Trump appeals Maine ruling barring him from ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday appealed a ruling by Maine’s secretary of state barring him from the state’s primary ballot over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Gun restriction bills on tap in Maine Legislature after state’s deadliest mass shooting

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Honoring victims, survivors and first responders following the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history is the first order of business for lawmakers returning to work Wednesday at the state House.

Harvard president Claudine Gay resigns amid plagiarism claims, backlash from antisemitism testimony

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard University President Claudine Gay resigned Tuesday amid plagiarism accusations and criticism over testimony at a…

Donald Trump is expected to appeal the Colorado and Maine rulings banning him from primary ballots

DENVER (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is expected to appeal rulings from Colorado and Maine that he is no…

Man arrested in Arkansas in connection with the death of a co-worker in Maine

A suspect was arrested in Arkansas on Sunday in the death of a co-worker in Waterville, Maine, according to Maine State Police.

Maine state official who removed Trump from ballot was targeted in swatting call at her home

A fake emergency call to police resulted in officers responding Friday night to the home of Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows just a day after she removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause.

New York man charged by Maine police after false 9-1-1 call

A false 9-1-1 call in Washington County led to the arrest of a New York man on drug and gun charges.

No charges expected after fatal pedestrian crash in Fairfield

Police say an 85-year-old man was fatally struck by a vehicle while trying to cross a street in Fairfield on Thursday.

Police investigate fatal single-vehicle crash in Limington

A Hiram woman died after her vehicle went off the road and struck a tree in Limington on Thursday.

Maine bars Trump from ballot as US Supreme Court weighs states’ authority to block former president

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Maine’s Democratic secretary of state on Thursday removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause, becoming the first election official to take action unilaterally as the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to decide whether Trump remains eligible to return to the White House.