Two people are dead after two separate incidents of tent fires in Portland and Sanford over the weekend. A Portland…
Several brands of cinnamon apple sauce pouches — typically served to children — have been recalled by the federal Food…
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is seeking the extradition of an alleged lead assassin of the Sinaloa drug cartel…
A Buxton man was arrested in the early hours of Thursday morning after allegedly firing several rounds from a firearm…
Violent riots erupted across Dublin, Ireland Thursday evening following a knife attack earlier that day at an Irish elementary school…
Early Tuesday morning U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents of the Houlton Sector apprehended 20 Romanian nationals who had illegally…
With the Maine Wire’s recent investigative reporting on the “Triad Weed” operations that have overtaken rural Maine, there has been…
The Mainer who won $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot earlier this year has now filed a lawsuit against his daughter’s…
On the 60th anniversary of his uncle John F. Kennedy’s assassination, independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s campaign launched…
The Maine American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) put out a press release Tuesday claiming that the rejected Portland City Council…
By Jennie Taer of the Daily Caller News Foundation PORTLAND, Maine — Illegal marijuana grows run by Chinese nationals have sprung…
Go. Janet Mills (D) and Maine State Attorney General Aaron Frey announced Monday that they will work with the Independent…
Over a dozen students at Wiscasset Middle High School (WMHS) staged a walkout Monday morning in protest of school staff…
The Portland City Council voted against an order to legalize homeless camps in public parks through the winter months after…
In this column I have devoted most of this space to drawing attention to ways in which state government has…
Rumble, a video sharing site meant as an alternative to YouTube came under cyberattack Monday from China. Rumble hosts all…
With the Maine Wire’s recent investigative reporting into the “Triad Weed” operations that have overtaken rural Maine, there has been…
Maine’s Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry (DACF) was, until November 10th, offering free state park passes based exclusively on…
A Gorham man who was previously arrested in May of this year on the charge of operating of a methamphetamine…
U.S. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.) expressed his desire for a ban on entities affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)…
Democrats on Maine’s legislative council recently approved a proposal which would repeal Maine’s current law limiting town municipal spending. The…
The Independent Commission to Investigate the Facts of the Tragedy met publicly today for the first time. Established by Gov.…
A Lewiston refugee resettlement agency is looking to hire an additional case manager to serve only Afghan refugee clients, according…
Rep. Michael Soboleski’s (R-Phillips) attempt to appeal his failed proposal to ensure enforcement of Maine’s cannabis laws once again failed…
Maine’s top legislators considered the appeal on Thursday of a bill concerning the use of advanced Artificial Intelligence (A.I) in…
The State of Maine intends to develop the untouched Sears Island in Searsport to build and ship offshore wind turbines,…
A proposal to amend the City of Portland’s loitering and camping ordinances to allow for homeless individuals to camp in…
Last week, Representatives Mike Soboleski and Austin Theriault, who are both running for congress in Maine’s Second Congressional District, joined…
Today, the Legislative Council considered appeal requests from a handful of Democrat lawmakers who had proposed bills concerning the homelessness…
Housing availability and affordability was a common theme at today’s Legislative Council appeals hearing. Last week, the Council voted down…
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) announced today that she has introduced a bill alongside Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) titled the “Supporting…
A growing number of Americans describe crime in the U.S. as a serious problem, according a Gallup poll released Thursday.…
Republican U.S. Senator from Maine Susan Collins was briefed Thursday by Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Anne Milgram on efforts…
Maine State Police announced Thursday that a Bangor man has been arrested in connection to a robbery at a laundromat…
Rep. Joshua Morris (R-Turner) appealed the Legislative Council’s decision to reject his proposed bill requiring legislative oversight of electric vehicle…
A proposal by Rep. Barbara Bagshaw (R-Windham) of the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee to lift the enrollment cap on…
East Millinocket Police are still attempting to learn the true identity of a “John Doe” arrested on drug trafficking charges…
A high-ranking leader of the transnational criminal organization La Mara Salvatrucha, more commonly known as MS-13, has been arrested on…
Gov. Janet Mills and Maine’s congressional delegation sent a letter Thursday to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) urging…
The Maine Office of Cannabis Policy (OCP) has found a contamination rate of 42 percent in samples taken from the…
Just over a week ago, mobile sports betting apps went live. Mainers have already bet almost four million dollars –…
Legislators are poised to consider a bill concerning the purchase and sale of single-use plastic water bottles by state and…
Gov. Janet Mills (D) announced yesterday that she, alongside twenty-five other governors, is asking Congress to provide additional funding for…
Portland city officials provided updates regarding the homeless encampment below the Casco Bay Bridge during a Tuesday evening Health and…
Maine Senators Susan Collins (R) and Angus King (I) have co-sponsored legislation aimed at boosting export opportunities for the state’s…
Wiscasset Middle High School (WMHS) Principal Gina Stevens faces potential dismissal over accusations that she had a hidden camera installed…
Update: This story was updated to reflect a change in the location of the meeting. It will now be held…
The Cape Elizabeth Town Council voted unanimously to dismiss without prejudice the lawsuit filed more than a year ago against…
The following is a letter to the editor from Rep. Reagan Paul (R-Winterport): As a member of the Energy, Utilities,…
Maine’s Republican National Committee members are keeping quiet about RNC Chairwomen Ronna McDaniel’s future as the leader of the top…
Following the Maine Wire’s Report on the Illegal Marijuana grow facilities throughout the state operated by Chinese criminals, Rep. Michael…
The Portland City Council voted Monday evening to declare a limited state of emergency in order to temporarily expand the…
The cost to U.S. taxpayers of providing housing, education, health care, and other benefits to migrants who entered the country…
Republican U.S. Senator from Maine Susan Collins has introduced a bipartisan bill, the “Working Waterfront Preservation Act,” alongside Sen. Jack…
Robert Cross, businessman and former U.S. Department of Agriculture employee, suspended his campaign Monday for the 2024 Republican primary race…
Asian transnational criminal organizations operate more than 270 illegal marijuana cultivation sites in Maine, according to a leaked U.S. Department…
Rep. Ann Fredericks (R-Sanford), Rep. Lucas Lanigan (R-Sanford), and Sen. Matt Harrington (R-York), submitted a formal letter Saturday objecting to…
Although homelessness featured prominently among the list of legislative requests made by lawmakers in advance of next session, none of…
The Supreme Court has — for the first time — officially adopted a Code of Conduct in light of recent…
On Nov. 9, Maine Gov. Janet Mills signed an Executive Order establishing an “Independent Commission” to investigate the facts surrounding…
The Maine State Legislative Council rejected a bill proposed by Rep. Barbara A. Bagshaw (R-Windham) of the Education and Cultural…
The Portland City Council is set to consider Monday a proposed order that would amend city ordinances to allow homeless…
Kevin Kelley, spokesman of Maine Gov. Janet Mills’ Independent Commission to investigate the facts surrounding the Lewiston shooting, has clarified…
The Maine State Legislative Council voted Thursday to reject a bill proposed by Rep. Joshua Morris (R-Turner) that would have…
Democratic leaders on the Legislative Council opted Thursday to kill a bill that would have prohibited the sale of fetal…
Apple has reached a $25 million settlement agreement with the Justice Department over allegations that the tech giant illegally discriminated…
This week for the first time in U.S. history, the cost of interest on the national debt passed $1 trillion…
UPDATE: Kevin Kelley, spokesman for the Independent Commission, has provided a statement to the Maine Wire clarifying that the Commission…
According to the yearly surveys conducted by the Maine State Housing Authority, homelessness has more than tripled throughout the state…
The Maine State Legislature next year will consider establishing a “Civil Rights Unit” to educate the public on hate and…
The Office of Cannabis Policy (OCP) has no authority to police or regulate illegal marijuana grows — whether operated by…
The following is on op-ed submission from Bates Alumnus Roy Mathews At private schools, like Bates College, free speech is…
In a Nov. 6 letter to Portland’s State Senators and Representatives, Mayor Kate Snyder requested the lawmakers’ assistance in identifying…
Independent 2024 presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confronted by a pro-Palestine heckler calling for a ceasefire between Israel…
The Sanford City Council is considering eliminating two polling locations in future elections, a move Republicans say will disproportionately inconvenience…
The Maine Legislature will consider a bill next year that aims to address the proliferation of illegal Chinese-owned marijuana growing…
A new 179-bed shelter for single asylum seekers in Portland’s Riverton neighborhood is set to open on Nov. 29. [RELATED:…
The Maine Republican Party announced Thursday that they will nullify the ranked-choice voting process for the upcoming 2024 GOP Presidential…
Members of Maine’s congressional delegation are renewing their call for a federal investigation into illegal Chinese-owned marijuana growing operations following…
The federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) may become the subject of yet another lawsuit if it moves forward…
U.S. Senators from Maine Susan Collins and Angus King announced Wednesday that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the…
U.S. Congressman from Maine’s 2nd District Jared Golden was one of 22 House Democrats to vote Tuesday in favor of…
Mainers resoundingly voted to approve a citizens’ initiative instituting an automotive “right to repair” in the state in Tuesday’s elections.…
Maine’s electrical utilities will not be seized by the state and placed under the control of a quasi-governmental body following…
The City of Portland has elected City Councilor Mark Dion to be their new mayor. After no candidate crossed the…
Congressional Democrats are reportedly circulating a draft of a letter calling upon the Biden Administration to extend certain protections from…
More than 200 colleges across the country, including two in Maine, collectively received billions in funding from foreign powers, including…
The number of Chinese nationals entering the U.S. illegally across the southern border has exploded this year, according to data…
State and federal law enforcement agencies have known about the existence of a sprawling network of Chinese-owned marijuana grows in…
Illegal Chinese marijuana grows have taken over much of rural Maine. The government is either incapable — or unwilling –…
Polls have closed, and the results are in. Maine voters have officially rejected the establishment of Pine Tree Power. The…
The United States Small Business Administration (SBA) has agreed to provide financial relief to businesses that were directly impacted by…
In response to a Citizen’s Challenge of Educational Media complaint against the book “Gender Queer” by Maia Kobabe, an MSAD…
The federal government worked extensively with Stanford University and other entities to censor American’s speech in the lead-up to the…
A new statewide organization has formed in Maine to support parents who choose to educate their children at home rather…
The U.S. dollar has lost more than one-fifth of its purchasing power since 2019, according to an email sent Monday…
A Waterville man who pledged his allegiance to the radical Islamist terrorist group ISIS and conspired to provide terrorists with…
Last week, Gov. Janet Mills announced her intention to form a commission to investigate the events leading up to and following the shooting in…
Mainers will go to the polls Tuesday to make their voices heard on a series of eight ballot questions –…
A man who allegedly threatened to retrieve an AR-15 and shoot patrons at the South Portland Buffalo Wild Wings on…