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Since author Herman Melville in 1850 wrote about a fictional whale attack on a fishing vessel in his famous novel,…
PORTLAND — A Thomaston resident pleaded guilty Monday on federal charges after assaulting a U.S. Border Patrol agent engaged in…
Looks like President Trump won’t be the July 4th invitee du jour at the Maine summer home of the country’s…
A petition has been initiated designed to prevent online giant Amazon from building a Gorham distribution center.The campaign has already…
The nation’s top Medicaid official has a message for Maine: the jig is up. CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz issued…
PORTLAND, Maine — The City of Portland has released the results of a community survey conducted in late 2025, giving…
TURNER, Maine — The Maine Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating an early morning camper trailer fire in Turner that left…
The Brunswick Police Department confiscated a firearm on Tuesday from a suspect who allegedly threatened another man and booby-trapped his…
A routine probation check on Tuesday led to the seizure of a backpack containing methamphetamine and the arrest of a…
LEWISTON, Maine — Deborah Elwood, president and CEO of the Maine Community Foundation, is facing mounting criticism after releasing a…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald J. Trump announced Monday morning that the United States and Iran have engaged in what…
A Brunswick woman who had been missing two months was found dead Saturday following an exhaustive search, authorities said.Rebecca Dorr,…
A coalition of states and cities, including Maine, has filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration over its February reversal…
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Treasury Department continues its busy year after striking another financial network tied to Hezbollah after blacklisting…
Two Maine mayors who made lame attempts running their leftist, troubled city for decades combined are suddenly claiming their time…
A 9,600-ton Bath Iron Works’ destroyer with missile-defense and anti-submarine warfare is on a new mission.The USS Gonzalez, launched 20…
Cummings Baldwin ran for governor on his record – literally.In 1986, the 32-year-old Auburn resident said he believed his own…
UNITED STATES — Five more future feeding defendants pleaded guilty this week in one of the largest fraud investigations in…
President Donald Trump on Saturday blasted Democrats over airport security and Department of Homeland Security funding, accusing them of endangering…
AUGUSTA — Just days after his first chin check from Gov. Janet Mills’ campaign that resurfaced Graham Platner’s prior suggestions…
When bucks are scraping trees with their antlers during mating season, they may be leaving a UV light message for…
The price of heating fuel in Maine has continued to climb, now up 30 percent since February 23. The DOER…
Three men, including two Taiwanese nationals, were charged with allegedly smuggling $2.5 billion in sensitive AI-related computer technology to China,…
A widely-followed international foodie website is glowing over a Maine gas station’s high-octane pizza.Good pizza at a gas station?Not only…
Amid the growing George Mitchell/Epstein files scandal, two more Maine organizations are reviewing plans to rename projects currently bearing the…
Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) voted against two bills this week that would increase immigration enforcement, one that would make fraudsters…
The U.S. Men’s Hockey Team player who had complained that NHL officials stole the “golden puck” from him is suddenly…
A taxpayer-financed $75 million rec center and ice arena is being proposed by Bangor city officials.The controversial city project will…
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department responded to the Bonney Eagle High School on Wednesday after a report of an active…
Former Maine Center for Disease Control head and Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Nirav Shah blamed ICE raids for a reported January…
Maine’s median home sale price rose to $395,000 in February this year with a total of 691 single-family residences exchanging…
NEW YORK – A new report out of New York is offering Maine lawmakers a costly warning: homelessness policy can…
A “rogue” staff member at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services changed the automated phone greeting on one…
WASHINGTON – A new CBS News/YouGov poll found that 80 percent of Americans support requiring a valid photo ID to…
NEW HAMPSHIRE — A resident and real estate developer from Bow, New Hampshire has been indicted on federal bank fraud…
WINN, Maine — State fire investigators are looking into a fatal house fire that broke out early Thursday morning in…
The Rockland Police Department arrested a minor from New York on Wednesday on drug trafficking charges. [RELATED: Massachusetts Teens Among…
The Limestone Fire Department responded on Wednesday after reports of a building engulfed in flames. [RELATED: Possible Arson Under Investigation…
PORTLAND, Maine – The Portland Police Department has released its weekly calls for service data for March 9 through March…
A Massachusetts man was indicted on Wednesday after he allegedly forcibly sex trafficked four women, including one who was a…
In another Democratic display of selective outrage, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D) announced on X that she has formally endorsed…
VERMONT — Vermont left-wing activists have engineered a mock-tour attraction of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Department of…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House has passed legislation that would make fraud in federal benefits programs or the use of…
The Rockland Police Department arrested three suspects on drug charges on Tuesday after receiving reports of illegal drug use at…
United States Postal Service officials say things have gotten so bad it may be out of business by the end…
PORTLAND, Maine — Calvary Chapel Greater Portland Senior Pastor Travis Carey pushed back this Thursday against growing criticism surrounding the…
The Maine Trust for Local News needs to be schooled on the meaning of “conflict of interest.”A new restaurant review…
A behemoth great white shark last heard from off the North Atlantic coast is now lurking off the Florida shore.Named…
The Portland Police Department made a shocking discovery on Thursday after a caller reported the discovery of human remains. [RELATED:…
Laurie Grant has one message for curious members of the public trying to figure out what the cops are doing…
A 19-year-old UMaine student was found dead in an Orono retention pond on Tuesday after he was first reported missing…
UNITED STATES — A Cambridge criminal was indicted on Mar. 18, 2026 in Massachusetts on federal charges in the trafficking…
WATERVILLE, Maine — While many candidates talk about Maine’s child welfare system from the outside, Shawn Packard says he has…
A third contender – claiming a mantle of bureaucratic reform – has emerged in what until now has been a…
The Maine State Police arrested a Skowhegan man on murder and assault charges after he allegedly killed a man and…
WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve on Wednesday left interest rates unchanged, opting to hold its benchmark federal funds rate at…
The State of Maine has awarded a total of $12 million for the construction of affordable apartments in Bangor, Portland,…
The wife of Democrat U.S. Senate contender Graham Platner – potentially his best defender against a new anti-women campaign assault…
Sam Patten is a contributor to the Maine Wire. Is the government about to charge national media personality Tucker Carlson…
The state’s No. 3 standing nationwide as a top maple syrup producer apparently isn’t good enough for one of the…
HARTFORD — Legislators in Connecticut are looking at possibly imposing a new 2-cent tax per ounce on sweetened beverages, including…
How in the world could you leave out Bette Davis?That’s the burning question for the denizens of editors at the…
Conservative Augusta school board member James Orr took a stand against radical gender ideology in schools on Monday, vowing to…
The Pine Tree State’s most famous lifestyle icon says she may be about the only one who can afford a…
The New Hampshire state police arrested a Massachusetts 18-year-old on Monday after he allegedly led them on a multi-town pursuit…
A burlesque and drag show event put on by “Port City Peep Show” and hosted at the Austin Street Brewery…
LEWISTON, Maine – The Lewiston City Council rejected two proposed changes to its meeting rules Tuesday night, voting down efforts…
LEWISTON, Maine — The Lewiston City Council voted 5–2 Tuesday night to give final passage to an amendment to the…
The Maine Department of Energy Resources (DOER) announced last week that heating fuel prices are on the rise. In just…
LEWISTON, Maine — The Lewiston City Council on Tuesday night heard emotional testimony from survivors, family members, and community advocates…
Thirteen attorneys general have joined together in a lawsuit against OneMain Financial for allegedly adding unwanted products and hidden costs…
A top Amazon official is lauding the company’s massive proposed warehouse, pointing out its economic benefits.But some Gorham residents are…
The Rockland Police Department arrested a Warren man on Sunday after he allegedly tried to force a driver off the…
AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Janet Mills (D) escalated Maine’s Democratic Senate primary on Tuesday with a sharp-edged campaign ad aimed…
AUGUSTA, Maine — A citizen-led initiative aimed at designating school sports participation and facilities by sex is officially headed to…
LIBSON, Maine – Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner sought to push back against a negative ad from Gov. Janet…
The Democrat U.S. Senate candidate from Maine known for offensive tattoos and great sperm now has a new claim to…
The player who won historic gold last month for USA Men’s Hockey with a stunning overtime goal wants the puck.But…
LEWISTON, Maine – Lewiston Police Chief Carly Conley sharply criticized the Lewiston City Council on Monday, ahead of its Tuesday…
Maine native Patrick Dempsey says his latest acting role is a secret way to publicize a cancer center in his…
A planned Maine data center could be canceled due to legislation that would ban such projects in the state, developers…
Of the 85,000 registered snowmobilers in Maine, how many have ended up?Ended up – stranded on an ice floe.If you…
The Maine State Police Bomb Squad responded to Limington on Monday after a resident reportedly discovered a grenade near a…
AUGUSTA — Only a day after Graham Platner reversed his Nazi symbol stance and decided the tattoo design is “eminently…
CONNECTICUT— A Hartford man was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison after amassing hundreds of thousands of dollars in…
A Somali-founded money transfer bank, Dahabshiil, with links to Maine Home Care fraud and Rep. Yusuf Yusuf (D-South Portland), has…
Maine Department of Corrections (DOC) commissioner Randall Liberty defended his decision to allow a 310lb trans-identifying male murderer to live…
A fitness center has announced it’s vacating the Maine Mall, becoming the shopping mecca’s fourth loss in three months.The Orangetheory…
PORTLAND, Maine — Police and fire investigators are examining a possible arson after an early morning fire Monday at an…
LEWISTON, Maine — The Lewiston City Council is set to revisit the long-running issue of unmet needs among survivors and…
The U.S. Department of Transportation closed a major loophole that allowed for unqualified illegal immigrants to obtain commercial driver’s licenses…
LEWISTON, Maine – Mid Valley Motors Towing and Recovery says it has had enough of ongoing illegal parking issues at…
The age-old species known as horseshoe crabs is declaring a win over the drug companies.Two major pharmaceutical giants – Amgen…
Sen. Susan Collins (R) and Sen. Angus King (I) have joined a bipartisan but primarily Democratic group of lawmakers in…
Jane Fonda, known as much for hopping on an enemy tank during the Vietnam War than any movie she’s made,…
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump signed an executive order at the White House on Monday establishing a new federal task…
The braintrust in Maine’s welfare capital just paid a consultant big money to ask taxpayers how unhappy they are.Portland officials…
Both the Maine State House and Senate have unanimously approved an emergency bill expanding the state’s sales tax exemption for…
Lawmakers in the Maine State Senate have followed suit with their House colleagues in advancing a measure that would require…