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…

The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department arrested three alleged drug traffickers on Tuesday during a warrant execution at a Milford residence. [RELATED: Two Homeless People Busted after Portland Drug Investigation…] At approximately 2:00 p.m., deputies executed a search warrant at a home on French Settlement Road. A deputy assigned to Milford obtained the warrant following an investigation into alleged drug-related activities at the residence. During the warrant execution, deputies allegedly discovered methamphetamine and a firearm. Law…

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…

The wife of the leading Democrat U.S. Senate candidate from Maine has suddenly come out of hiding to pitch “universal healthcare” amid her out-of-country infertility treatments. Amy Gertner hadn’t been seen for three months until she and candidate Graham Platner apparently decided Wednesday they needed to put an end to her mysterious disappearance.The last time we heard from Gertner was when she was touting her husband’s “great sperm” in a January announcement of their traveling…

A leading consumer says the Pine Tree State has one of the highest tax burdens in the country.WalletHub compared property taxes, income taxes, sales and excise taxes, basing the state’s total tax burden on the percentage of the average resident’s income.Maine places fifth from the top in living expenses, according to Newsweek reporter Hugh Cameron.Hawaii topped the rankings, with residents paying 13.3 percent of their income to local and state governments. New York followed at…

The Brunswick Police Department assisted U.S. Marshals on Tuesday in the arrest of a former UMaine football player and Bowdoin assistant class dean on gross sexual assault charges. [RELATED: Bangor Man Arrested on Numerous Child Sexual Assault Charges… U.S. Marshals, Brunswick Police, and the Maine Violent Offender Task Force arrested Roosavelt Boone, 37, on a warrant for a charge of gross sexual assault in Maine. Boone was arrested at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida,…

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…

BOSTON – Massachusetts Democrats plan to provide an additional $1 million dollars to a state program which provides legal representation to illegal immigrants facing deportation, with the fund revenue generated by taxpayers in standard financing procedure. In a nod to the “tax the rich” narrative, Democrats plan to extract the needed funds by capitalizing on the state’s 4 percent surtax on incomes exceeding $1 million dollars. Senate President Karen Spilka, a Democrat from Ashland, cited…

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Thursday abruptly ousted Attorney General Pam Bondi and moved Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche into the role of acting attorney general, a high-level shakeup that comes amid growing fallout over Bondi’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files and frustration inside Trump’s orbit over the pace of politically sensitive prosecutions. Trump announced the move in a Truth Social post, praising Bondi as a “Great American Patriot” while saying she would…

Maine Senators Susan Collins (R) and Angus King (I) have called for continued engagement with seafood industry stakeholders regarding concerns over ropeless gear, also known as “on-demand” gear. In a letter to Assistant Administrator for Fisheries at the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Eugenio Piñero Soler, the senators urged consideration of alternatives such as Dynamic Area Management. Sens. Collins and King explain in their letter that while Maine has made “meaningful progress” toward the eventual…

Note: Subsequent to our publication of this story, the Daily Mail changed it’s story to note that although “Spyros Niarchos appeared in several files relating to Epstein, A representative for Spyros Niarchos has confirmed that he has never met or spoken with Jeffrey Epstein, and that any suggestion of an association or relationship is incorrect.” The Maine Wire’s initial story accurately cited and quoted the Daily Mail’s reporting at the time.A British tabloid has latched onto a…

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…

PORTLAND, Maine – The City of Portland is asking residents to weigh in on the future of four city-owned parcels in the Bayside neighborhood, a collection of properties officials are referring to as the “Midtown properties.” Before the sites are formally marketed for potential sale, city officials are opening a public feedback process that includes an online survey and two upcoming public meetings aimed at gathering community input on how the land should be used.…

In Massachusetts, a Maine-made progressive superintendent has once again blown out the education budget of Lexington, Massachusetts public schools. As a result, the district has moved to cut 65 full-time teacher and staff positions after issuing non-renewal notices to 160 educators. Parents are incensed. This comes as the Hackett administration’s construction of a new $660 million dollar high school paid for by taxpayers is underway. Superintendent Julie Hackett, stated that the reductions were necessary to…