BANGOR, Maine – Former Gov. Paul LePage joined Maine’s Morning News on WVOM Wednesday morning, telling host Ric Tyler that…
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Augusta residents will have an opportunity later this month to voice their concerns over the city’s homelessness problems and hear…
LEWISTON, Maine — One week after Lewiston voters overwhelmingly rejected a proposed $129.71 million school budget, the Lewiston City Council…
A healthcare fraudster operating out of Massachusetts agreed on Monday to pay back $1.4 million to resolve allegations of Medicare…
AUGUSTA, Maine – Gov. Janet Mills has ordered United States and State of Maine flags to be flown at half-staff…
SEARSMONT, Maine – State and federal investigators are continuing to treat the deadly fire and explosion at Robbins Lumber in…
WASHINGTON – Vice President JD Vance used a White House press briefing Tuesday to highlight the Trump administration’s fraud crackdown…
Both of Maine’s delegates in the United States Senate, Sen. Susan Collins (R) and Sen. Angus King (I), have joined…
SULLIVAN, Maine – Just when it seemed Graham Platner’s controversies had reached what some at The Maine Wire jokingly call…
LEWSITON, Maine – Matthew Theriault of Mid Valley Motors Towing and Recovery filed a harassment order Friday against Lewiston community…
The U.S. House passed a bill on Thursday requiring an annual report on state and local governments that allow cashless…
Sen. Susan Collins (R) released a statement Monday reacting to the confirmation of Andrew B. Benson as the United States…
A group of five teenagers was arrested on Monday after they allegedly led police on a multi-town chase in a…
AUGUSTA, Maine – As Portland, Lewiston, and Bangor moved to restrict cooperation with federal immigration authorities, the political battle over…
WATERVILLE, Maine – A Republican candidate for the Maine House says he was removed from an advisory role at a…
Democrat U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner’s father paid for him and his wife to receive fertility treatments in Norway, according…
The United States Supreme Court has rejected a request from Virginia officials to review a decision issued by the state’s…
The United States Senate confirmed Andrew B. Benson as the United States Attorney for the District of Maine and David…
Much of the discussion surrounding Graham Platner and his candidacy has focused on his Nazi tattoo, past controversial comments, fake…
PORTLAND, Maine – The City of Portland has selected Stantec to lead the development of Portland in Motion, a comprehensive…
The atmosphere at a youth ball game is usually a soundtrack of summer: the crack of the bat, the enthusiastic…
By Lisa Keim – Oxford County Commissioner, District 2 Like many of you, I look around Maine today and barely…
PORTLAND, Maine – The Portland Fire Department is celebrating National Emergency Medical Services Week from May 17 through May 23,…
SEARSMONT, Maine – The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has joined the Maine State Fire Marshal’s Office in…
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Iran on Sunday, declaring that the “clock is ticking” as…
For months, Mainers were told not to believe what they were seeing. Vacant offices. Questionable billing. Nonprofits refusing to fully…
“Help out, Mainers! What’s the BEST lobster roll for @VP? JD Vance wants to know where to get the best…
A new New Hampshire Journal poll of Republican voters in New Hampshire suggests Vice President JD Vance has emerged as…
“We the People.” Those are not just the first three words of the United States Constitution. They are the foundation…
The United States Senate unanimously approved a resolution Thursday agreeing to withhold their own pay during future government shutdowns. Under…
PORTLAND, Maine — TPUSA Faith’s “Make Heaven Crowded Tour 2026” came to the Portland Expo Center Friday night, bringing a…
LEWISTON, Maine — As Lewiston residents continue to confront shootings, youth violence and growing fear over public safety, Mayor Carl Sheline…
The United States Supreme Court has moved to continue allowing women access to mifepristone, a drug used in medication-induced abortions,…
Just one day after Vice President JD Vance visited Maine and promised to crack down on the massive amount of…
A trio of guided-missile destroyers built at Bath Iron Works is being given a new strategic thrust to help salvage…
Gov. Janet Mills (D-Maine) issued a response to Vice President JD Vance’s anti-fraud visit to Bangor on Thursday, claiming that…
SEARSPORT, Maine – A reported silo explosion in Searsmont on Friday morning triggered a massive emergency response, with first responders…
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump wrapped up a two-day diplomatic state visit to Beijing on Thursday, meeting with Chinese President…
The Maine Office of the Public Advocate (OPA) has filed a complaint with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission against Eversource…
Maine Wire Editor-in-Chief Steve Robinson is being drafted for a future GOP presidential bid. Boston radio’s Kirk Minihane on the…
The Republican vice president ventured into Maine’s purple congressional district Thursday at an embarrassing cost to the state’s liberal “journalists.”…
BANGOR — Vice President JD Vance came to Bangor Thursday with a blunt message for Maine: the fraud problem is…
Vice President J.D. Vance took questions from Maine Wire reporters Jon Fetherston and Seamus Othot Thursday afternoon at his appearance…
Show moreShow less BANGOR, Maine – Vice President JD Vance singled out The Maine Wire’s Jon Fetherston and Steve Robinson…
A New Hampshire woman faced a horrifying ordeal when she was allegedly kidnapped, taken to Vermont, tortured, and held for…
The United States Supreme Court has paved the way for Alabama’s new congressional map, drawn up in 2023, ahead of…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Kevin Warsh as the 17th chair of the Federal Reserve, approving President…
PORTLAND, Maine – TPUSA Faith is bringing its “Make Heaven Crowded Tour” to the Portland Expo Center on Friday, May…
A Skowhegan homeless shelter was ordered to shut down on Wednesday following a months-long dispute surrounding code enforcement and the…
The U.S. is placing a temporary pause on new Medicare billing enrollments for home healthcare and hospice providers amid a…
A Maine game warden was tragically killed on Tuesday after his plane crashed in Avon. [RELATED: Top Air Canada Exec…
Vice President JD Vance, welcome to Maine. Thank you for coming! Thank you for acknowledging what too many elected officials,…
LEWISTON, Maine – Lead Maine Founder and Executive Director Laurel Libby, a Republican state representative, hosted a ranked-choice voting forum…
AUGUSTA, Maine – A contentious public hearing began Tuesday over a challenge to the Maine Girl Dads ballot initiative, a…
GORHAM — A growing controversy is unfolding in Gorham after absentee ballots for the June 9, 2026 school budget validation…
LEWISTON, Maine – Lewiston voters on Tuesday rejected a proposed $130 million school budget, sending district officials back to the…
Maine’s first Safe Haven Baby Box was opened Tuesday at the Rumford Fire Department. These boxes “legally permits a mother…
The United States Supreme Court has issued a short extension of last week’s temporary stay allowing for women to continue…
Rep. Reagan Paul (R-Winterport) sent a letter to Maine’s Department of Energy (DOE) Deputy Secretary James Danly on Monday, asking…
The Chinese-born mayor of Arcadia, California, pleaded guilty on Monday to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government…
Two brothers arrested last year after allegedly admitting to drunk driving to police have ties to multiple home healthcare providers…
WASHINGTON – Multiple Maine airports will receive more than $13.6 million in federal funding for infrastructure improvements through the Federal…
Two unidentified New Hampshire vacationers were among those evacuated Monday from a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak,…
The Bangor Police Department arrested a couple on Sunday after one allegedly drove drunk and the other reportedly drove to…
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is scheduled to arrive in Beijing Wednesday evening for a high-stakes three-day state visit with…
Early voting for the upcoming June 9 primary election is set to begin on Monday, May 11, 2026. On the…
LEWISTON, Maine — Lewiston police have charged a 21-year-old man with multiple felonies after officers responded Sunday afternoon to reports…
A Trenton man was arrested on Saturday after he was allegedly found in possession of several improvised explosive devices (IEDs)…
AUGUSTA, Maine – Gerald Talbot, a major figure in Maine’s civil rights history and the first Black person ever elected…
A Liberty man was charged on Tuesday after he allegedly attacked a member of the town’s Select Board. [RELATED: St.…
Fenway welcomed back legendary 42-season announcer Joe Castiglione earlier this week to call a game for old time’s sake. WEEI…
The Virginia Supreme Court has struck down a redistricting proposal that would have allowed the state’s Democrat-controlled legislature to redraw…
PORTLAND, Maine — The Portland Police Department will recognize National Police Week from May 12 through May 18, honoring law…
LEWISTON, Maine – Republican gubernatorial candidate David Jones brought his campaign to Lewiston on Saturday for a community cleanup aimed…
Political commentator Dick Morris dismissed the chances of Democrat Graham Platner defeating five-term U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, despite a recent…
CANARY ISLANDS – Federal health officials are monitoring a rare hantavirus outbreak linked to the M/V Hondius cruise ship, but…
On behalf of the United States Supreme Court, Justice Elena Kagan declined to put a pause on a 9th Circuit…
Bangor handed hundreds of thousands in federal grant money to Food and Medicine, a nonprofit where Democratic gubernatorial candidate Troy…
LEWISTON, Maine — As gunfire continues to erupt across Lewiston and residents grow increasingly fearful for their safety, Lewiston Police…
When iconic singer Britney Spears finally decided enough was enough she came to a $12 million oceanfront Maine mansion to…
BANGOR, Maine – As Maine’s 2026 governor’s race heats up, one issue continues to loom over Augusta: MaineCare fraud, improper…
Unemployment in Maine has remained relatively consistent in recent months, holding steady at 3.2 percent in March. This is down…
By Caroline McCaughey – Special for The Maine Wire Friday, May 8 is Military Spouses Appreciation Day, and Maine State…
The USS Mason used its five-inch and .50-caliber guns Thursday to repel its second Strait of Hormuz attack this week,…
PORTLAND, Maine – The 2026 Republican gubernatorial primary debate opened with two notable absences Thursday night, as CBS 13 moderator…
Maine’s Office of Cannabis Policy (OCP) policy director Gabi Berube Pierce is running for a seat on the Augusta School…
LEWISTON, Maine — Lewiston police are investigating after a 14-year-old boy was shot Thursday afternoon on Avon Street. The Lewiston…
LEWISTON, Maine – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested a Lewiston man from Angola during a targeted operation on May 6,…
The Bangor Daily News meet-and-greet at the Bangor Public Library exceeded expectations on Thursday with a crowd size straying into…
AUGUSTA, Maine – The Republican race for governor is heating up as the June 9 primary approaches, with Jonathan Bush,…
Sen. Susan Collins (R) has teamed up with Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) to encourage Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner…
LEWISTON, Maine – For months, Lewiston residents have packed city council chambers demanding action over shootings, stolen firearms, juvenile violence,…
SOUTH PORTLAND — In an unusual move in Maine’s Republican gubernatorial primary, Jonathan Bush announced that fellow GOP candidate Robert…
BANGOR, Maine — Collins for Senator released its first television advertisement of the 2026 campaign cycle, focusing on U.S. Sen.…
BANGOR, Maine – Republican gubernatorial candidate Bobby Charles pushed back forcefully against a Bangor Daily News report during an interview…
Bath Iron Works secured a contract to construct the Navy’s next guided missile destroyer, Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) announced on…
The Maine Secretary of State’s Office released the question wording for a potential People’s Veto of the recently signed supplemental…
The Massachusetts State Police is mourning after a decorated state trooper was killed early Wednesday morning by a wrong-way driver…
As Graham Platner pivots towards a pitched battle against Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) after Gov. Janet Mills (D-Maine) dropped out…
PORTLAND, Maine – Republican candidates for governor squared off Tuesday night in a televised primary debate hosted by WMTW Maine’s…