Three Chinese nationals — only one of which was present in the U.S. legally — have been arrested in York County for attempting to scam and 82-year-old Alfred man out of more $100,000. “The local…

The Town of Cape Elizabeth is revisiting the possibility of constructing a new middle school after voters narrowly rejected $94.7 million proposal for the project in November. The “Middle Ground School Project Design” bond was…

Retailer T.J. Maxx and automaker Kia are listed as co-sponsors of a program that distributes LGBTQ-themed books to K-12 schools across the U.S., according to a Wednesday report from conservative nonprofit Consumers’ Research obtained by…

The United States Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on January 10 in TikTok’s challenge to a federal law that has the potential to ban the popular social media app nationwide by the…

The Ellsworth City Council suggested at a Monday meeting that it might eliminate the ability for citizens to comment at their council meetings after they said comments from former conservative City Council candidate John Linnehan…

United States Congressional leaders released another short-term funding agreement Tuesday night that, if passed, would keep the government open through March 14 of next year. Absent this legislation, the government would be facing a shutdown…

An Augusta man pleaded guilty Tuesday in a federal court in Bangor to distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material, following a tip from an online anonymous chat platform. Federal law enforcement, alongside the Augusta…

The Fulshear, Texas, police department arrested Venezuelan national Pedro Luis Parra Pulgar, 46, after he allegedly tried to murder his three children, including a three-year-old, last month by burning them alive in his house. The…

Maine’s Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has issued a nearly $70,000, no-bid contract, set to last through all of 2025, for a federal agency to identify and neutralize the unnamed predators killing the endangered…

The City of Portland’s lobbyist the to Maine Legislature admitted during a Tuesday meeting with the city’s elected officials that the state revenue forecast — which projected a nearly $1 billion shortfall for fiscal years…

A heavily redacted record obtained after a lengthy legal fight of Maine’s Freedom of Access Act. Gov. Janet Mills (D-Maine) drummed up controversy one year ago last December when Mainers struggled through a devastating winter…

Update: The Lewiston Police Department released the following Facebook post, including images of the alleged suspects, after this story was published. A Tuesday afternoon shooting in Lewiston left one man who had fled the scene…

A total of 30 inmates at Cumberland County Jail have booking records that indicate that they were either arrested by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or are subject to a federal hold by ICE,…

Then-national climate adviser Gina McCarthy appears to have met directly with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in 2021 to urge him to ease up on a Chinese solar company linked to slave…

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson’s record slim majority could face greater division following a GOP lawmaker’s announcement that she will not be caucusing with House Republicans for the foreseeable future. Republican Indiana Rep. Victoria…

TikTok and it’s Chinese-owned parent company ByteDance have asked the United States Supreme Court to block a law that could potentially result in a nationwide ban on the app late next month. They have asked…

Two Iranian men who illegally conspired to arm the Islamic Republic of Iran with U.S. drone technology, culminating in an attack that killed three Americans, have been arrested by federal authorities, the FBI said Monday.…

President Joe Biden will sign a proclamation Monday establishing a national monument in honor of former Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins — a registered socialist and key architect of the New Deal. A March 2024 executive…

At Monday evening’s meeting of the Portland City Council, Board of Public Education Chair Sarah Lentz presented the annual State of the Schools address, highlighting the district’s diverse demographics and high percentage of students learning…

The Maine Department of Labor (MDOL) released a report this week exploring the state’s projected job outlook through 2032, outlining trends such as expected job growth, demographic shifts, and industry changes. Based on the agency’s…

U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson took time away from her job in the nation’s highest court on Saturday night to appear in the Broadway musical “& Juliet,” featuring a “non-binary” man in…

Top Maine Democrats and the Mayor of Lewiston joined President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden for a holiday party at the White House on Saturday. “Incredible White House holiday party last night with…

A notable critic of President-elect Donald Trump appears to be gearing up to oppose key parts of the incoming administration’s foreign policy agenda despite America First’s electoral mandate. Republican Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell is going…

A Holden man with a troubling criminal history is back in custody after a domestic violence incident, raising questions about why he wasn’t behind bars serving his sentence. David MacKenzie, 52, was arrested Wednesday night…