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FORT KENT — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins issued a statement reacting to the U.S. airstrikes in Iran, pointing to what…
PORTLAND, Maine – Cumberland County has adopted a new emergency notification system, replacing its previous CodeRed platform with Rave Alert,…
WASHINGTON- President Donald J. Trump announced in a Truth Social post, Saturday afternoon, that Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,…
Gov. Janet Mills (D) is looking to make free community college a permanent fixture in Maine as part of her…
A year after Maine’s top license-plate boss emerged politically wounded from a scandal over faulty tags, a new chapter of…
WASHINGTON – Early Saturday morning, a joint U.S.-Israel military attack on Iran began, striking 14 sites as the operation got…
LEWISTON — A 22-year-old Lewiston woman is facing multiple felony charges after police say she fired several rounds during a…
Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) learned the hard way Friday that President Donald J. Trump was serious about declaring War…
MaineCare auditors attempted to recoup nearly $450,000 from the Somali-run Affinity Homecare, co-located with Rep. Yusuf Yusuf’s (D-Portland) shady Care…
The Boston Globe columnist who previously was caught lying about being at the scene of a downtown bombing is now…
The Nokomis Valley Middle School suspended an 8th grader for “bullying” after he mentioned a Title IX investigation against the…
Syracuse University College of Law has commissioned an official portrait of its most famous cheater.Not only will Joe Biden have…
Sen. Susan Collins (R) has introduced legislation that would allow claimants to bypass the five-month waiting period when applying for…
A technical glitch at Maine’s largest paper was only supposed to be a temporary thing.But it appears the highest-paid journalistic…
LEWISTON, Maine — Lewiston police shut down a section of Pine Street near Howard Street Thursday evening after residents reported…
A strong majority of Mainers believe that illegal immigration is a serious problem in the United States despite holding more…
PORTLAND, Maine – Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner is facing another entirely avoidable controversy after amplifying a post from…
A prisoner incarcerated in the Cumberland County Jail on arson charges allegedly called the Portland Press Herald on Wednesday to…
The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) arrested a Vassalboro man on Wednesday and seized 2,000 grams of cocaine following an…
Former twice-failed gubernatorial candidate and convicted sex offender Eliot Cutler is denying the latest charge of violating probation. Cutler, 79,…
Gov. Janet Mills (D) signed an emergency bill into law amending the requirements that must be met by nurse practitioners…
Democrat Gov. Janet Mills may be unwittingly bringing attention to the fact she’s an antique compared to her young opponent.“Folks,…
The U.S. House passed a bill on Tuesday aimed at ending burdensome efficiency standards that restrict the home appliances Americans…
The alleged “white supremacy” Zohran Mamdani was railing against while attending Bowdoin College was nothing compared to the whiteout he’s…
AUBURN, Maine – A gubernatorial debate that opened with promises of structure and civility quickly slid into sharp personal attacks,…
A deadly shooting during a youth hockey game in Rhode Island last week has claimed a third victim, a grandfather…
Sen. Angus King has cosponsored a bill alongside several Democratic lawmakers requiring the federal government to return the revenue generated…
Let’s hear it for Maine blueberries – you know, the ones that don’t get “recalled.”Four states are facing a serious…
The Maine State Police arrested an Alabama woman on Tuesday after an I-95 pursuit through Androscoggin County. [RELATED: Maine State…
The Westbrook Police Department arrested a convicted drug trafficker on Tuesday after he allegedly fled from police and caused a…
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has sent a letter to the Chairman of the Committee on House Administration expressing…
Maine’s teacher hiring standards could become much stricter if a bipartisan bill aimed at protecting children, currently under consideration in…
SCARBOROUGH, Maine – Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) is drawing fresh scrutiny after promoting the claim that legal residents in Maine…
A new video promo of the upcoming Charlie Kirk documentary “Bride of Charlie” has ignited a firestorm of controversy.Firebrand podcaster…
Breeze Airways will kick off a new service between the Akron-Canton, Ohio Airport and Portland, Maine, this summer.At the same…
WASHINGTON — President Donald J. Trump delivered what was described as the longest State of the Union address in recent…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump used his Tuesday evening State of the Union address to launch what he described as…
A public hearing has been set for a bill sponsored by members of Maine’s Democratic leadership in Augusta that would…
Correction: Bobby Charles was polling at 28 percent, not 38 percent as was previously stated in this article. The latest…
Maine’s precarious bridges are only getting worse – and are now among the most vulnerable nationwide.That’s according to a new…
Angus King claims his conscience is forcing him to boycott President Trump’s State Of The Union Speech.That would be the…
The Portland Police Department arrested a South Portland man on Friday after he allegedly failed to appear in court on…
Chaos erupted at a Lowell, Maine, home on Saturday after Penobscot Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to reports of a potentially…
PORTLAND, Maine — The Portland City Council has approved an extension of the city’s moratorium on theater and performance hall…
The Maine Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating three serious fires that took place in under 24 hours, including one in…
If Maine legislators are really interested in fixing the nightmare known as the state Office of Child and Family Services,…
This Wednesday, Mainers will have the opportunity to make their voices heard on a proposed bill that could override local…
What began as a routine warrant check in a quiet Washington County town exploded into a hail of gunfire —…
A disgraced former Waldoboro state lawmaker forced out of office three years ago for forging signatures is taking a second…
A female inmate at the Maine State Women’s Prison detailed alleged sexual abuse and threats she suffered when forced to…
The Somerset Sheriff’s Department executed a drug raid on Wednesday at a North Anson residence as the culmination of a…
AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Janet Mills (D) ordered all State of Maine offices closed statewide on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026,…
WATERVILLE, Maine — A pedestrian was killed Sunday after a vehicle left Upper Main Street and crashed into another vehicle…
When students walked out of Maine schools recently, allegedly protesting immigration enforcement, they did so with complete impunity. But when…
If public art is by design supposed to trigger debate, then a proposed Brunswick sculpture has accomplished its purpose.Social media…
A Boston media watchdog is raising the possibility that controversial Globe columnist Kevin Cullen is somehow on an extended holiday.“Has…
Maine’s Gov. Janet Mills (D) released a statement Friday praising the United States Supreme Court’s ruling against President Donald Trump…
PORTLAND, Maine — The City of Portland is recruiting residents to serve on its Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Priority…
PORTLAND, Maine — Maine’s new “red flag” gun law took effect Saturday, creating a broader legal pathway for temporarily removing…
MILAN — Jack Hughes ripped the overtime winner 1:41 into extra time Sunday, lifting the United States past Canada 2-1…
The state’s top Catholic is calling for a “commitment to prayer” amid a continually unfolding sexual-abuse controversy.“If we as a…
A member of the broadening field of Democrats who think they can be the state’s next governor actually thinks Donald…
A Maine man reportedly smashed his pickup truck through a Dunkin’ Donuts and Burger King on Thursday before fleeing the…
The United States Supreme Court has ruled 6-3 against President Donald Trump (R) in a long-awaited decision concerning the tariffs…
A pugged-up sewer that virtually destroyed an elderly Saco woman’s home wasn’t her fault.But city officials stuck her with a…
The day before the one-year anniversary of the shootings, I learned of Ben Dyer and his story of survival and…
The Brewer Police Department arrested the same man three times in less than a week, beginning on Saturday when he…
The top elected official in Maine’s largest city called on the governor of his own party – who badly defeated…
The famous major-league star ballplayer Darryl Strawberry once said all addictions are the same.Strawberry actually wasn’t so prescient because he…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is pushing Republicans to go all-in on what he’s calling the “SAVE America Act,” and…
New polling from the University of New Hampshire Survey Center offers some early insight into the 2028 presidential primary field…
Three weeks after a Maine fisherman and six of his fellow crew members died when their boat went down, searchers…
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday to increase the production of controversial glyphosate-based herbicides and to grant…
Thanks to the Trump Administration’s unprecedented release of Medicaid claims data, taxpayers may now get insight into how one of…
Central Maine Power (CMP) will again be seeking permission from the Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to raise its rates.…
A convicted felon who stole 20 firearms from a Brunswick home in 2024 pleaded guilty to an additional charge on…
WASHINGTON — The United States and Iran are again on edge, months after a brief but intense military confrontation that…
PORTLAND, Maine — Portland’s housing market hit the brakes in January as record cold and heavy snowfall pushed the city…
Maine’s Judiciary Committee is considering a bill that would remove the statute of limitations for sex trafficking of minors and…
Democrat U.S. Senate hopeful Graham Platner lobbed a new volley Wednesday at Republican Sen. Susan Collins, accusing her of being…
Ahttps://share.google/H3svcecgiEsWIKFM1 group of residents in Houlton have finally seen success in their battle to persuade the town to take down…
Mainers could be forced to verify their ages before accessing artificial intelligence tools if a Democrat-led bill aimed at protecting…
The Portland Police Department is investigating a shooting incident that occurred last Thursday night and left the glass door of…
The organizers of an upcoming Palestinian-rights conference either pulled a big boner or are crazy like a fox.The Maine Coalition…
A legal battle is now settled after the Portland International Jetport agreed to pay $125,000 to the city of South…
LEWISTON, Maine — The Lewiston City Council voted 5–2 Tuesday night to approve an “emergency” ordinance restricting city employees, including…
Maine lawmakers are poised to support a bill expanding the state’s sales tax exemption for the sale and delivery of…
LEWISTON, Maine — Hundreds of tips about adult autism group homes have poured into The Maine Wire in recent days…
Milo Hanson of Saskatchewan remains an untouchable hero in the eyes of Maine deer hunters.Hanson, 81, who died last week,…
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Rights Division has sued Harvard University for allegedly withholding information that they…
Penobscot County Sheriff’s deputies responded on Friday night and into Saturday morning to two unrelated domestic violence incidents in Garland…
A southern Maine fire department didn’t have to go far to put out the most recent blaze. While Biddeford firefighters…
The Somerset Sheriff Department arrested a homeless man from Bangor after he was allegedly discovered trafficking methamphetamine along with a…
The Rockland Police Department arrested a 47-year-old man on Friday during the execution of a search warrant in the city’s…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent took steps to combat Somali fraud on Friday with a new anonymous reporting portal for…
PORTLAND, Maine — More than a dozen residents at Portland Center for Assisted Living say they have been living with…
The sinking of the first battle ship ever named for the state of Maine marked a solemn occasion Sunday.February 15,…
The commander of the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Mason has been relieved of duty, military officials announced Sunday.They didn’t disclose…
AUGUSTA, Maine – A string of overnight gunfire incidents left damage at three Central Maine Power substations in Kennebec County…