Three people were arrested are facing a slew of narcotics and other charges after police found methamphetamine, fentanyl, a handgun and other drug trafficking paraphernalia in a vehicle at a convenience store in Medway over the weekend. East Millinocket Police say an officer observed a suspicious vehicle parked at a local convenience store in Medway on Sunday evening, and recognized one of the occupants at 25-year-old Lindsay Gardner of Linneus. Police say Gardner appeared under…

A traffic stop following a police chase in South Portland early Saturday morning led to the arrest of two Massachusetts men on drugs and weapons charges after police found large amounts of suspected drugs in the vehicle hidden in candy packaging. South Portland Police say that at about 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, an officer in a marked police cruiser on Westbrook Street observed a vehicle passing at a high rate of speed. When the officer…

The Maine Trust for Local News, already reeling from a string of executive resignations, is now losing the publisher of one of its largest papers. Jody Jalbert, publisher of the Lewiston Sun Journal and the Maine Trust for Local News Community News Division, said she is stepping down. A 36-year-veteran of the newspaper, including the last three years as publisher, Jalbert announced the news to her colleagues on Tuesday. Jalbert’s unexpected resignation comes on the…

Standing next to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. President Donald Trump suggested on Tuesday evening that America take over the war-torn Gaza Strip and reconstruct the ravaged territory on the Eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea into “the Riviera of the Middle East.” “We’ll own it,” President Trump said during the news conference, “Level it out and create an economic development that will supply unlimited numbers of jobs and housing for the people of…

Gov. Janet Mills (D) has again proposed implementing a tax on streaming service subscriptions in Maine that would raise the cost of most popular entertainment streaming by 5.5 percent. Although lawmakers ultimately rejected the governor’s efforts to include a streaming service tax in the supplemental budget signed into law in 2024, Gov. Mills has again include such a provision in her latest proposed biennial budget. [RELATED: Streaming Service Subscriptions May Soon Be Taxed in Maine]…

The shooting of a 34-year-old Virginia man whose body was discovered in Edgecomb on Dec. 3 is tied to an illicit Chinese marijuana grow in Turner, the Maine Wire has learned. The Maine Wire previously reported on Thursday that the Maine State Police (MSP) were investigating a homicide at 57 Conant Road in Turner, the location of a massive marijuana cultivation facility controlled by Chinese criminal organizations. The MSP announced on on Dec. 10 that…

The State of Maine’s Office of Tourism has awarded a $165,000 grant to a black travel influencer as part of a marketing campaign aimed at attracting more “diverse visitors” and “Black travelers” to Maine. The contract, dated Nov. 25, indicates that the $165,000 will go to Black Travel Maine, Inc., with a goal of “[Enhancing] Maine’s appeal to Black travelers through itinerary development, influencer engagement, communications and media relations.” [RELATED: Maine Racial Equity Board Sponsors…

Tom’s of Maine — a popular toothpaste brand celebrated for it’s use of all-natural ingredients — has violated federal rules around the safety and hygiene of facilities that produce food, drugs, and cosmetics, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for fail During a recent inspection, the Tom’s of Maine manufacturing facility, located in Sanford, was found to be out of compliance with the required rules for “methods, facilities, or controls for manufacturing,…

Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) arrested 46-year-old Stacey Ray Lancaster of Hudson, New Hampshire, a high school teacher, as part of a sting operation after he tried to partake in the sex trafficking of what he thought was a 12-year-old girl. HSI agents arrested the Manchester West High School teacher and Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps leader on Thursday outside an unnamed hotel in the city. Court documents detail the HIS sting operation that led to…

Five additional suspects have been arrested by Portland Police in recent days in connection to a July shooting on Forest Avenue that left a 54-year-old Gray woman dead. One New Hampshire man who authorities believe is associated with the Outlaws Motorcycle Club remains at large and is considered dangerous and may be armed, police said Wednesday. The July 30 shooting, which occurred at about 8:45 p.m. near Morrill’s Corner on Forest Avenue, left three people…

In response to President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of a decorated military veteran and best-selling author to head the Department of Defense, U.S. Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) says he’s not impressed. “I haven’t seen a lot that impresses me,” Sen. King said of Pete Hegseth, a 20-year military veteran, winner of the Bronze Star, and Fox News presenter. Trump announced the pick in a social media post Tuesday. [RELATED: “Neocon”: Marco Rubio as Secretary of State…

A man previously convicted of felonies in multiple states was arrested on drug trafficking and firearm charges on Friday after police found a large quantity of illegal drugs and a handgun during a search of two properties in Auburn. [RELATED: Auburn Drug Bust Results in Arrest, Seizure of Large Quantity of Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl…] According to Auburn Police, on Friday, Oct. 18, members of the department’s Proactive Community Enforcement (PACE) Unit, alongside member of…

Current South Portland City Councilor Natalie West took out a full-page ad in the local South Portland Sentry newspaper urging voters to support Vice President Kamala Harris and to oppose former President Donald Trump. [RELATED: South Portland to Spend $1 million+ Helping Migrants Pay Rent, Buy Food — While Recommending Seniors Reverse Mortgage Homes to Pay Taxes…] “I urge you to join me in choosing Kamala Harris over Donald Trump. Whatever your opinion on individual…

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced Thursday the results of ongoing efforts to test the surface water near where toxic firefighting foam spilled over the summer at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station. On August 19, the fire suppression system in one of the hangars malfunctioned, releasing 1,450 gallons of aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) mixed with 50,000 gallons of water. This mixture filled the hangar and spilled out into an oil/water separator and…

Five Chinese nationals have been charged after they were caught spying on Camp Grayling, a National Guard training facility located in Grayling, Michigan, and lying to cover their tracks. The Chinese nationals were in the country legally as students at the University of Michigan as part of a joint program with Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China, and have since graduated. “This case shows once again that [Chinese Communist Party] CCP espionage can happen anywhere…