The U.S. military launched a joint operation in Ecuador against “Designated Terrorist Organizations” on Tuesday, even as the war with…
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Democrats in Maine’s Legislature put forward a bill that appears to be a thinly veiled attempt to hinder ICE from…
Senate lawmakers in Maine unanimously voted Tuesday to advance a resolve increasing salary supplements for child care providers willing to…
PORTLAND — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dr. Nirav Shah is branding his campaign around what he calls “Maine’s Affordable Future,” unveiling…
PORTLAND, Maine — After months of political delay, public paranoia, and repeated second-guessing, the Portland City Council on Monday finally…
Democratic Rep. Jared Golden of Maine’s 2nd Congressional District has joined forces with a bipartisan group of lawmakers to introduce…
Maine lawmakers have unanimously recommended the passage of a bill carving out an exception to the state’s new law prohibiting…
Maine lawmakers are considering a bill designed to provide financial support for reproductive and sexual health providers in the state…
It goes without saying the pro-war crew — with cheerleaders like John Bolton and Lindsey Graham — is still ecstatic…
When it comes to caring for your elderly relatives, Maine’s Democrat-controlled government has some serious splaining to do. “Maine ranks…
Police arrested a Bangor man on Sunday after he allegedly assaulted someone at a hotel connected to Bangor International Airport…
PORTLAND, Maine — The Portland City Council is once again staring down a politically charged vote over whether to let…
WASHINGTON — With President Donald Trump bringing it to the forefront during his 2026 State of the Union address, a…
The mayor of Portland just hopped into the proverbial political bed with a Democrat gubernatorial hopeful whose claim to fame…
“Operation Epic Fury,” as the Pentagon coined it, had a little help from Maine.To wit, U.S. Navy photos posted online…
It came 46 years late but the families victimized by the 1979 Iran hostage crisis get to sleep a little…
A portrait of embattled former U.S. Senate Leader George Mitchell has been stripped from the Maine State House, a move…
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…
WASHINGTON – Early Saturday morning, a joint U.S.-Israel military attack on Iran began, striking 14 sites as the operation got…
The Boston Globe columnist who previously was caught lying about being at the scene of a downtown bombing is now…
Sen. Susan Collins (R) has introduced legislation that would allow claimants to bypass the five-month waiting period when applying for…
The Sanford Police Department executed a search warrant at a questionable Chinese-run spa on Thursday as part of an investigation…
A strong majority of Mainers believe that illegal immigration is a serious problem in the United States despite holding more…
PORTLAND, Maine – Portland Mayor Mark Dion is throwing his support behind Senate President Troy Jackson in the race for…
Democrat Gov. Janet Mills may be unwittingly bringing attention to the fact she’s an antique compared to her young opponent.“Folks,…
A former U.S. Air Force major with experience training pilots to fly the F-35 Lightning II was arrested on Wednesday…
When President Trump got Democrats applauding for a proposal to prohibit federal lawmakers from buying and selling stock, one member…
A deadly shooting during a youth hockey game in Rhode Island last week has claimed a third victim, a grandfather…
Let’s hear it for Maine blueberries – you know, the ones that don’t get “recalled.”Four states are facing a serious…
The SAVE Act, recently backed by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), remains wildly popular with Maine voters. Democrats Janet Mills…
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…
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Hampshire identified the man accused of shooting at a Border Patrol agent on Sunday…
Maine’s teacher hiring standards could become much stricter if a bipartisan bill aimed at protecting children, currently under consideration in…
Former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell has gone from being a metaphorical international peace-making God to his word having no credibility.…
A new video promo of the upcoming Charlie Kirk documentary “Bride of Charlie” has ignited a firestorm of controversy.Firebrand podcaster…
As if the nation’s top defense official doesn’t have enough on his plate…Pete Hegseth told reporters he just learned about…
Nicole Silverio is a reporter with the Daily Caller News Foundation. Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib…
If you plan a seminar featuring a banished anti-Israeli speaker and it gets cancelled, you apparently then need to come…
AUGUSTA, Maine -A group of Maine Senate Republicans is raising alarms over a planned conference at the University of Southern…
A public hearing has been set for a bill sponsored by members of Maine’s Democratic leadership in Augusta that would…
National gun control groups and some Maine legislators are using lies and deception to push legislation that is a covert…
PORTLAND, Maine — The Portland City Council has approved an extension of the city’s moratorium on theater and performance hall…
AUGUSTA, Maine – A late-session rewrite of LD 2174 is drawing fresh scrutiny at the State House after Rep. Liz…
A man with a telltale style of speaking, identifying himself as John Barron, ripped the Supreme Court and congressional Democrats…
Actor Patrick Dempsey, the Lewiston-born heartthrob alum of Grey’s Anatomy, is a revisionist when it comes to fondly remembering his…
Members of Maine’s Congressional delegation have spoken out in response to the United States Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision Friday striking…
A Border Patrol agent working at the U.S.-Canada border in New Hampshire allegedly shot an armed suspect on Sunday after…
LEWISTON, Maine — Voters in Maine House District 94 head to the polls Tuesday, Feb. 24 in a special election…
A female inmate at the Maine State Women’s Prison detailed alleged sexual abuse and threats she suffered when forced to…
The Somerset County Sheriff’s Department arrested two Madison residents wanted on outstanding warrants on Friday after they were allegedly found…
AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Janet Mills (D) ordered all State of Maine offices closed statewide on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026,…
AUGUSTA, Maine — Rep. Barbara Bagshaw (R-Windham), is warning that state education leaders are steering Maine toward a costly showdown…
A Casco man was arrested on Valentine’s Day after he allegedly fled from police, traveling at over 100 mph while…
A Boston media watchdog is raising the possibility that controversial Globe columnist Kevin Cullen is somehow on an extended holiday.“Has…
A toddler who recently died in northern Maine might be alive but for possible government negligence, a veteran Republican state…
A public outcry over an anti-Semitic speaker has killed a University of Southern Maine conference that was to feature a…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department arrested three alleged drug traffickers on Thursday while they were reportedly smuggling drugs with a…
A private plane crashed onto the frozen Thompson Lake in Otisfield on Friday, prompting an investigation from the Federal Aviation…
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…
U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner is receiving some unsolicited advice from a member of his own party – the mayor…
The top elected official in Maine’s largest city called on the governor of his own party – who badly defeated…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he is directing the Secretary of War and other federal departments and agencies to…
LEWISTON, Maine – Lewiston City Council President David Chittim sent a note to fellow councilors Thursday evening portraying the council…
AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Republican Party headquarters in Augusta was evacuated Thursday afternoon after staff received an envelope containing…
New polling from the University of New Hampshire Survey Center offers some early insight into the 2028 presidential primary field…
LEWISTON, Maine — The campaign for gubernatorial candidate David Jones is raising new questions about how millions in charitable donations…
Amy McCrea has seen crime from both sides, first as a patrol officer and now as a victim-witness advocate.Bangor Police…
Try as it might, the shallow, journalism-challenged Portland Press Herald just can’t catch a break. Amid its impotent efforts to…
Sen. Matt Harrington (R-York) revealed during a work session last week that an AI data center could be coming to…
A Blue Hill man was sentenced to one year in prison and three years of supervised release in the U.S.…
PORTLAND, Maine — Portland police are investigating an early-morning shooting outside Amigos Mexican Restaurant & Bar on Dana Street that…
Maine lawmakers are now poised to consider a bill that would prohibit competitive electricity providers from charging more than the…
WASHINGTON — The United States and Iran are again on edge, months after a brief but intense military confrontation that…
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 organizers of an upcoming Palestinian-rights conference either pulled a big boner or are crazy like a fox.The Maine Coalition…
A second worker has died from injuries suffered in a reported gas incident at Woodland Pulp in Baileyville last month,…
The former Bath Iron Works employee who opened fire on his own family at a Rhode Island hockey game had…
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…
PAWTUCKET, R.I. — The suspected gunman in a deadly shooting at a Rhode Island ice rink was an employee at…
CHICAGO — The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a towering figure in the American civil rights movement who carried the legacy of…
Later this month, members of the public will have the opportunity to weigh in on a bill that would require…
A world-renowned filmmaker whose body of work included examining life along the Maine coast has died.Frederick Wiseman, who was 96,…
Marauding selfish teen brats aka thugs have been walking into a Bangor women’s clothing store and walking out with thousands…
A Sagadahoc Grand Jury indicted a Hermon woman on charges of manslaughter, assault, and operating under the influence on Friday…
The Rockland Police Department arrested a 47-year-old man on Friday during the execution of a search warrant in the city’s…
The Rockland and Rockport Police Departments teamed up on Saturday to arrest an alleged homeless drug trafficker who was wanted…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent took steps to combat Somali fraud on Friday with a new anonymous reporting portal for…
If you want a primer on sick celebrity obsession, the case of Nancy Guthrie is a good place to start.The…
PORTLAND, Maine — More than a dozen residents at Portland Center for Assisted Living say they have been living with…
AUGUSTA, Maine – Maine’s winter electricity pain isn’t a fluke, it’s a structural problem, according to a February 2026 Brattle…
LEWISTON, Maine — The Lewiston City Council is poised to fast-track an emergency ordinance aimed at limiting how city employees…
As the purchase by a Colorado-based nonprofit of the Portland Press Herald approaches its three-year anniversary, the bean counters must…
Back in those early, heady days of the Biden administration there was some loose talk about nominating U.S. Sen. Angus…
When President Trump announced last week he was rolling back greenhouse-gas emission cuts, Janet Mills saw a moment.But the problem…