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Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) issued a statement Thursday urging the United States Congress to extend a federal tax credit…

By Ray Richardson Bill Diamond’s life was a study in devotion—devotion to family, to his community of Windham, to the…

A Democratic lawmaker has been summoned by the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office for allegedly violating Maine election law during an…

Brewer Police Chief Chris Martin appeared on the Q-Point podcast over the weekend to discuss a range of topics, focusing…

As a new school year begins, many schools throughout Maine have banned students from using their cell phones during the…

A group of 100 surviving victims of the October 2023 Lewiston mass shooting and families of the deceased filed suit…

Two New York men have agreed to plead guilty in a federal case alleging they lied to banks to buy…

The U.S. Marshal Service arrested two fugitives in Gorham on Tuesday, including a juvenile implicated in a Westbrook shooting incident,…

A Cumberland suds guru is the latest Democrat to announce plans to take on Maine’s senior senator, though the jury’s…

Bill Diamond, a centrist Democrat Maine statesman and statehouse fixture who fought to protect vulnerable children, has died. The former…

The throng of Suburus headed south on 295 towards Portland yesterday competed with the ordinary exodus of Massholes from Maine…

The U.S. Treasury Department is sounding the alarm on sprawling Chinese money laundering networks that officials say are moving hundreds…

Boston radio talker Howie Carr landed the first interview with acquitted media star Karen Read – but Read’s No. 1…

With schools across America preparing to re-open their doors for another academic year, most parents are feeling pessimistic about the…

A poll obtained The Maine Wire late on Thursday shows Robert “Bobby” Charles currently leading the growing field of Republicans…

The Maine Supreme Court has ruled against Bath Iron Works (BIW) and the Maine State Chamber of Commerce in their…

A Thomaston man was arrested on Monday after he allegedly tried to run over border patrol agents while they were…

Three subsidiaries of a major cannabis company filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing a network of out-of-state manufacturers and local smoke…

A 17-year-old was arrested early Thursday after police said he led officers on a short chase through downtown Lewiston before…

A contingent of left-wing hecklers banded together to shout at U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) on Tuesday as she headlined…

A federal judge in Portland has ruled against requiring the federal government to temporarily allow Planned Parenthood affiliates to receive…

Maine’s House and Senate Republicans excoriated Secretary of State Shenna Bellows in a letter last week asking why an Angolan…

A new Pine Tree State Poll from the University of New Hampshire Survey Center sought to discern Mainers’ opinions on…

Augusta Republicans issued a statement Monday morning in response to the news that ModivCare—the out-of-state company awarded a multi-million dollar…

A Maine man who vanished in 2024 after paddling off with a canoe, triggering a multi-day, multi-agency search and fears…

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 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…

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) revealed that not one, but two illegal aliens from Angola killed pedestrians in Maine…

With less than two weeks to go until kids across Maine go back to school, law enforcement and some educators…

The Autism Society of Maine (ASM), a non-profit, dismissed board member Nicholas Pike, 29, on Monday after an inquiry by…

A 40-year-old oyster farmer from Sullivan announced on Tuesday that he will seek the Democrat nomination to challenge U.S. Senator…

President Donald Trump (R) indicated Monday morning that he intends to sign an executive order ending “mail-in voting” ahead of…

One candidate for governor of Maine was recently in the peculiar position of having to ask another about the role…

The First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston has found that Maine’s law prohibiting foreign governments — and companies owned…

Maine released its annual Child Welfare Report for 2024 last month, which details changes the state asserts it has achieved…

The former child protective caseworker and Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) employee who drew attention for promoting…

Former fitness executive Ben Midgley announced his gubernatorial run in Kennebunkport on Tuesday, pledging to commit 100 percent of his…

When Washington, DC super-lawyer Marc Elias gleefully “threaded” a story about Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows telling the U.S.…

A bitter contract dispute in federal court is shining an unflattering spotlight on a booming, under-regulated corner of America’s hemp…

Maine’s legal cannabis programs prohibit individuals with “disqualifying drug offenses” from becoming licensed business operators in either the adult-use recreational…

A federal appeals court on Monday affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a Maine mother who accused public…

An attempted firearms purchase led to the arrest of a Jamaican citizen who the town of Old Orchard Beach had…

Maine Rep. Deqa Dhalac (D-South Portland), a Somali immigrant and Maine politician, has garnered national attention in recent days after…

An “animal-rights” lobby has gone to court to try to stop Rockland’s annual “egregiously cruel method of steaming thousands of…

Ever since Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine in late February 2022, the former comedian and current Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy…

Mainers need to make over $45,000 annually on average to afford a one-bedroom apartment in the state, and they need…

Gov. Janet Mills (D) has allowed a bill establishing net neutrality to become law in Maine without her signature. Sponsored…

Maine received high-marks on the 2025 national score-card from the Sexuality Information and Education Council (SEICUS) non-profit, that ranks states based…

A likely illegal immigrant faces child abduction charges after he was arrested in Lewiston for allegedly grabbing a three-year-old child…

Two illegal aliens previously released into the U.S. under the Biden Administration are in federal custody after allegedly shooting an…

Maine’s unemployment rate has remained steady in recent months, coming in at 3.3 percent in June. The seasonal increase in…

A shocking new national survey of states’ public utilities shows Maine ranks the worst of all 50, earning it an…

Justine Hawkes’ family was about to do some laps off Harpswell – until … Jaws showed up. “Caution everyone, hubby…

The outcome of a stand-off on a Bangor roof Wednesday was up in the air for seven hours as a…

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The final three members of a brazen Chinese money laundering crew that washed more than $90 million in drug cash…

A Maryland man wanted for murder and multiple assaults was nabbed by federal agents in Auburn after nearly a year…

Since Thursday, when authorities declared the death of a Tenants Harbor woman on or near a pond in Union to…

Maine Gov. Janet Mills lost her cool on a Fox News reporter who asked her about re-surfaced allegations that she…

ABC News, Facebook, and Paramount’s CBS have all paid millions to Trump over attempts to silence, censor, or maliciously impair…

Here at The Maine Wire, we consider it our responsibility to bring the public news they would not otherwise read…

Maine’s increasingly litigious Attorney General (AG) Aaron Frey signed on to yet another lawsuit against the federal government on Monday,…

One of Maine’s largest health care providers has announced that it will be taking steps to reduce costs as it…

Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau (D-Biddeford) sputtered his way through a Tuesday end-of-session interview with Matt Gagnon on WGAN, in…

The United States Senate narrowly passed on Tuesday the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a national budget bill that includes…

The Trump Administration announced Monday a massive fraud investigation that has resulted in 324 defendants facing charges for more than…

Probably the most likable candidate for governor of Maine last time won less than two percent of the vote. Sam…

By Chief Eric H. Small I’ve worn a badge in Maine for decades, but never have I felt more powerless…

Armed U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents, along with agents from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), raided the Kobe Ninja…

Gov. Janet Mills (D) signed the $320 million supplemental budget into law Monday that contains a number of increased taxes…

Stephen S. Walker gives a speech to the Brunswick Town Council after resigning his District 2 seat. During Saturday’s annual…

The Democratic Socialists of Maine criticized their national parent organization in an Instagram post on Sunday after the Democratic Socialists…

Maine Governor Janet Mills vetoed two bills Wednesday, June 18 targeting farmworker unionization and legal representation for indigent defendants, citing…

A contentious bill, essentially turning Maine into a sanctuary state for illegal immigrants by severely limiting local cooperation with Immigration…

If the failed Canadian summit sponsored by Maine’s Democrat governor is any indication, she may want a reset on her…

The Maine House voted narrowly on Friday evening to pass a bill that will ban transgender-identifying males from girls’ sports…

By Chad Grignon Ask any Maine business owner, and they’ll tell you one of the hardest parts of operating in…

A man suspected of killing the former speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives was taken into custody on Sunday…

Lawmakers have voted this week to restructure the Maine’s income tax brackets to impose a higher tax rate on the…

Maine Civic Action, an organization focused on educating Mainers on free markets and individual liberties, announced on Friday that its…

Sen. Rick Bennett (R-Oxford) voted with Democrats on Thursday night and became the only Republican to oppose a bill that…

Maine legislators have defeated a bill that sought to reverse the changes made by a controversial abortion law signed into…

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Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) joined Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Thursday in co-sponsoring his bill, the “End Prescription Drug Ads…

The City of Portland resettled nearly 1,000 migrants within its territorial limits in 2024, including over 400 at a shelter…

Two law enforcement sources, who spoke with the Maine Wire on the condition of anonymity as they were not authorized…

The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office is conducting an ongoing investigation into a Monday shooting in Glenburn that left two injured.…

The Satanic Temple’s abortion branch, TST Health, announced the creation of a new telehealth abortion provider serving Maine, deliberately set…

Here’s the version you’re getting from Maine’s dying legacy media: A brave and loving New Mainer from China who did nothing…

President Donald Trump’s (R) approval rating is holding steady at 47 percent, while a strong majority of Americans have expressed…

In what is appearing increasingly to be a personally-driven showdown, President Donald Trump vowed this week to strip America’s oldest…

President Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Tuesday to celebrate Maine fishermen and to discuss his work to remove…

Former Republican Gov. Paul LePage joined The Robinson Report for an interview about his decision to run for Maine’s Second…

A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s (R) executive order aiming to dismantle the Department of Education, arguing that…

The United States House of Representatives passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, including provisions for tax cuts, welfare reform,…

Democrats on the state legislature’s Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety (CJPS) teamed up on Monday to kill a…