Local Headlines

1 hour ago in Local

3 face drug charges after raids in New Gloucester, Lewiston

Fresh

A month-long investigation into drug trafficking in New Gloucester and Lewiston led to three arrests on Wednesday.

1 hour ago in Local

Man accused in high-speed pursuit in Kennebec County arrested after crashing into construction zone

Fresh

Police say a man led them on a high-speed chase in Clinton before crashing in a construction zone on Tuesday.

9 hours ago in Local

Maine State Police Lobby Against Red Flag Law

Maine State Police and the state Department of Public Safety strongly oppose the Red Flag Law.

National Headlines

6 hours ago in National

Trump backs off planned surge of federal agents into San Francisco after talking to the mayor

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he's backing off a planned surge of federal agents into San Francisco after speaking to the mayor, as protesters gathered outside a U.S. Coast Guard base where they were located.

10 hours ago in National

Health care compromise appears far off as the government shutdown stalemate persists

The government shutdown has reopened debate on what has been a central issue for both major political parties in the last 15 years: the future of health coverage under the Affordable Care Act.

1 day ago in National

Trump pick to lead federal watchdog agency withdraws after offensive text messages were revealed

President Donald Trump 's pick to lead a federal watchdog agency withdrew from consideration Tuesday evening, after his offensive text messages were made public and GOP senators revolted.

3 days ago in National

Amazon cloud computing outage disrupts Snapchat, Ring and many other online services

A problem at Amazon's cloud computing service disrupted internet use around the world early Monday, taking down dozens of online services, including social media site Snapchat, the Roblox and Fortnite video games and chat app Signal.