Former President Donald Trump (R) has ruled out a second debate against Vice President Kamala Harris (D). Two days after…
The University of Maine can couch their decision to rescind the sale of the Hutchinson Center to Calvary Chapel Belfast…
South Portland residents passionately spoke at last week’s City Council meeting about the recent property tax hikes that blindsided many…
On Monday and Tuesday, Gov. Janet Mills (D) attended the 45th Annual Conference of New England Governors and Eastern Canadian…
As legions of you noted in emails to me, Thursday morning’s Maine Wire newsletter malfunctioned. As the political aphorism goes,…
The University of Maine (UMaine) has officially rescinded its offer to sell the Hutchinson Center to Calvary Chapel Belfast. Earlier…
A joint operation by the Portland Police Department and Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) led to the arrest of a…
A Bangor-based homelessness fundraising organization is propagating educational materials aimed at helping homeless individuals avoid arrest for a variety of…
A combined $8 million worth of grant funding has now been made available “to help communities become resilient to the…
On Tuesday the Portland City Council’s Health and Human Services and Public Safety Committee voted to advance a proposal from…
The Maine Department of Labor (MDOL) announced Wednesday that, in compliance with state law, Maine’s minimum wage will be increased…
The owner of multiple massage parlors throughout Maine has been arrested in connection to a police investigation into alleged sex…
Federal authorities in Boston have seized more than 350 internet domains that investigators believe were used for the illegal importation…
During a Tuesday meeting of the Portland City Council’s Health and Human Services and Public Safety Committee, City Councilor Kate…
The federal Department of Justice (DOJ) has sued the State of Maine for allegedly violating the Americans with Disabilities Act…
An Edgartown man has pleaded guilty to charges related to an armed bank robbery on Martha’s Vineyard, federal prosecutors said…
Four individuals from Massachusetts and New York face charges in connection with a health care fraud scheme that allegedly involved…
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump accused Vice President Kamala Harris of copying his philosophy because she had no policy proposals…
A University of Maine employee who worked at the school for nearly four decades with a “completely unblemished” record was…
President Joe Biden touted offshore wind’s “progress” on his watch on Thursday despite the fact that the industry has struggled…
Violent Venezuelan gang members have infiltrated the U.S. and were authorized by gang leaders to fire upon American law enforcement,…
Three on One is ABC Fun: The second presidential debate of 2023 took place, this time featuring Vice President Kamala…
Maine Governor Janet Mills’ (D) Office of Policy Innovation and the Future (GOPIF) has granted $15,000 to a Portland-based consultant…
The Maine State Housing Authority announced Monday that a combined $2 million from the state’s Emergency Housing Relief Fund (EHRF)…
In the span of less than two weeks since Lewiston city officials and the Androscoggin County district attorney announced their plans to…
A man arrested for obstruction of justice and acting as an unregistered foreign agent in New York City has been…
A 59-year-old man was found dead in an apparent suicide at a state park in Washington County on June 8,…
The city of Portland has ordered a property owner to clean up a hazardous waste site left behind by an…
If you woke up on Monday and found the internet filled with memes of former President Donald Trump rescuing kittens…
Google is back in the courtroom this week as its parent company Alphabet faces allegations from the federal Department of…
Settlement funds received by the City of Portland from a nationwide lawsuit against several opioid manufacturers and distributors could go…
Maine has received a combined $33.8 million in federal funding across twenty-one projects designed to improve the state’s hydropower infrastructure.…
A 36-year-old New York man is facing multiple charges following a pursuit and altercation with Portland police early Monday morning.…
In August of 2023, immigration reporter Jennie Taer published a leaked Department of Homeland Security (DHS) memo that revealed Asian…
Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, has pleaded guilty to nine federal tax-related felonies, adding to his already…
A Bangladeshi illegal alien who earlier this year was arrested by Connecticut State Police on multiple charges of sexual abuse…
The U.S. Attorney General went back to an old play pulled off by Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III to…
A new program aimed at protecting elderly Mainers from scams by attaching informational brochures to prescription bags at Hannaford pharmacies…
Tragedy struck the nation on Wednesday after a Georgia high school student opened fire on his classmates and teachers. Law…
The Mills Administration and the Maine Service Employees Association (MSEA-SEIU Local 1989) have reached an agreement Thursday to resolve a…
On Wednesday, the Portland City Council voted unanimously to pass a resolution calling upon City Manager Danielle West to divest…
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday against Internet Archive — a nonprofit digital library, well-known for its Wayback…
A Florida woman woke up early Saturday morning to an illegal migrant sexually assaulting her while she was sleeping in…
Volvo announced Wednesday that it has scaled back its plans to make only electric vehicles (EVs) by 2030. Instead, the…
A key web portal veterans use to get their businesses SBA certified was dysfunctional even as Kamala Harris promised new SBA benefits.
Republicans have revealed their last-ditch effort to ensure election integrity before former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris…
A traffic stop early Tuesday morning in Lewiston led to the arrest of a felon out on bail after a…
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has indicated that it will not make a final decision on the possible reclassification…
A U.S. citizen has been arrested after border officials thwarted an alleged child smuggling attempt at an Arizona port of…
Maine’s largest Christian school filed an appeal Tuesday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit as part…
U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced on Tuesday the arrest of an illegal alien charged with five counts of…
Last week, the Maine Department of Labor (MDOL) unveiled an updated set of regulations for the state’s new Paid Family…
A Dixfield man has been arrested after authorities found a 9-month-old baby girl suffering from an opioid overdose at a…
Former President Donald Trump’s campaign was forced to refute rumors that the Republican presidential nominee had given up on winning…
Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland, Maine’s only juvenile correctional facility, will be offering its high school-aged incarcerated…
During the Biden-Harris administration’s Labor Day weekend celebrations, 23-year-old American-Israeli dual citizen Hersh Goldberg-Polin was executed by Hamas terrorists after…
Two members of Maine’s congressional delegation have urged U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Thomas Vilsack to change the eligibility…
At a special meeting this Wednesday, the Portland City Council will consider adopting a resolution to divest the city from…
Maine’s ongoing effort to resettle non-citizens will get a $5.4 million boost thanks to a Biden-Harris Administration grant that will…
The Cape Elizabeth Town Council is currently considering a recommendation from the Ordinance Committee to expand the local Senior Tax…
Northern Light Health — one of the largest medical service providers in the state — has decided to end its…
Presidential candidate and current Vice President Kamala Harris sat down with CNN’s Dana Bash, alongside and her running mate Gov.…
The U.S. Justice Department is intensifying its efforts against Chinese organized crime networks operating in Maine, following a series of…
A fugitive wanted in Maine for multiple firearms violations was apprehended by the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) in Auburn on…
Several Aroostock County Republicans hosted a gathering in Madawaska Wednesday night to discuss concerns over residents’ rising property taxes and…
The search of a residence in Palmyra by the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday led to the seizure of…
Planned Parenthood of Northern New England (PPNNE), the largest provider of abortions in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont announced last…
Two men were arrested on Thursday in Farmington following a significant drug bust that resulted in the seizure of cocaine,…
Years after COVID-19 pandemic restrictions were abolished across the country, and the political push for vaccine mandates subsided, Maine’s Center…
Rising ocean temperatures have long alarmed scientists and caused Maine’s environmentalists to advocate drastic government actions, but their apocalyptic warnings…
Nearly half of Mainers have reported that their household is in a worse financial condition compared to this time last…
Lewiston city officials, the chief of police and the Androscoggin County district attorney held a press conference on Thursday alongside…
Maine Wire Reporter Seamus Othot contributed to this story. The small family home at 254 Academy Road in Monmouth may…
Mainers statewide have been experiencing sticker shock when reviewing their property tax bills for the upcoming fiscal year, and Republican…
Tensions ran high at Portland City Hall on Monday evening as the city’s “justice, diversity, equity and inclusion” (JDEI) office…
Former House Democratic Leader Maureen Terry of Gorham scoffed at then-Rep. Billy Bob Faulkingham (R-Winter Harbor) for proposing a 2021…
A homeless man who in January was charged with assaulting people with a machete outside a Portland apartment complex was…
Firefighters in Lewiston battled a fire that broke out Wednesday afternoon at a College Street home that has been subject…
Ford Motors announced Wednesday that it is walking back several of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, making it…
The Yarmouth Police Department was dealt an unexpected surprise on Monday when resident came to them seeking help disposing of…
Rockland Police announced on Tuesday that they have arrested a man suspected of burglarizing a museum and stealing tools from…
In response to a series of shooting incidents in recent weeks, the Lewiston Police Department, alongside city officials and the…
Mainers statewide have been experiencing sticker shock when reviewing their property tax bills for the upcoming fiscal year. From higher…
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. narrowly met the Maine Secretary of State’s deadline to withdraw his name from…
The director of Maine’s Bureau of General Services has resigned his position with the state less then two months after…
Just days after former Democrat and independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that he would be suspending his…
Vice President Kamala Harris proposed raising the child tax credit (CTC) for families with newborns Friday, despite voting against a…
A Chinese national arrested during law enforcement raids on illegal marijuana grows in March is now facing federal charges. [RELATED:…
Following a surge in the amount of money spent under the municipal welfare program known as General Assistance, the Mills…
On Friday, the Maine Wire reported on a leaked ICE memo that listed hundreds of jails and police agencies around…
During a Sunday interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” Vice Presidential candidate Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) promised that former…
Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic 2024 presidential nominee, ridiculed former Republican President Donald Trump’s wall on the southern border…
Just a day after Republican candidate for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District Austin Theriault announced that he would be participating in…
A homeless man is facing robbery and criminal threatening charges after allegedly entering a U.S. Post Office in Portland and…
The Bangor Daily News, the media arm of marketing firm Bangor Publishing Company, on Tuesday published its latest report into…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has accused the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of pressuring the company in 2020 to censor…
At a “Year of the Gen Z Vote” panel discussion during last week’s Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, a…
More than 40 percent of Mainers feel that the state is currently on the wrong track — nearly 10 percent…
Bill Belichick, the longtime head coach of the New England Patriots foot team, has cited Massachusetts’ income surtax as a…
Top Republican budget officials have called for a thorough review by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) of a recent proposal…