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6 days ago

Portland City Council approves fines for owners of vacant storefronts

Portland city councilors have approved an ordinance that will fine the owners of vacant commercial properties.

7 days ago

Northern Light Health to cut workforce by 3 percent

One of the state's largest health care systems will be cutting its workforce by 3 percent.

7 days ago

2 people arrested after search warrant prompts lockout at nearby Gorham schools

U.S. Marshals executed a high-risk search warrant in Gorham on Tuesday, prompting a lockout at three local schools.

1 week ago

3rd person dies after boat overturns on lake in Eustis

A woman who was critically injured in a boat crash on Flagstaff Lake in Eustis has died.

1 week ago

Survivors of Lewiston mass shooting and victims’ relatives sue US government alleging negligence

Survivors of Maine’s deadliest mass shooting and relatives of victims sued the federal government Wednesday, alleging that the U.S. Army could and should have stopped one of its reservists from carrying out what they call “one of the most preventable mass tragedies in American history.”

1 week ago

Maine Beer Co. Head Enters U.S. Senate Race as Democrat

Maine Beer Company owner Dan Kleban made his run for Senate official Wednesday morning.

1 week ago

Four Finalists Named for Maine Teacher of the Year

One of the four will be named Maine Teacher of the Year in October.

1 week ago

Massachusetts Man Pleads Not Guilty in Death of Portland Man

Police say Christopher Caron murdered Declan Perry, who was found wrapped in blankets in the backseat of a car.

1 week ago

ICE Releases Ecuadorian Who Was Arrested in Maine

Court filings show Edgar Vicente Bermeo Sicha was released from ICE custody on Saturday

1 week ago

Facing Pushback on Land, Maine’s Space Industry Looks to the Sea

The Maine Space Corporation was created in 2022 by the state legislature.

1 week ago

Massachusetts man charged in death of Portland chef arraigned

New details were released Tuesday in the death of a Portland chef whose body was found in his car in Massachusetts.

1 week ago

Pair from Vermont face charges after vehicle burglaries in Saco

Saco Police say two people from Vermont were taken into custody following motor vehicle burglaries.

1 week ago

Somerset County Man, Woman Accused of Drug Trafficking

The pair was charged with aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs.

1 week ago

Mississippi Man Arrested After Shots Fired in Bangor Neighborhood

Officers say a caller showed them security camera video that appeared to capture the shooting.

1 week ago

Two Injured in Floatplane Crash in Flagstaff Lake

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

1 week ago

Massachusetts Man Found Dead Off Maine Coast Near Bremen

Mark Metzger was reported missing by friends after they could not find him near his 19-foot sailboat.

1 week ago

Maine Woman Wins 2nd World Paracycling Title

Brown captured gold on the final day of this year's UCI Championships.

1 week ago

Speed and Alcohol Suspected Factors in a Casco Car Crash, Killing a Hiram Man

A Hiram man was killed in a single vehicle crash by the town line of Casco and Naples, early Sunday…

2 weeks ago

ICE ordered by Maine judge to release detained Ecuadorian man

26-year-old Edgar Vicente Bermeo Sicha, who had been in the US since 2024, was on his way to a job site in Maine on the 28th of July when he was detained by border patrol.

2 weeks ago

Maine man who pleaded guilty in wife’s killing sentenced to 45 years

The Church of Safe Injection in Lewiston has had its license revoked after inspectors condemned the building this past week.