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The tiny St. John River Valley town of Allagash (population 240) has long been the butt of Maine jokes about…
Sen. Angus King (I) has introduced legislation that would expand access to mental health services in rural areas, including the…
Maine’s Congressional delegation has asked the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to clarify federal guidance that could potentially result in…
LEWISTON, Maine — Lewiston City Administrator Bryan Kaenrath has unveiled a new initiative aimed at curbing the city’s escalating youth…
Troy Jackson’s rapid elevation as the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate has brought renewed attention to a political record marked…
A brief pause in the five-month-old war between the United States and Iran has come to an abrupt end after…
Former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci is scheduled to testify Wednesday morning before the…
The wartime leaders traveled to Washington for the funeral of the late U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham before holding separate meetings…
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Pete Buttigieg are enjoying an early lead in the 2028 Democratic presidential primary in New Hampshire.…
Former Vice President Kamala Harris has endorsed Democrat Troy Jackson in Maine’s U.S. Senate race, drawing immediate comparisons between Jackson’s…
A Maine comic book artist is facing a criminal assault charge stemming from the alleged attack on a Maine Wire…
The Trump administration has filed an emergency appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to reinstate a controversial executive order…
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has sent a letter to the Rockland seafood festival asking that it be…
Vermont’s senior U.S. senator is refusing to apologize for supporting a U.S. Senate candidate from Maine who dropped out of…
For more than a decade, Jama Mohamed has been one of the most influential figures in Lewiston’s Somali immigrant community.…
Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio currently sit as frontrunners for the 2028 Republican presidential primary…
Dr. Anthony Fauci will return to Capitol Hill this week for what could become one of the most closely watched…
Sen. Susan Collins announced Wednesday that the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee approved with bipartisan support a slate…
The federal government is reviewing Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s employee-vetting procedures following the fatal July 13 shooting of a Colombian…
Former White House COVID-19 adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci is returning to Capitol Hill this week under subpoena, where he is…
Before delegates formally handed former Senate President Troy Jackson the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate on Saturday, Maine Democratic Party…
The general election campaign for Maine’s U.S. Senate seat officially shifted into high gear Sunday after Democrats nominated former Maine…
Screenshot Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson officially secured the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate on Sunday, capping off…
When star Boston radio journalist Kirk Minihane tweeted the other day he was “pretty sure no one has ever been…
President Donald Trump returned to the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner Friday night, delivering an hour-long address that mixed tributes…
By Jon Fetherston Here is a nickel’s worth of free advice for every Republican running for office in Maine: Stop…
A slim majority of Independents in Maine are opposed to the use of ranked choice voting in the state, according…
Just hours before Maine Democrats are scheduled to meet in Bangor to select a replacement nominee for the U.S. Senate,…
Augusta resident Troy Jackson, the former Senate President from Allagash, has secured the Maine Democratic Party’s inside nod to take…
The Maine Democratic Party will gather Saturday in Bangor to select a replacement for former U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner,…
Another late-night shooting has rattled a Lewiston neighborhood after gunfire struck an occupied apartment building on Pierce Street, underscoring the…
USA Today is doing damage control over a controversial column by Nancy Armour on Wednesday about Caitlin Clark that invoked…
Approximately 20 clergy members and faith leaders from across Maine gathered Thursday morning at Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse to condemn…
The North Yarmouth Select Board voted 3-2 on Tuesday to remove the Pride flag display that had been up since…
Conservative grassroots organization Common Sense for Maine gathered Republican activists, candidates and supporters Thursday afternoon at Dunegrass Country Club, where…
A former State Department official who led Jewish outreach for Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign has publicly broken with…
By allowing the deadline to challenge the Maine Department of Health and Human Services’ finding of a “credible allegation of…
Although both Republicans and Democrats in Maine appear to be largely in lockstep with the other members of their party,…
Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham is once again at the center of the national debate over transgender athletes competing in…
Maine’s Sen. Susan Collins (R) announced Monday that Maine’s Forest Bioproducts Advanced Manufacturing Tech Hub — an economic development initiative…
The left-wing FRAME Strategies lobbying firm with ties to Troy Jackson has been running the astroturfed “Chickadee Network” to boost…
“We continued to ask Graham for the billionth time in this race if there was any information he had not…
BIDDEFORD, Maine — Biddeford Mayor Liam LaFountain called for a transparent investigation into the fatal shooting of Johann Sebastián Durán…
The Penobscot Valley Hospital in Lincoln began warning patients and employees on Tuesday that their personal information may have been…
Melissa Dunn has spent years presenting herself as a peace activist, tenant advocate and community organizer in Lewiston. But her…
PORTLAND, Maine — The Portland Police Department reported warrants and violations of conditions of release as the city’s most common…
Bob Marley, arguably Maine’s funniest export, was forced to dive into the lake by his camp when his sweatpants caught…
LEEDS, Maine — Republican gubernatorial nominee Bobby Charles is calling on Democratic nominee Hannah Pingree and independent candidate Rick Bennett…
A coalition of 39 U.S. senators, including Maine Independent Angus King and 38 Democratic senators, is demanding answers from the…
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration announced Sunday that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers will soon be required to…
A death investigation is underway in Boston after police discovered a deceased person Saturday afternoon at a multi-family rental property…
Republican State Senate candidate John Andrews announced a plan on Monday to create a new executive branch office dedicated to…
AUGUSTA, Maine — A conservative advocacy organization founded, by state Rep. Laurel Libby, has released a detailed accounting of what…
An Amtrak passenger train en route from Brunswick, Maine, to Boston struck a trespasser on the tracks Monday morning, according…
The Lewiston City Council could remove Council President David Chittim from his leadership position Tuesday following months of controversy over…
Former Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows and former gubernatorial candidate Dr. Nirav Shah both suspended their campaigns for the…
Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson emerged as the clear front-runner Saturday as Maine Democrats began the unprecedented process of…
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows (D) announced Sunday that she is ending her campaign for the Democratic nomination for…
Two historic hand-powered fire engines from Bath, Maine, joined teams from across New England on Saturday for the first Hand…
While Maine Democrats spent the weekend selecting delegates to replace former U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner following his withdrawal from…
The conflict between the United States and Iran escalated sharply over the weekend after two American service members were killed…
The Maine chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America is considering whether to endorse former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson…
The president’s efforts to require voters to document their citizenship is apparently dead thanks to U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski. Murkowski,…
More than 1,000 protesters gathered in Portland’s Monument Square on Saturday despite steady rain, calling for the abolition of U.S.…
Northern Maine woodsman Troy Jackson looked ready for prime time at Thursday night’s Democrat U.S. Senate debate, while Secretary of…
By Jon Fetherston A young man is dead. That is where this story begins, and that is where our focus…
A sharp increase in illnesses caused by a microscopic intestinal parasite has spread across much of the United States, prompting…
The war between the United States and Iran escalated sharply Friday, with American forces launching a seventh consecutive night of…
Bangor removed two downtown public restrooms this week after years of misuse by homeless drug users and tens of thousands…
The non-Hispanic owner of a Wiscasset cleaning company is running the Spanish-language “Latinos en Maine – Hispanos en Maine” Facebook…
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a State Department spending bill that includes language for an election integrity measure…
The White House on Wednesday posted four packages of declassified and formerly internal government records, a document dump that runs from…
Democrat Paige Loud ended her bid for her party’s Senate nomination on Thursday, calling the process to replace Platner “a…
Kevin Cullen, the columnist who’s previously been disciplined by the Boston Globe for lying, is back up to his old…
U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R) and Angus King (I) are calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to work closely…
Senate Democrats were largely absent Wednesday as the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee convened a hearing, on Wednesday,…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) should temporarily suspend non-emergency vehicle stops while investigators determine…
Republican gubernatorial nominee Bobby Charles said Thursday that Maine’s sanctuary policies have undermined cooperation between state, local, and federal law…
As Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Maine’s Sen. Susan Collins was among the lawmakers to question Justices Amy Coney…
President Donald Trump is scheduled to deliver a primetime address to the nation Thursday night, with the White House indicating…
Justices on the United States Supreme Court are asking Congress for increased security amidst a rise in threats of violence…
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows shared a statement Friday responding to the Maine Supreme Court’s ruling in a case challenging…
Gov. Janet Mills traveled to Biddeford on Wednesday to meet with city officials, legislators and the family of the man…
It’s rare in politics to see real courage. Real courage shines through in the face of real consequences or injury.…
The Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance (MassFiscal), in partnership with Americans for Prosperity (AFP), will host a town hall Thursday evening in…
President Donald Trump reversed course on the widely reported end to ICE traffic stops on Wednesday morning in a statement…
The Brewer Police Department arrested a Regional School Unit (RSU) 63 School Board member from Eddington on Tuesday evening in…
The Maine Democratic Party’s accelerated effort to replace former U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner is drawing intense interest from party…
ICE ordered its agents on Tuesday to cease vehicle stops in immigration enforcement activities following the fatal shooting of Joan…
Median home sale prices in Maine reached an historic high last month, coming in at $436,000. Home sale volume has…
Chris and Karen Harrington have gathered the required signatures to put their proposed food sovereignty ordinance on the Clinton Select…
A Portland City Council candidate has suspended her campaign after a protection-from-abuse order involving a sitting councilor triggered an extraordinary…
The limp rag doll known as the Portland Press Herald pretended Monday to be nonpartisan. But true to form the…
A shooting involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents occurred in Biddeford on Monday morning. Early reporting from the…
The temporary ceasefire between the United States and Iran has collapsed, with President Donald Trump declaring the agreement over and…
Maine will be the recipient of more than $338,000 as part of a $45 million multi-state settlement with peer-to-peer payments…
RANDOLPH, Maine — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R) joined Randolph officials, firefighters and residents Saturday to celebrate the opening of…
The Maine Democratic Party has launched an expedited nomination process to select a new candidate for the U.S. Senate, giving…
The gay community is publicizing Jordan Wood as a logical alternative to Graham Platner, touting his sexual preference as an…