Half a century for kids. That’s the remarkable run so far for a group of otherwise-tough, leather-vested, tattooed guys -…
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An apparently intoxicated Lewiston man allegedly attacked Oxford police officers and a K-9 unit with bear spray on Wednesday morning…
Tore it down to go skinny dipping with Snoop Dog
The U.S. Marshal Service arrested two fugitives in Gorham on Tuesday, including a juvenile implicated in a Westbrook shooting incident,…
A Fairfield drug raid on Saturday led to the arrest of two repeat offenders, including a woman who was arrested…
U.S. Marshals arrested a Massachusetts murderer in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Thursday after they allegedly found him fleeing with a…
A Cumberland suds guru is the latest Democrat to announce plans to take on Maine’s senior senator, though the jury’s…
The Saco Police Department arrested a duo of Burlington, Vermont, residents on Friday following a string of vehicle burglaries from…
Two Bangor air-traffic controllers are being recognized for saving a pilot – and innocent civilians on the ground – from…
UK cops cuffed and stuffed Irish comedy writer – and Maine trans critic -Graham Linehan earlier this week for posting…
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services is “reviewing” a letter from the U.S. Department of Health and Human…
A Massachusetts man has been arrested on a murder charge in the violent death of a popular Portland chef who…
The Bangor Police Department arrested a Mississippi man in the early morning hours of Labor Day after he allegedly drove…
After the publication of this article, the Maine Housing Authority responded to a request for comment from The Maine Wire.…
Houlton Border Patrol agents arrested an armed and armored man who allegedly illegally entered Canada, nearly struck a Canadian official,…
Two New York women died Saturday after a pontoon boat in Eustis flipped over, dumping seven passengers into the water,…
A Texas woman pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court in Portland on Thursday to charges related to theft from…
The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry (ACF) issued an urgent warning on Thursday about the invasive Japanese Stiltgrass…
The State of Maine is suing preacher John Andrade Jr., 42, of Brunswick, accusing him of violating the Maine Civil…
A suspect in the killing of a Maine chef allegedly asked neighbors to help him move a mannequin just before…
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents took a semi-pro Maine soccer player from Angola into custody last Wednesday as he…
A Maine man has died while swimming after a boat that was drifting away on a Belgrade pond, the second…
Rep. Jared Golden’s (D-Maine) putative primary challenger, State Auditor Matt Dunlap, poses the incumbent congressman a serious threat, according to…
The New Hampshire woman who killed her husband and two children before taking her own life embezzled over $600,000 from…
With schools across America preparing to re-open their doors for another academic year, most parents are feeling pessimistic about the…
With the start of a new school year right around the corner, many parents are preparing anew to consider how…
The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department found a Plymouth woman dead in the Newport woods on Monday after she had gone…
In a tragic and ironic accident, an eight-year-old girl was struck and killed in Van Buren by an ambulance on…
A massive drug bust in Franklin, New Hampshire, carried out on Tuesday and Wednesday, led to the arrests of 27…
A Portland restaurant is mourning its head chef who was suspiciously found dead in a hospital parking lot. Declan Perry,…
Susan Collins is probably used to getting a lot of free advice from various people by now, many of whom…
The Maine Supreme Court has ruled against Bath Iron Works (BIW) and the Maine State Chamber of Commerce in their…
Things are looking up in a small northern Maine town – and residents are outraged. Looking up in two senses.…
The recent string of vehicles crashing into pedestrians continued on Sunday when a Lisbon man allegedly struck a 72-year-old woman…
A contingent of left-wing hecklers banded together to shout at U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) on Tuesday as she headlined…
The ex-wife of Rep. Holly Eaton (D-Deer Island) pleaded guilty on Thursday to two counts of criminal mischief after stealing…
A domestic situation involving an armed man on Monday sparked a shelter-in-place order in Bowdoinham from the Sagadahoc County Emergency…
Gov. Janet Mills (D-Maine) issued a statement on Sunday celebrating Ukrainian Independence Day, but made no mention of peace -…
A new Pine Tree State Poll from the University of New Hampshire Survey Center sought to discern Mainers’ opinions on…
Law enforcement records obtained by the Maine Wire paint a startling picture of life and crime in Lewiston, Maine’s second-largest…
Is the Maine Trust for Local News staff, threatening to expand its union, preparing for a ‘strike’ if it doesn’t…
In the sort of cross-river rivalry known best perhaps to citizens of Lewiston and Auburn, there has long been ‘brewing’…
A judge issued a temporary ruling Wednesday that the State of Texas cannot require the Ten Commandments to be displayed…
The FBI took to X on Monday to celebrate the conviction of a Lewiston man who pleaded guilty on Thursday…
A 9-year-old Vassalboro videographer became an overnight worldwide internet sensation with spectacular footage he took of a fatal Bangor plane…
An out-of-state company that was previously awarded a multi-million contract by the State of Maine to provide transportation to MaineCare…
The FBI raided Trump critic John Bolton’s home at dawn Friday, reportedly in search of secret government documents that the…
A Camden attorney is facing a felony charge for possessing sexually-explicit material, officials said on Thursday. Thomas Karod, 56, was…
Portland Mayor Mark Dion has denied claims that the City agreed to cooperate with federal ICE agents in order to…
Mainers have until August 26 to submit statements for inclusion in the 2025 Citizens’ Guide to the Referendum Election, the…
Chinese-born U.S. Navy sailor Jinchao Wei, 25, was convicted on Wednesday of acting as a spy for the Chinese Communist…
With less than two weeks to go until kids across Maine go back to school, law enforcement and some educators…
An online petition has been launched urging prosecutors to charge a teen murder suspect as an adult. The petition sponsored…
The Piscataquis Sheriff’s Department asked the local community for information on Wednesday regarding the theft of solar panels in Parkman.…
Debate in the Texas House of Representatives kicked off Wednesday on the Republican-backed redistricting plan as Democratic lawmakers returned to…
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested a Congolese man living in Westbrook and serving as a pastor in South Portland…
The New Hampshire State Police are investigating a grizzly scene after troopers and local police discovered two adults and two…
The owners of Maine’s largest financially-challenged paper have a new headache on their hands – an expansionist union. The staffers…
Houlton Border Patrol Agents operating out of the Fort Fairfield Station recently apprehended a Sudanese illegal alien who ignored a…
The passenger in the illegal-alien-driven vehicle that killed a woman in Lewiston on Friday was also an illegal immigrant from…
The Hallowell Police Department arrested and charged a Mexican citizen who had overstayed his visa in connection with an alleged…
Former Maine Center for Disease Control (CDC) Director Dr. Nirav Shah, who headed the state’s COVID-19 pandemic response, told the…
The Rangeley Police Department arrested a 14-year-old boy on Monday in connection with a Fire Marshal’s Office investigation into multiple…
Edward S. Pocock III may be the first optimistic, “post-apocalyptic” town manager ever hired in Maine. Or anywhere for that…
A Glenburn man told cops his demons told him to “just do it, kill her, put her out of her…
An immigration judge granted voluntary departure for former Old Orchard Beach police officer John Luke Evans, who was arrested by…
The Portland Police Department responded on Friday to a third bank robbery in the city this month, leading to the…
Northern Light, one of Maine’s largest health care systems, said that it has ended talks with Anthem Blue Cross Blue…
The Rockland Police Department arrested a homeless man on Friday and allegedly discovered illegal drugs in his possession after he…
A highly educated military attorney from a small New Hampshire town told a jury he “loved being outdoors” growing up.…
Veterans needing a friend and pups wanting hugs can be matches made in heaven. “With a goal of ending veteran…
Three suspects remain at large and armed with “AR-15 style” rifles and handguns after a group of five suspects allegedly…
A veteran Sebago hunter who gave chase to a suspected killer Friday in Windham – and nearly took him down…
The Bangor Police Department issued a lengthy statement on Thursday, referencing the 2002 science fiction movie Minority Report while addressing…
A Republican state senator’s unprompted proposal for western Canadian provinces to join the U.S. is drawing sharp rebukes from liberals…
If you’re in the Midcoast region and you’re looking for some family-friendly fun this Saturday afternoon, you might check out…
The chair of the Anson Board of Selectmen, Arnold P. Luce, 68, resigned from his post after he allegedly assaulted…
Dexter’s Town Council considered an ordinance on Thursday evening that would bar private school employees or parents operating homeschool co-ops…
A couple who has been trying to buy an historic Camden storefront says they’re caught in the middle of a…
One candidate for governor of Maine was recently in the peculiar position of having to ask another about the role…
The Lincoln County Administrator plans to reject Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funds rather than work with Immigration and Customs…
A fire chief in a popular southern Maine beach town says five surfers nearly died after ignoring orders to keep…
A 19-year-old from Bingham will spend the next 24 years in prison after he pleaded guilty last Thursday to three…
The Milford firefighter who was once convicted of assaulting his baby has resigned from the school board just two days…
The mainstream gubernatorial hopefuls better watch their hind quarters – the fangs are now out in Maine’s hottest political race.…
Despite being the oldest state in America, Maine has in recent years been surprisingly tolerant of young candidates seeking election…
Federal authorities filed charges against thirteen people on Tuesday in a takedown of a Dominican-Republic based fraud operation targeting elderly…
Two big-name Bushes are coming to the aid of their cousin, who’s toying with seeking Maine’s GOP gubernatorial nomination. Former…
A guy convicted of trying to choke to death the mother of his children got a bad break during sentencing,…
The Pentagon is reportedly creating a task force specializing in quelling riots and civil disturbances in American cities, according to…
Beyond Big Balls and the beating he received while defending his date last week, the federal government’s recent move at…
A Portland man allegedly sparked a police standoff on Monday after threatening his landlord, neighbors, and other bystanders with an…
A Greenville, New Hampshire man received a federal indictment last week after allegedly robbing a bank while on federal supervised…
Maine released its annual Child Welfare Report for 2024 last month, which details changes the state asserts it has achieved…
A Kenduskeag man faces up to 80 years in prison and $750,000 in fines after he pleaded guilty on Monday…
Republican gubernatorial candidate Ben Midgley called on Monday for the immediate removal of Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)…
A Jay man pleaded guilty on Monday in the U.S. District Court in Bangor to distributing narcotics and possessing a…
Two decades ago midcoast fisherman Gary Thorbjornson went to sea and met the fate that befalls too many in his…
The Maine State Police are actively investigating a homicide in Waldoboro after a local woman was found dead in her…
The Scarborough Police Department slapped an Oakland man with an array of charges after he allegedly stole multiple cars and…