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February 15, 2024

Maine state police to discuss Lewiston mass shooting with investigative panel

A panel investigating the deadliest shooting in Maine's history is set to hear from state police commanders regarding their response after 18 people were killed in Lewiston.

February 14, 2024

Maine Gov. Mills proposes $71M supplemental budget, with focus on Lewiston massacre

Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills unveiled a $71 million supplemental budget on Wednesday, which includes several security initiatives in light of the Lewiston shooting.

February 14, 2024

Maine sheriff's deputy shot while responding to disturbance

Authorities in Minot, Maine, are investigating after a deputy was shot and a home was set on fire during the investigation of a disturbance.

February 14, 2024

Maine deputy shot while responding to disturbance, police say

Police in Maine are investigating an incident involving a disturbance that led to the shooting of a deputy in the leg. A fire broke out at the residence after the shooting.

February 14, 2024

Portland, Maine, residents uphold legacy of late Valentine's Day Bandit by continuing paper hearts tradition

Residents of Portland, Maine, are upholding the legacy of the city's beloved Valentine's Day Bandit after his death last spring by using hundreds of red hearts to decorate.

February 10, 2024

Maine grandfather dies after ATV breaks through frozen lake during ice fishing trip with grandsons

An 88-year-old grandpa from Milford, Maine, died after his ATV broke through an ice-covered lake in Hancock County, authorities say.

February 10, 2024

What is ranked choice voting, the contentious election method expanding across the nation?

Ranked choice voting has been popularized in the U.S. and continues to face backlash from some critics over its effectiveness and fairness. But what is it exactly?

February 8, 2024

Library attacked by community for carrying 'harmful' book opposing trans agenda: 'Hate speech'

The Blue Hill Public Library board and director were confronted for carrying Abigail Shrier’s book “Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters."

February 7, 2024

Maine sheriff deemed 'unworthy' of the job asked to step down in letter to the governor

County commissioners in Oxford, Maine wrote a 10-page complaint to the governor of the Pine Tree State in a rare political move to oust controversial Sheriff Christopher Wainwright.

February 5, 2024

Maine must release voter rolls to conservative group for independent audits, federal court rules

A federal appeals court has ruled Maine must release its voter list to the Public Interest Legal Foundation as it seeks to conduct independent audits.