Radically different testimonies from a politician and a prosecutor before a legislative committee in Augusta this week cast doubt on whether an initiative to ban life sentences in Maine will get far. After the Democratic…

A Medford man who is a lifetime Maine sex offender registrant for multiple convictions of sexual abuse against minors has been found guilty on new charges and was sentenced to over a year in jail.…

The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) issued its final warning to the Maine Department of Education (MDOE) on Monday for its continued violation of Title IX anti-discrimination laws by allowing males to compete in girls’…

A Saco man has been charged with felony theft after allegedly stealing an ATM from a business in Westbrook. “In something you only think you see on TV, an ATM was stolen from a business…

Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) is shirking her duty to pay property taxes for a Salem Township lot she owns in Franklin County, according to records obtained by the Maine Wire. Franklin County Registry of…

A new bill from Rep. Gary Drinkwater (R-Milford) could give Mainers a better sense of how much of their tax money is spent on healthcare for illegal immigrants by collecting data on medical expenditures for…

The Maine Judiciary Committee released updated language Monday morning for a bill aimed at addressing the lack of state-provided attorneys for criminal defendants ahead of this week’s work session. Originally introduced earlier this month by…

Secretary of State — and announced gubernatorial candidate — Shenna Bellows has officially notified the House of Representatives that anti-gun activists have now collected enough valid signatures to place the ‘Red Flag’ law on the…

Maine lawmakers have introduced a bill that would exempt any money earned by kids from state income tax. This proposal would make any income earned by someone under the age of 18 years tax-free, either…

A first-term Maine Democratic lawmaker has introduced a bill that would prohibit the state from investing public funds or entering into contracts with companies, persons or other entities associated with “perpetrator states” that have been…

Codee Houston, 33, of California, pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges on Thursday at the U.S. District Court in Bangor, admitting to transporting drugs from his home state into Maine. According to the U.S. Attorney’s…

A Hartford man was shot and killed by Oxford County Sheriff’s deputies during a domestic assault incident after the man allegedly advanced towards the deputies with a knife. According to the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office,…

A bipartisan group of state lawmakers in Maine have sponsored a bill that would decriminalize the possession of small amounts of psilocybin for persons 21 and older. Psilocybin is a naturally occurring psychedelic compound found…

New details have emerged about Ronald Joseph, 43, the illegal Haitian immigrant, who allegedly raped and impregnated his 14-year-old daughter while living at an illegal immigrant shelter in Marlborough, Massachusetts, including an earlier pregnancy and…

The Office of Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services referred the State of Maine to the U.S. Department of Justice on Friday — one day after the Maine Principals’ Association…

Portland Police say they are investigating a Sunday morning stabbing incident on Portland Street that left one man injured. Police say they responded to 45 Portland Street, the address of Dyer’s Variety Store in the…

A state senator apparently forgot to stop, look and listen before trying to name a Maine railroad crossing for a Florida tourist with no local ties. Locals in the picturesque coastal village of Wiscasset can’t…

U.S. law enforcement arrested an alleged top MS-13 gang leader and Salvadoran illegal immigrant, Henrry Josue Villatoro Santos, 24, on Thursday in a Virginia operation involving the FBI, along with Customs and Border Protection (CBP)…

A Winterport Republican has introduced a bill that limits the immunity of the state’s education system. The bill’s public hearing on Monday afternoon comes in the middle of a political storm sweeping across Maine schools…

A Hallowell Democrat has introduced a bill to expand the use of overseas absentee ballots for local elections. In last year’s federal and state elections, absentee ballots swung the Second District congressional race and gave…

The Kennebec County Sheriff’s Department arrested Jason A. Rocque, 47, after he was allegedly found with multiple firearms in his Chelsea home on Friday morning, despite being prohibited from possessing guns. [RELATED: Maine’s Gun Grabbers…

In a scathing audit of Maine’s 2024 spending, Maine’s Office of the State Auditor has revealed systemic financial mismanagement, cronyism-friendly contracting practices, and multiple material weaknesses across state agencies—leaving taxpayers exposed to legal risks, unnecessary…

An Auburn Democrat has introduced a bill that would prevent Maine voters in the northern, more rural part of the state from awarding an electoral college vote to a presidential candidate other than statewide popular…

A public hearing is now on the books for a series of constitutional amendments that would give Mainers the right to popularly elect key constitutional officers, including the Attorney General and Secretary of State. Because…