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York County Sheriff’s Deputy Finds 8-Foot Boa Constrictor on the Side of the Road in Shapleigh

The York County Sheriff’s Office is looking for the owner of an 8-foot Boa constrictor a deputy found on the side of the road in Shapleigh on Friday. The Sheriff’s Office said Friday evening that…
Scarborough Man Found Passed Out in Car at Portland Gas Station with Drugs, Handgun: Portland PD

A Scarborough man who was found passed out in his car at a Portland gas station was arrested after the police discovered he was in possession of methamphetamine, heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, and a handgun, Portland…
DCNF EXCLUSIVE: Investment Advisors Warn Top Corporations Diversity Initiatives Are ‘Now A Liability’ Under Trump Admin

Dozens of investment advisors warned America’s biggest corporations Friday that their diversity programs will be a liability under the incoming Trump administration. Americans “overwhelmingly rejected the ideological takeover of political and civic life by narrow-minded…
Maine’s Second Congressional District is headed for a recount that could last weeks after incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden emerged as the winner following a controversial Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV) tabulation. After Election Day, Golden…
In response to President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of a decorated military veteran and best-selling author to head the Department of Defense, U.S. Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) says he’s not impressed. “I haven’t seen a lot…
Sanctuary Cities Freed Tens Of Thousands Of Criminal Aliens Wanted By ICE During Biden Era, Data Shows

Sanctuary jurisdictions have freed tens of thousands of criminal migrants during President Joe Biden’s time in the White House, federal law enforcement data show. Sanctuary cities and other localities across the U.S. have freed more…
A Damariscotta man will spend 18 years in federal prison for the possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Maine. Trey Knof, 28, pleaded guilty to the…
President-elect Donald Trump’s second administration is coming into focus as the Republican announces, mostly via social media, who will serve in his cabinet. Trump’s picks to take over the Washington, D.C. bureaucracy and the Intelligence…
A traffic stop Wednesday afternoon in Topsham led to the arrest of a an illegal alien on felony drug trafficking charges and the seizure of over 100 grams of fentanyl and crack cocaine, the Sagadahoc…
The Cape Elizabeth Town Council voted Wednesday night in favor of directing the Town Manager to offer the Cookie Jar — a local bakery that has been in operation since the 1950s — a license…
The Maine Secretary of State’s Office announced Thursday that recounts have been scheduled in nine races for seats in the Maine House of Representatives. In most of these races, preliminary results show just a handful…
President-elect Donald Trump continues to send shockwaves through Washington, D.C., and American politics as his proposed cabinet picks bring into clearer perspective what the second Trump administration will look like. On Thursday, Trump caused an…
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled against a motion filed by several anonymous men seeking to keep their identities concealed in an alleged sex-trafficking case spanning Greater Boston and the Washington, D.C., area. The…
A Maine resident, who asked to remain anonymous, finally received a response to a Feb. 2024 request for public records submitted to Maine’s Secretary of State. The response, which came more than eight months after…
The developers behind the controversial Yard South project in South Portland have withdrawn their application for special zoning permissions and indicated that they are now pursuing alternative options for the property. Yard South developers have…
A Maine man who allegedly confronted and shot at Cumberland County Sheriff’s deputies with a firearm outside of a residence in Harrison was shot and left with serious injuries, the Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday. According…
In December 2023, Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows made the unilateral decision to remove Republican President-elect Donald Trump from Maine’s 2024 ballots. The decision came in response to a complaint brought by a hodgepodge…
The Maine Secretary of State’s office responded Wednesday to inquiries from media, party officials, elected representatives, and political professionals about the role overseas votes played in Maine’s 2024 elections and how the office accounts for…
Mills Admin Directs $462,000 Grant to Lewiston-Based Nonprofit for Services to Immigrant Victims of Domestic, Sexual Violence

The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has granted nearly half a million dollars to a Lewiston-based nonprofit in order to fund support services for refugees, immigrants and asylum-seeking migrants who are victims…
The Bayside neighborhood in Portland has accounted for nearly a third of the city’s arrests and about 40 percent of all overdoses citywide, according to Portland Police Chief Mark Dubois. After a disturbing video showing…
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey announced on Tuesday that a Portland woman has been found guilty of charge of theft by deception in connection to a million-dollar investment fraud scheme. Jody Flynn Dalvet of Portland…
Republican South Dakota Sen. John Thune won a three-way race to lead Senate Republicans’ 53-seat majority for the first two years of President-elect Donald Trump’s second term. Thune defeated Republican Texas Sen. John Cornyn in the second…
The Guardian announced Wednesday that they will no longer post from their editorial accounts on X, formerly known as Twitter, because tech mogul Elon Musk allegedly made it a “toxic media platform.” The outlet claimed…
Voter ID for ME has gathered more than double the number of signatures required to create a ballot measure, giving citizens the chance to choose whether the state should require photo ID for voters. [RELATED:…