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…
The Maine Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating three serious fires that took place in under 24 hours, including one in…
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…
If Maine legislators are really interested in fixing the nightmare known as the state Office of Child and Family Services,…
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…
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…
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…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump hosted a remembrance ceremony in the White House East Room on Monday morning, bringing together…
The Somerset Sheriff’s Department executed a drug raid on Wednesday at a North Anson residence as the culmination of a…
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…
WATERVILLE, Maine — A pedestrian was killed Sunday after a vehicle left Upper Main Street and crashed into another vehicle…
A Casco man was arrested on Valentine’s Day after he allegedly fled from police, traveling at over 100 mph while…
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…
A toddler who recently died in northern Maine might be alive but for possible government negligence, a veteran Republican state…
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…
Team USA Hockey – again with a former Maine hockey player on roster – has captured an Olympic Gold Medal.Goalie…
MILAN — Jack Hughes ripped the overtime winner 1:41 into extra time Sunday, lifting the United States past Canada 2-1…
A public outcry over an anti-Semitic speaker has killed a University of Southern Maine conference that was to feature a…
Janet Mills got an assist Friday from the newspaper she lied to about whether she would meet with Trump.The Portland…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department arrested three alleged drug traffickers on Thursday while they were reportedly smuggling drugs with a…
The state’s top Catholic is calling for a “commitment to prayer” amid a continually unfolding sexual-abuse controversy.“If we as a…
A private plane crashed onto the frozen Thompson Lake in Otisfield on Friday, prompting an investigation from the Federal Aviation…
A member of the broadening field of Democrats who think they can be the state’s next governor actually thinks Donald…
When U.S. Democrat Rep. Chellie Pingree needed to finger ICE, she apparently couldn’t do it in Maine.Funny how a congresswoman…
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…
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…
A Vermont woman who placed an online Burger King order Thursday night realized too late she had actually ordered it…
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…
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…
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…
Try as it might, the shallow, journalism-challenged Portland Press Herald just can’t catch a break. Amid its impotent efforts to…
Thanks to the Trump Administration’s unprecedented release of Medicaid claims data, taxpayers may now get insight into how one of…
Sen. Matt Harrington (R-York) revealed during a work session last week that an AI data center could be coming to…
Central Maine Power (CMP) will again be seeking permission from the Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to raise its rates.…
A Blue Hill man was sentenced to one year in prison and three years of supervised release in the U.S.…
A convicted felon who stole 20 firearms from a Brunswick home in 2024 pleaded guilty to an additional charge on…
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…
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…
A second worker has died from injuries suffered in a reported gas incident at Woodland Pulp in Baileyville last month,…
LEWISTON, Maine — The Lewiston City Council voted 5–2 Tuesday night to approve an “emergency” ordinance restricting city employees, including…
The former Bath Iron Works employee who opened fire on his own family at a Rhode Island hockey game had…
LEWISTON, Maine — Survivors of the Lewiston mass shooting and family members of victims delivered emotional testimony before the Lewiston…
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…
The Maine Press Association, comprised of liberal passé rags, is doing its best to put lipstick on a pig.The organization…
PAWTUCKET, R.I. — The suspected gunman in a deadly shooting at a Rhode Island ice rink was an employee at…
Milo Hanson of Saskatchewan remains an untouchable hero in the eyes of Maine deer hunters.Hanson, 81, who died last week,…
CHICAGO — The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a towering figure in the American civil rights movement who carried the legacy of…
WASHINGTON — A Texas Republican’s proposal to halt most immigration from Somalia for 25 years is pouring gasoline on a…
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,…
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…
Marauding selfish teen brats aka thugs have been walking into a Bangor women’s clothing store and walking out with thousands…
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…
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…
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 – 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…
AUGUSTA, Maine – A string of overnight gunfire incidents left damage at three Central Maine Power substations in Kennebec County…