January 23, 2023 US government denies emergency call to slow ships in order to ease whale strikes The U.S. government has denied environmental activists' emergency call to slow ships in order to ease whale strikes. The new rules would have expanded slow zones off the East Coast.
January 23, 2023 Bronze bear sculpture stolen from University of Maine campus: police Police at the University of Maine are searching for the identities of four male suspects who allegedly destroyed a $4,000 sign and could have been involved in a bear statue theft.
January 20, 2023 Maine bans TikTok for state workers Maine state employees will not be able to use social media app TikTok on devices connected to the government network. Workers were warned that the app could threaten the state network.
January 19, 2023 Maine court throws out life prison sentences, orders new sentencing for man convicting of killing 2 people Mark Penley was found guilty of killing his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend in 2019. A court in Maine has thrown out his life sentences and ordered a new sentencing.
January 19, 2023 Maine police officer pleads not guilty to charges of sexually abusing a teenager Former Kennebunk police officer Andrew Belisle pleaded not guilty to sexual assault charges. The officer allegedly abused a 14-year-old child.
January 19, 2023 Microscopic organisms that make up the base of the ocean's food chain dying due to warming East Coast waters Phytoplankton in the Gulf of Maine have been decreasing in production due to increased water temperatures. The phytoplankton make up the base of the ocean's food chain.
January 18, 2023 ME newspaper apologizes after publishing an edited version of Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech The Bangor Daily Newspaper in Maine posted an edited version of the late Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. The newspaper has since apologized after receiving backlash.
January 18, 2023 Maine cable company subcontractor dies after falling from bucket lift A Maine cable subcontractor was in the bucket lift of a moving vehicle when he fell from the lift and died. The vehicle encountered utility wires which caused the man to fall.
January 17, 2023 Maine Gov. Janet Mills wants to expand access to abortion in the state Maine lawmakers are looking to expand access to abortion. One of the bills that was presented would allow abortion access anytime before birth if deemed necessary by a doctor.
January 13, 2023 Maine AG says deputy was legally justified in fatal shooting of armed 16-year-old Maine's attorney general's office announced that the deputy who killed an armed 16-year-old girl was justified in doing so. The teen was holding a store employee hostage.