Both of Maine’s U.S. Representatives, along with U.S. Sen. Angus King, an Independent who caucuses with Democrats, have received funding…
A large number of Maine law enforcement officers executed a search warrant Monday morning at a location in Freedom, the…
Time to Address the “Vision Thing” on Ukraine Now that the Congress has signed off on what will be a…
A Chinese man found during a raid at an illegal marijuana grow claimed that he was kidnapped and forced to…
The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) and Lewiston Police on Friday announced the arrest of a Massachusetts man for aggravated…
Gov. Janet Mills (D) announced Thursday that funding applications are now available for working waterfront properties that were damaged a…
A Maine man has been sentenced to 27 years in prison for travelling to Times Square New Year’s Eve Celebration…
The Maine Ethics Commission on Thursday issued an invitation for public comment on proposals regarding amendments to the U.S. Constitution…
An Old Town, Maine, man pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court in Bangor to possessing child pornography involving a…
During a recent Senate Appropriations Committee Hearing, U.S. Senator from Maine Susan Collins (R) urged a top Biden administration official…
An investigation from the Washington Examiner revealed that taxpayer funded health care centers are partnering with a non-profit which seeks…
The Maine Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday afternoon in a case concerning the constitutionality of Gov. Janet Mills’ (D)…
The U.S. Justice Department is taking steps to seize of four properties in Maine linked to extensive illegal marijuana operations,…
The City of Portland Parks Division will be hosting its second annual “Tree Hugging Event” this May. The event is…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to pass a bill that would require noncitizens to be excluded from…
TikTok has sued the United States in an effort to halt enforcement of a recently-signed bill that is set to…
The U.S. Secret Service conducted an investigation into a Maine veteran after he made jokes about the Biden family on…
Maine Wire reporter Edward Tomic joined the Grace Curley Show Wednesday afternoon to discuss an Maine Wire exclusive report on…
Gov. Janet Mills (D-Maine) announced the release of an independent study which claims that her renewable energy push has driven…
The United States District Court for the District of Maine has dismissed a Maine mother’s lawsuit against the Great Salt…
Workforce participation among “prime age” men in the U.S. and Maine has been decreasing in a concerning trend. “The US…
A bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Senator from Maine Angus King (I) would set a minimum age of 13 to…
A New Hampshire man has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for faking a disability in order to…
A Bangor man has been sentenced to three years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm…
Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew will be stepping down from her position at the…
This August, the Department of Education under the Biden Administration will put into effect its 1,500 page rule governing sex discrimination in…
Maine is the 28th best state to live in according to a new report from U.S. News. But the state’s…
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced today the awarding of $2,500 scholarships to 2,500 high school seniors nationwide, including…
Campobello Holdings, Inc. arrived in Downeast Maine with promises to convert an antique sardine cannery in Eastport into a seafood…
Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) signed an executive order Monday meant to increase the number of women working in construction,…
The man who caused a four-car accident on I-95 in April, leaving an Albion woman dead and her husband in…
The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) announced Monday that a second person has been charged in relation to their investigation…
A recent study has found that electric vehicles (EVs) cost 63.6 percent more per 1,000 miles driven each year compared…
Seventeen Maine Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) have received a combined $11.6 million in federal funding through the US Department of…
An April report from the Irish media outlet Sunday World showed that the United States is not the only Western…
Maine Senators Susan Collins (R) and Angus King (I) questioned Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough on proposed…
U.S. Attorney Darcie McElwee, a appointee of President Joe Biden, released a statement Friday addressing the numerous Chinese operated illegal…
In late March, Portland Police announced that as a result of their investigation into a February drive-by shootout, they had…
The South Portland City Council on Tuesday will vote on an order directing city staff to spend over $1,500 on…
The Maine Department of Corrections (DOC) is looking to spend nearly $400,000 on sponsoring a “restorative justice” program for juvenile…
Gov. Janet Mills (D) has formally requested that President Joe Biden (D) issue a major disaster declaration for Cumberland and…
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey announced Friday that he has determined a York Sheriff’s Office deputy was acting in defense…
Two offices of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (Maine DHHS) were evacuated Friday morning due to threats,…
A New York man was arrested last week at a Portland massage parlor on charges of criminal threatening and aggravated…
President Joe Biden announced on Friday that he will be allowing some illegal immigrants to receive taxpayer-funded medical welfare under…
Following an eight-month investigation, the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (Maine DEA) on Friday announced the arrest of a Biddeford man…
A South Portland man on Thursday was sentenced to five years in prison Thursday in U.S. District Court in Portland…
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments last week concerning whether or not federal law can be understood as requiring doctors…
A Portland man pleaded guilty on Tuesday in the U.S. District Court in Portland to his role in a conspiracy…
President Joe Biden finally addressed the anti-Israel protestors illegally occupying and vandalizing college campuses across the country. [RELATED: Biden Lashes…
The U.S. House voted Wednesday to define antisemitism for the purpose of enforcing antidiscrimination laws, “and for other purposes.” The…
This past Friday, Gov. Janet Mills (D) vetoed a bill that would have restructured Maine’s income tax brackets, creating a…
In a Wednesday hearing of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower, Maine Sen. Angus King (I) pressed senior U.S.…
In April, Former President Donald Trump sat down with Time Magazine for a lengthy interview discussing the policies he plans…
The U.S. has unveiled new rules for auto manufacturers, requiring all new cars to be fitted with automatic emergency braking…
President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that he has unilaterally decided to cancel another $6.1 billion in student debt as…
A Maine man pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Bangor to the armed robbery of an Augusta bank.…
Democratic Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) is urging the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) to delay a proposed increase to…
The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday announced the arrest of a Glenburn man who was allegedly found in possession…
The legal battle against generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies continues as a group of eight newspapers files a lawsuit against…
A massive illegal marijuana growing facility at a residence in Madison was raided by law enforcement Tuesday, the latest in…
OnlyFans model and social media influencer Farha Khalidi claimed during a recent interview that she was paid to spread “propaganda”…
Public comment is now being accepted by the Secretary of State’s Office on the proposed ballot question wording for a…
The U.S. Department of the Interior on Tuesday announced their proposal to lease nearly one million acres in the Gulf…
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Monday announced the seizure of more than $750,000 worth of cocaine hidden within…
U.S. intelligence agencies believe that Russian President Vladimir Putin did not order the assassination of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny,…
A new CNN poll published on Sunday places Former President Donald Trump far ahead of President Joe Biden, particularly if…
Maine Gov. Janet Mills on Monday vetoed a bill that would ban the sale and possession bump stocks, while allowing…
Gov. Janet Mills (D) announced Friday that the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development has awarded $500,000 worth of…
Maine’s Republican delegates voted Saturday to add “Defend the Guard” to the party’s official platform after it was proposed by…
Police are requesting that Portland residents check their cars and homes for damage from gunfire to assist in their investigation…
The Holden Police Department on Monday announced the arrest of a Bangor man after he allegedly robbed a store and…
The Casco Bay Island Transit District (CBITD) has approved its first rate hike in more than a decade, increasing the…
An Ecuadorian national who was previously deported from the U.S. four times has been sentenced to just over a year…
Ford has suffered astronomical losses from its electric vehicle (EV) unit in the first four months of 2024 following a…
Maine Gov. Janet Mills on Friday signed into law her proposed legislation to expand background checks to advertised firearm sales…
President Joe Biden’s average approval rating is lower than any other modern U.S. president at the same point in their…
Maine’s Supreme Judicial Court decided on Thursday to uphold a COVID vaccine mandate for emergency workers, which was originally instituted…
Several environmental groups have sued the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Maine Board of Environmental Protection (BEP)…
Maine will soon be transferring a total of $60 million out of the Budget Stabilization Fund (BSF) in response to…
New provisional data published by the U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC) shows that the U.S. birth rate has hit…
Former President Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Wednesday to acknowledge an endorsement from his former Attorney General (AG)…
Five people from Maine were arrested by Canadian authorities late Saturday night for the unauthorized fishing of elvers in the…
Following a three-month investigation, the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) and Portland Police Department on Thursday announced the arrest of…
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Last week saw more illegal Chinese marijuana grow sites being busted in Somerset and Franklin Counties. Somerset Sheriff Dale Lancaster…
State lawmakers have rejected Gov. Janet Mills’ (D) proposal to impose sales tax on Mainers’ streaming service subscriptions for platforms…
Portland city officials on Tuesday responded to a disturbing video published this week by a Bayside neighborhood landlord showing rampant…
The U.S. House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) published a report last week confirming the Chinese government’s…
UPDATE: President Joe Biden (D) signed HR 815 — the Legislature’s foreign aid package that includes the potential ban on…
Gov. Janet Mills on Tuesday vetoed her own proposed bill that aimed at establishing a minimum hourly wage for Maine’s…
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 Tuesday in favor of banning non-compete agreements nationwide, calling them an “unfair method…
Maine has received $62 million in federal funding to increase the accessibility of solar power for low-income households throughout the…
A controversial “transgender trafficking” bill officially became Maine law on Monday after receiving the signature of Gov. Janet Mills. “This…
The Biden Admin announced on Monday that it is awarding millions of dollars in taxpayer funding to help Maine defend…
The United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday morning in a case concerning the constitutionality of municipal bans on…
Baizou: A Chinese term used to deride white Western liberals.
During an appearance on the George Hale Ric Tyler (GHRT) Rewind radio show, Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) elaborated on the…
A Massachusetts man was sentenced to 30 years in prison Monday after a being found guilty by a federal jury…
A foot chase through Portland Monday led to the arrest of an 18-year-old Yarmouth man and the seizure of drugs…