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March 20, 2024

Maine regulators considering adoption of California EV use standards

Environmental regulators in Maine are set to determine whether the state will join others that have adopted standards aimed at increasing electric vehicle use.

March 19, 2024

Sergeant criticized for handling of Lewiston shooter is now running for sheriff

Sgt. Aaron Skolfield is running for Sagadahoc County Sheriff, despite criticism over his handling of Robert Card, who would later commit the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history.

March 19, 2024

Vulnerable House Dem bucks party orthodoxy, blasting his state's proposed EV mandate

FIRST ON FOX: Democratic Maine Rep. Jared Golden is taking a stance opposing electric vehicle mandates, bucking his party on a central green-energy tenet.

March 18, 2024

Maine bill would make state a 'sanctuary' for gender surgeries

Maine State Rep. Laurel Libby (R) on her efforts to block a proposal to make the state a sanctuary for transgender surgeries and treatments including for children

March 16, 2024

Maine sheriff had probable cause to detain Maine gunman before mass shooting, independent report claims

U.S. Army and law enforcement officials had probable cause necessary to take the Lewiston, Maine, mass shooting perpetrator into custody before he committed the heinous crime.

March 15, 2024

Feds select large stretch of New England coast for offshore wind development

The federal government designated Friday a large area off New England's coast for offshore wind energy development, opening up potential for a lease sale in the Gulf of Maine.

March 14, 2024

Future of Maine's lucrative baby eel industry to be decided by regulatory board

A regulatory board is currently deliberating on the future of baby eel fishing quotas across the country. This decision is expected to have a significant impact in Maine.

March 14, 2024

Maine priest, during Lent, urges taking time to acknowledge God's constant presence among us

Fr. Kyle Doustou, a priest from Maine and the chaplain of the University of Maine's Newman Center, shared reflections on what it means for God to truly be with humanity always.

March 11, 2024

GOP AGs warn Maine to kill 'totalitarian' bill making sanctuary state for sex-change surgeries, or be sued

16 GOP attorneys general are sending a warning shot to Maine for a proposed bill that would establish the state as a sanctuary for sex-change surgeries for minors.

March 7, 2024

First American woman to race sailboat alone nonstop around world hopes to inspire other girls to sail

Cole Brauer, 29, from Maine, successfully completed the Global Solo Challenge on Thursday, March 7, becoming the first American woman to race a sailboat nonstop around the world.