The Kennebec County Sheriff’s Department busted a trio of alleged drug traffickers on Wednesday when they executed a search warrant at a Vassalboro residence. [RELATED: Rockland Police Arrest Drug Traffickers During Routine Stop Following Brief Struggle…] At around 6:00 a.m. Kennebec County Deputies, along with Maine State Police and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) executed a search warrant at 635 Webber Pond Road in Vassalboro. The Sheriff’s Department obtained the warrant after a months-long…

The Franklin County Sheriff’s Department arrested a Pennsylvania man in Rangeley Plantation on Wednesday after he was discovered allegedly trafficking methamphetamines and cocaine. [RELATED: Rockland OUI Enforcement Activities Lead to Over a Half Dozen Drug Arrests…] Sheriff’s deputies executed a search warrant at 140 South Shore Drive in Rangeley Plantation following a two-month investigation into suspected drug trafficking at the residence. The investigation began after the Sheriff’s Department received reports of drug trafficking, and a…

The University of Maine System spent nearly $2 million on out-of-state trips, according to recently released 2025 first quarter data, spending more on travel than every other state agency combined. But not all those funds come from the state, a university official said. [RELATED: Collins Successfully Pushed for Maine to Get $28 Million in Frozen Federal Funds for Public Education Programs…] According to a recent state report, the University of Maine System had already spent…

Kennebec County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a 20-year-old woman in Benton after she allegedly shot a 19-year-old man in the neck following what police called a days-long alcohol and cocaine bender. Deputies responded to 246 Unity Road in Benton at around 3:03 a.m. on Friday after receiving reports of a 19-year-old male suffering from a gunshot wound, with the alleged shooter still on scene. Deputy Chad Webster arrived with a Fairfield police officer and arrested the…

A perp who allegedly walked up to a Westbrook couple and randomly shot them both dead is doing well showing the judge he’s nuts. Marcel LaGrange, 26, has spent much of the week refusing to participate in a court hearing designed to determine his mental competence. When he was arrested two years ago after allegedly killing two strangers who were sitting in their car with their two children, a judge asked the South Portland suspect…

When Washington, DC super-lawyer Marc Elias gleefully “threaded” a story about Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows telling the U.S. Department of Justice to go jump in the Gulf of Maine after it requested access to the state’s voter registration rolls, he neglected to note that Bellows’ campaign for governor has been cutting his law firm checks. That wasn’t, after all, the point. At the 30,000-foot level in swampy maneuvers, such disclosures are — as…

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows this week announced the order in which the two statewide referendum questions will appear on this November’s ballot, assigning numbers to each. First on the ballot will be the voter ID citizens initiative advanced by Dinner Table Action Executive Director Alex Titcomb and Rep. Laurel Libby (R-Auburn). The second of the two referendum questions on the ballot is a citizens initiative establishing a Red Flag Law brought forward by…

Border Patrol agents from Maine’s Houlton sector busted an illegal alien gang member from Colombia last month who was the subject of an active New Jersey arrest warrant and deemed a national security threat. [RELATED: U.S. Marshals Team Up with Local Police to Bust Wanted Trinitarios Gang-Member Hiding Out in Bethel…] The man was reportedly arrested in the ordinarily sleepy town of Union, where early last month an unrelated murder investigation seized the attention of…

The Somerset County Sheriff’s Department arrested an Old Town man on Friday for alleged gross sexual assault against a child under the age of ten following a two-year investigation. [RELATED: Old Town Residents Arrested in Brewer for Drug Possession and Child Endangerment…] Initially, Corey M. Cox, 28, of Old Town, was issued a $10,000 bail, but, following a Monday court appearance, Judge Andrew Benson reduced his bail to just $2,500 with conditions that he have…

As the 2025 Fiscal Year came to a close last month, Maine’s General Fund turned out to have a $152.2 million surplus, the governor’s office declared last week. In addition, the state’s Budget Stabilization Fund, also known as the “Rainy Day Fund,” has also reached its statutory maximum of $1.03 billion. Mainers should not expect to see any of their tax dollars coming back to them, however. Instead, the surplus will be distributed across a…

Mainers are facing the highest year-over-year energy rate increase in the nation, surging by over a third, according to a Monday report from Axios, as average energy costs skyrocketing by over 36 percent in just one year. [RELATED: House Republicans Decry Recent Finding in National Survey that Maine’s Infrastructure Ranks Dead Last…] Maine’s average residential energy costs increased by a staggering 36.3 percent in just one year, from May 2024 to May 2025. Ratepayers in…

Are the robust enrollments rates experienced by Maine’s community colleges over the past few years about to substantially contract? In recent years, Maine has seen a significant increase in the number of students attending community college, correlating with the COVID-era free tuition program that was extended for several years beyond its original expiration date. Lawmakers voted earlier this summer, however, to end the program, making this year’s graduating seniors the last class of students eligible…

The Rockland Police Department executed a search warrant on a Second Street residence on Thursday, leading to the arrest of a 64-year-old woman who was previously arrested on Saturday for drug possession. [RELATED: Rockland OUI Enforcement Activities Lead to Over a Half Dozen Drug Arrests…] The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) and Knox County Sheriff’s Office joined Rockland Police in executing the warrant secured as part of a drug investigation. During the raid, police arrested…

As speculation grows over possible 2026 Democrat candidates for U.S. senator from Maine, one most-obvious name hardly ever comes up. Chellie Pingree. So what is keeping Pingree, who has been in the U.S. House for 16 years, from taking a good old-fashioned chance at a promotion and running against Republican incumbent Susan Collins. It’s certainly not the fear of losing money, which Pingree has plenty of, as The Maine Wire has analyzed. Sure she gets…

Many Mainers will likely see the cost of their health insurance increase by double-digits next year in what regulators are calling historic premium hikes. Filings with Maine’s Bureau of Insurance reveal that proposed increases for individual and small group plans being offered in the state range from 8 percent to 32 percent. Although these rate increases are currently under review by the state regulator, individuals can expect to see an average increase of 26 percent,…