A Portland man has been charged in connection with robberies at Walmart stores in Biddeford and Falmouth earlier this month, authorities said. Biddeford police said officers responded to a Nov. 9 robbery at the Biddeford…

President Donald Trump declared Friday that he is nullifying a broad slate of executive actions issued under President Joe Biden, asserting in a social media post that any document Biden signed using an autopen is…

A full-blown legal fight has broken out between Nova Scotia’s entrenched lobstermen and indigenous fishermen with close relatives in Maine. If this internecine battle doesn’t heat up the depths of cold Canadian waters where many…

President Donald Trump announced that one of the two West Virginia National Guardsmen who was shot Wednesday in Washington, D.C., succumbed to her wounds Thursday. West Virginia National Guard Specialist Sarah Beckstrom and West Virginia…

A tick-borne virus that, if not caught early and treated, can be deadly may be spreading to New England, officials say. The illness, known as alpha-gal syndrome, victimizes people who eat meat. A recent case…

In a salute to the recent election of Bowdoin College’s most famous socialist alum as mayor of America’s largest city, a group of the storied school’s students has formed a new political organization. The group…

A 27-year-old Warren man suspected of robbing a Scarborough bank was arrested in New Jersey after being involved in a car crash, police said Wednesday. The Scarborough Police Department said Thomas Sawyer was taken into…

A house on Oakland’s Lakeview Drive exploded Thursday afternoon, injuring a man and scattering debris across the neighborhood, officials said. The Oakland Fire Department said it received a report of the blast around 3:40 p.m.…

Single-family homes in Cumberland County, Maine became significantly more expensive in October, underscoring a growing inventory and persistent demand in coastal Maine, according to data released Tuesday.  The county’s median sale price jumped 10.79 percent,…

Greater Portland Metro has won a $4.25 million federal grant to modernize its bus fleet and expand service, the transit agency announced Tuesday.  The award comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Buses and Bus…

A suspect nabbed Thursday in a fatal hit-and-run may have been hopped up on drugs, according to state police. Cops grabbed Tyler Hewitt, 31, of Presque Isle after authorities received reports of a “suspicious person”…

ICE agents were allegedly spotted on the University of Maine Farmington Campus last week, inspiring taxpayer-funded professors to attempt recording their whereabouts and to call a hotline intended to help illegal immigrants evade law enforcement,…

United States Attorney Jeanine Pirro of the District of Columbia said during a Thursday press conference that two West Virginia National Guardsmen shot in Washington had been “sworn in” less than 24 hours before they…

Scarborough police are searching for a man who robbed the Chase Bank on Hannaford Drive Wednesday afternoon before fleeing in a maroon Chevrolet Trailblazer with out-of-state plates. The robbery was reported around 1:40 p.m. Police…

A trio of squatters fled from an abandoned home in Augusta on Saturday after it caught fire, authorities say. [RELATED: Fire Marshal’s Office Investigating Falmouth House Fire…] Firefighters responded to the blaze at 33 Pike…

Hancock County Commissioners have approved a four-day workweek for county employees but agreed to keep operating hours unchanged to preserve public access to services. Commissioners unanimously backed the plan at their most recent meeting, allowing…

A Calais city worker says he has no plans to resign from the city council despite voters deciding he should. Peter Foster, who works for the school department, took his council seat a year ago…

A 78-year-old woman breathed a well-deserved sigh of relief after summiting Mount Katahdin in Maine on November 21. Or, maybe, sigh of exhaustion. Susan Juronics of Hightstown, N.J., walked 2,190 miles from Georgia to Maine…

The New Hampshire State Police arrested a Massachusetts fugitive wanted by the U.S. Marshals on Tuesday after he allegedly slammed into a police cruiser during a high-speed chase. [RELATED: U.S. Marshals Lug Illegal Alien Listed…

The State of Maine has joined a coalition of 20 other states in suing the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), accusing the federal agency of illegally restricting access to long-term homelessness support. …

A Jay man was sentenced to four years in prison on Tuesday after selling drugs to a confidential informant and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. [RELATED: Oops! Jay Man Nabbed for Selling Guns…

A former director of the state forestry division who also served on two Maine city councils is being remembered for his many years of public service. The Maine Forest Products Council said John Cashwell III…

The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department received an unusual call on Tuesday when they were asked for assistance with an unexploded WWII-era British artillery shell. [RELATED: Maine ‘Gun Safety’ Coalition Oversees Negligent Firearm Discharge at Gun-Giveback…]…

Portland officials are launching a community survey aimed at gathering broad public input on city programs and services, inviting residents to share feedback that may help guide future policy decisions. The City of Portland is…