s oceanside Prout’s Neck palace’s summer cocktail parties. Is the NFL commissioner sitting in a…
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The Sanford Police Department is seeking community assistance in identifying a man who allegedly used fraud to steal $7,000 from…
Lily Janelle, born 40 years ago in a Frenchville gravel pit and abandoned, now has a marked grave, thanks to…
A deputy fire chief at the Gilead Volunteer Fire Department was arrested last Friday after he allegedly set his own…
One candidate for governor of Maine was recently in the peculiar position of having to ask another about the role…
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services is urging welfare recipients to take security precautions after a wave of…
A Dexter man is facing felony assault charges after he was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly abusing his seven-month-old infant,…