April 13, 2023 4 Penobscot tribe members sue Maine clergymen in decades-old sex abuse cases Four Native Americans from Maine's Penobscot Nation are suing three Roman Catholic priests for alleged sexual abuse incidents they claim took place between 1972 and 1987.
April 12, 2023 Maine bill expanding abortion access gets enough co-sponsors to ensure passage A pro-abortion bill championed by Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills is virtually guaranteed to pass the Legislature after accruing a large number of sponsors in both of its chambers.
April 12, 2023 Meteorites hit Maine, museum offers $25K reward for fragments The Maine Mineral and Gem Museum is offering a $25,000 reward to anyone able to locate meteorites weighing a kilogram or more from a Saturday afternoon shower over the Canadian border.
April 12, 2023 Maine city turns basketball arena into migrant shelter, asks residents for donations Portland resident rips city leadership for prioritizing illegal immigrants over homeless Americans amid the costly reopening of another shelter.
April 12, 2023 Maine woman charged with buying dozens of guns that went to CA gangs A Maine woman has been charged with making illegal straw gun purchases. The woman allegedly bought more than 50 guns which went to gangs in Southern California.
April 11, 2023 Former Maine governor candidate guaranteed prison time in child porn plea deal Former Maine gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler is changing his plea in a child pornography case, reaching a deal with prosecutors that reportedly involves prison time.
April 11, 2023 Former US campaign worker accused of stealing $225,000 from late Senate candidate Max Linn Matthew T. McDonald, who accused Max Linn of pointing a gun at him, has now been accused of stealing $225,000 from Linn. Linn died in December 2021.
April 11, 2023 Maine's Supreme Court orders election officials to rethink the wording of a statewide utility referendum Election officials in Maine need to rethink the wording of a statewide referendum aimed at dismantling a private electric utility, according to the state Supreme Court.
April 10, 2023 Portland, Maine, reopens basketball arena to migrants Portland, Maine's Exposition Building is being temporarily repurposed to house migrants, predominantly from Africa, amid concurrent surges in border crossings and housing demand.
April 10, 2023 In Maine, jury to decide fate of $1B hydropower transmission project rebuked by voters A nine-person jury will decide the fate of an approved transmission line that would supply Canadian hydropower to New England, which Maine voters rejected.