Auburn Police are honoring the memory of one of their own who perished nearly a half-century ago.Officer Rodney “Rocky” Bonney had responded April 6, 1981 to a call involving a teenage boy who had fallen into the Androscoggin River while walking along a railroad trestle. “Without hesitation, he removed his jacket and duty belt and entered the water,” Auburn Police say in their Facebook tribute.“He reached the boy but the teenager, panicked and struggling to…

Graham Platner is telling donors to coalesce behind him in the Democrat U.S. primary race from Maine polls show him winning overwhelmingly.That’s according to Axios.com, which says Platner has deemed himself to have already won against Gov. Janet Mills.The self-described oyster farmer is telling party leaders the primary “is all but over,” reports Holly Otterbein, a senior political reporter.“Platner’s team told donors and allies that he is pivoting to focus more on the general election…

A New Hampshire man shot a police officer on Saturday after law enforcement responded to reports that he had been firing a rifle at his family members, sparking an hours-long shelter-in-place order for surrounding residences. [RELATED: Man Arrested for Attacking NH State Trooper Unprovoked and Grabbing His Firearm…] At approximately 1:30 p.m., officers from the Nottingham, NH, Police Department responded to a residence on Ham Road in Raymond, NH, following reports that Matthew J. Masse,…

PORTLAND, Maine – The Portland Police Department released its latest weekly crime statistics, detailing dozens of arrests, hundreds of calls for service, and several notable incidents that occurred between March 23 and March 29, 2026. According to police, officers responded to 1,294 calls for service during the week. The department reported 34 arrests, 52 vehicle crashes, 17 assaults, and 52 alarm calls. Additional activity included 46 thefts, 210 disturbance calls, 55 behavioral health-related incidents, and…

CUMBERLAND, Maine – A Lewiston man has been cited after allegedly falling asleep behind the wheel and striking a Maine Turnpike Authority maintenance vehicle Friday morning on the Maine Turnpike, sending a roadside worker to the hospital with minor injuries. According to Maine State Police, the crash occurred at approximately 9:07 a.m. on Friday, April 3, 2026, on southbound Interstate 95 near mile marker 57 in Cumberland. Authorities said a Maine Turnpike Authority maintenance employee…

LEWISTON, Maine – The Lewiston Police Department handled 3,506 calls for service in March, a month that also saw dozens of crashes, hundreds of traffic stops, 21 confirmed overdoses, two confirmed shooting incidents, and 186 arrests, according to the department’s latest “Neighborhood First” public snapshot. The department’s March numbers paint a picture of a city where police are balancing routine enforcement with more serious public safety concerns. In addition to the 3,506 calls for service,…

Shock of shocks – a new batch of old Reddit posts is haunting U.S. Democrat Senate candidate Graham Platner of Maine.Platner, a Marine veteran who has positioned himself as a staunch anti-war candidate and critic of the U.S. military campaign in Iran, once defended a Marine who urinated on a dead Taliban fighter, unearthed posts show.The report of yet-another trove of yet-more freshly discovered Reddit posts comes from The New York Post.“The left-wing populist further…

In the first Navy mission of its kind, a Connecticut naval base “borrowed” hundreds of Portsmouth Naval Shipyard workers.The traveling band of submarine experts from the Kittery yard just completed a major overhaul in Groton of the USS Albany.“Despite the inherent challenges of executing an off-yard availability, compounded by multiple winter storms, the teaming demonstrated by the crew of Albany and the shipyard workforce drove through every obstacle, completing Albany’s docking period ahead of schedule,”…

A Scarborough man pleaded guilty last Tuesday to child pornography charges after he was allegedly discovered with thousands of images of sexual abuse. [RELATED: Pedo Eliot Cutler Facing – Count ‘Em – Fourth Charge Of Violating Probation On Child-Porn Conviction…] Robert E. Milholland Jr., 49, of Scarborough, first came under investigation in July 2025, after he was linked to sexual abuse material on BitTorrent, a file sharing network. After becoming suspicious of Milholland, Homeland Security…

Nick Gagnon has broken the world record for what’s known as Fastest Known Time (FKT) on America’s longest trails, including a leg that began in Maine.Gagnon, who smokes half a pack a day, walked an unprecedented 32 miles a day and burned through 14 pairs of shoes to complete the hiking feat.He did the so-called Triple Crown of hiking, completing the Pacific Crest Trail, Continental Divide Trail and Appalachian Trail back-to-back-to-back.Gagnon hiked 7,525 miles faster…

Gov. Janet Mills (D) has signed into law a bill requiring the Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to consider affordability when carrying out its prescribed duties. Members of the Energy, Utilities and Technology (EUT) Committee were divided over the proposal earlier this year, exhibiting partisan divisions that were ultimately reflected in roll call votes taken by the House and Senate in March. The final version of the bill directs the Maine PUC to develop an…

Gov. Janet Mills (D) has signed a bill into law prohibiting medical debt collectors from placing a lien on a person’s home or garnishing their wages. This comes less than a year after state lawmakers passed a law preventing medical debt from being factored into Mainers’ credit scores. [RELATED: Medical Debt Will No Longer Play a Role in Calculating Mainers’ Credit Scores] After this latest measure, LD 2129, received unanimous approval from members of the…

HOWLAND, Maine — Maine State Police are investigating a single-vehicle crash that occurred early Friday morning on Interstate 95 in Howland, leaving a Bangor man injured and closing part of the highway for several hours. According to state police, troopers responded to the crash at approximately 5:02 a.m. on Friday, April 3, 2026, at mile marker 220 northbound. When authorities arrived, they found a 2024 Freightliner box truck overturned on its side roughly 50 feet…

Ryan Jennings, a coach and father from North Yarmouth, died while rescuing his children from rip currents during a family vacation in South Florida.Jennings, 46, his wife Emily, and their three young children were visiting Ryan’s parents near Juno Beach.Two of the kids were caught in rip currents while swimming with their father, authorities were quoted by WPBF-TV.Witnesses said Jennings immediately swam after them, saving the children but losing his own life in the process.He…

The Penobscot Sheriff’s Department arrested a Bangor man on Friday for numerous alleged child sexual assault offenses committed over the course of years against multiple victims. [RELATED: Howland Rapist Arrested for Violating the Sex Offender Registry and Contacting Minors…] On February 26, the Penobscot Criminal Investigation Division received a tip regarding Shawn Fleming, 19, of Bangor, and the alleged sexual exploitation of a minor. The sheriff’s department mounted an investigation into the allegations. During the…