BANGOR — A 19-year old Portland resident pled guilty on Thursday in the U.S. District Court of Maine on federal firearms charges following his attempts to deceive a local licensed gun dealer and possessing a stolen handgun. In an official press release issued on March 12, 2026, follows the conclusion of an investigation into Jeissey Khami’ s criminal conduct that began in April 2025. The case highlights recent federal focus on enforcing background-check requirements in…

LEWISTON, Maine — After facing growing criticism over his handling of increasingly chaotic and long-winded Lewiston City Council meetings, Mayor Carl Sheline is now pushing rule changes that would cut public comment time and eliminate one of the public’s chances to speak altogether. The move is already drawing a sharper question from critics: is the problem really the rules, or is it Sheline’s inability to lead a public meeting? For weeks, frustration has been building…

The Somerset Sheriff’s Department arrested six alleged drug traffickers, including two from Massachusetts, on Tuesday during a warrant execution on Ward Hill Road in Norridgewock. [RELATED: MDEA Bust in Searsport Leads to Five Arrests Including Two Suspects from Massachusetts…] At approximately 5:40 a.m., the department’s criminal division executed a search warrant at a residence on Ward Hill Road belonging to William Allen. The Criminal Division obtained the warrant after a month-long investigation into drug trafficking…

MICHIGAN — Armed security guards neutralized a suspect who drove a vehicle into Temple Israel, a Reform Jewish synagogue located in the Detroit suburbs, before opening fire with a rifle and prompting a large-scale law enforcement response. The attack in West Bloomfield occurred around 12:30 p.m. earlier today, when the suspect rammed his vehicle into the synagogue and exited armed before exchanging gunfire with on-site security. Following the exchange, the suspect was shot and killed…

BOOTHBAY HARBOR — A United States Coast Guard press release tells the story of heroic efforts of our local service members, arriving within minutes to rescue three fishermen after their commercial fishing vessel took on water and sank 23 miles south of the Lincoln County port. The incident escalated rapidly, following an initial mayday call from the crew of the Vesta Renee around 7:03 a.m. yesterday morning, which prompted a multi-unit response that rescued three…

Even Maj. Gen. William Neil McCasland’s wife is making jokes about his mysterious disappearance.McCasland, retired military, has been missing nearly two weeks from his Albuquerque, New Mexico home.He apparently had no dementia and he left his cell phone behind.McCasland, 68, once commanded the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base – long rumored to house extraterrestrial debris linked to an alleged Roswell, New Mexico UFO crash in 1947.Wright-Patterson has long been the subject…

Left-wing Senate hopeful Graham Platner brought his campaign to the York County Jail on Sunday and posed for a photo-op with the left-wing Sheriff William King, despite the growing number of corrections officers there indicted for smuggling. [RELATED: Dropping Like Flies: Yet Another York Corrections Officer Indicted for Smuggling Contraband to Inmate…] Sheriff King, who is currently running for re-election, announced Platner’s tour of the facility via his campaign Facebook page. “Graham Platner stopped by…

The Windham Police Department arrested a man on domestic violence charges on Monday after receiving reports of shots being fired at a local residence. [RELATED: Brownfield Man Arrested on Domestic Violence Charges after Shooting at Woman…] At approximately 9:30 p.m., police received reports of a disturbance involving someone allegedly shooting at a residence at 5 Cornfield View. Officers arrived to discover that a single gunshot had been fired during an alleged domestic dispute, and the…

Maine gubernatorial candidate David Jones (R) is getting a different kind of campaign boost, this time from his daughter. Lauren Jones has launched a TikTok account, @MyDad4Maine, aimed at giving voters a more personal, behind-the-scenes look at her father as he runs for governor. Instead of relying on traditional campaign messaging, the account features short videos and stories from Lauren’s perspective as his daughter. The posts highlight decades of family life, fun facts, old photos,…

Rep. Jared Golden (D) of Maine’s 2nd Congressional District has joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in an effort to increase transparency surrounding the national debt. The Debt-to-GDP Transparency and Stabilization Act – co-led by Rep. Golden and Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) – would require the President’s annual budget, as well as congressional budget resolutions, to include the ratio of the public debt to the estimated gross domestic product (GDP). According to data from the…

The Way Way Store, which has it every which way, and from way, way back, is shutting down after a century in business. “For many people throughout Maine, their local general store is considered a lifeline,” reports WCYY.com. The store sells candy, ice cream, cold drinks, nostalgia and antiques and yes even canoes. “General stores are a place where you can get just about anything – from light groceries to takeout food, hardware and even…

The Penobscot Sheriff’s Department arrested a Plymouth felon on Sunday after he was allegedly found in possession of a firearm during a child welfare check. [RELATED: Old Orchard Beach Police Bust Arundel Man Found with Cocaine and Over $16K Cash in His Car…] At approximately 8:00 a.m., the Sheriff’s Department received a report of possible child abuse at a Plymouth residence. Deputies responded to the residence to investigate and developed a suspicion that one of…

Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Graham Platner is blaming his own party for trying to get him out of the race to make room for Janet Mills.Even before Platner entered the race, he says in an interview with Slate magazine, his campaign “received messages from Washington, from the national-level party, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee,” that it was Mills, the term-limited governor, who would be the nominee.“Very early on, we received very clear warnings that I…

The Blair Witch is seeking political redemption in a Maine town where voters fired her last year amid a bitter property dispute.The witch’s name on Friday The 13th will appear as the more common Heather Donahue.March 13, a Friday, townspeople in a town called Freedom, Maine will go to the polls to decide whether Donahue will get another term on the selectboard.Donahue was removed from the board last year after she allegedly overstepped her municipal…

The Democrat Gov. Janet Mills administration went crying to Maine’s largest daily Wednesday – the paper she counts on for a hug when the chips are down.The Portland Press Herald ran a piece quoting a Mills spokesman decrying The Maine Wire for allegedly being in bed with President Trump.The Trump administration last week notified The Maine Wire it was rejecting Mills’ request for more time to defend her embattled, allegedly fraudulent Medicaid program.“The flap stemmed…