Senate candidate Graham Platner (D) on Saturday called for the abolition of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and demanded that its agents be brought before congressional hearings and held accountable, saying “people need…

A controversial power corridor running through the North Maine Woods is set to be completed and put to use by the end of the year – a goal that has been eight years in the…

Gov. Janet Mills (D) and the Maine State Housing Authority announced Friday that the state has secured financing for 311 apartments located across eight developments throughout the state. Spanning across the cities of Biddeford, Belfast,…

President Donald Trump announced Friday that he is ending deportation protections for Somali nationals living in Minnesota, effective immediately. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the protections were being terminated because Minnesota had…

President Donald Trump faced sharp pushback from Maine’s congressional delegation after he accused several Democratic lawmakers of “seditious behavior … punishable by death,” the latest in a series of statements that critics say pushed the…

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has enacted a major regulatory change that will bar undocumented immigrants and other non-qualified foreign nationals from receiving several key refundable income-tax credits beginning in the 2026 tax year,…

A new story in the Portland Press Herald blaming insurance companies for requiring patients to get permission before a procedure would almost seem logical. Prior authorizations are, after all, unpopular and burdensome on patients. But…

A Bentley University professor who was last seen on an island off the Maine coast has been missing for nearly a week, according to the Maine Warden Service. Wiley Davi, 57, English and media studies…

The University of Southern Maine’s (USM) Huskies for Life, a pro-life organization, is facing online hatred and backlash for opposing abortion, including one comment from another student suggesting that they could be killed like Charlie…

A 75-year-old woman has died after being struck by a vehicle at a busy crossing in Portland, police said Friday.  The incident occurred about 7:10 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of Franklin Street and Marginal…

The nation’s pre-eminent veterans cemetery has created a new memorial for the first Navy ship named after the state of Maine. The USS Maine exploded and sank in Havana Harbor on February 15, 1898, contributing…

An armed robber reportedly threatened a woman at gunpoint in her home in downtown Wiscasset on Wednesday before she was able to escape and call the police. [RELATED: Rockland Minor Arrested for Assault and Robbery…

A panel of education researchers, clinicians and attorneys warned Thursday that Maine’s school-based health centers may be facilitating gender-related services for minors without parental consent, and blamed state laws that grant broad medical autonomy to…

A federal appeals court has rejected an appeal from the lobster industry challenging the mandated use of electronic-tracking devices on fishing boats to collect data. The ruling denied industry claims that the monitoring amounts to…

A Cumberland County judge is now deciding whether the state can force a longtime street preacher to stay 500 feet away from Portland’s Planned Parenthood clinic – a request critics say amounts to an extraordinary…

Maine’s Democratic leadership slammed the brakes Thursday on a slate of Republican proposals aimed at cutting taxes, improving public safety, and expanding educational opportunity, including a high-profile push to force Maine into full conformity with…

Republican candidate for governor David Jones announced Thursday on Facebook that he is filing a federal lawsuit seeking to overturn Maine’s newly passed “red flag” law. The law, approved by voters in the November election…

Maine’s Sen. Angus King (I) has joined a coalition of Democratic lawmakers in cosponsoring a bill that would repeal a provision included in the government funding bill. Under the new law, senators who had their…

The Bangor Police Department made an embarrassing blunder on Monday when former Public Information Officer Sgt. Jason McAmbley accidentally emailed a list of passwords to their media list while trying to send it to the…

A so-called “van conversion” expert who defrauded Maine customers has been convicted of federal wire fraud. Matthew Strong, 44, who owned and operated East Coast Van Builds in Bradford, Vermont was ordered to pay restitution…

The Somerset County Sheriff’s Department arrested two people in Fairfield on Friday as part of an investigation into a drug-dealing operation in the county. [RELATED: High-Risk Windham Drug Bust Leads to Seven Arrests…] At around…

Rep. Laurel Libby (R-Auburn) addressed University of Maine students in Orono on Wednesday about the importance of free speech and drew outrage from left-wing student protesters who were joined by Sen. Mike Tipping (D-Penobscot). [RELATED:…

A Guatemalan national and convicted sex offender who illegally returned to the United States after deportation was taken into custody in Maine last month, even as some Maine lawmakers continue pushing legislation that would limit…

The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has announced the new standard offer price for Central Maine Power (CMP) customers in 2026, who will see a nearly 20 percent rate increase. Next year, the per kilowatt-hour…