Maine gun seller says it will move to New Hampshire if state law requiring waiting period for gun purchases goes into effect

The Kittery Trading Post is threatening to leave the state in light of a 72-hour waiting period for gun purchases that was approved by Maine lawmakers.

Lewiston bowling alley reopens 6 months after Maine’s deadliest mass shooting

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — It’s a dilemma no business owner should have to face: whether to reopen after a mass…

State sides with Maine lobsterman over federal rules limiting catch sizes

Maine’s Department of Marine Resources is backing lobstermen who say increasing the minimum size of lobsters they can harvest will impact their livelihood.

Father, mother and grandmother indicted on murder charges related to death of 10-year-old Bangor boy

Three family members accused of abusing and killing a 10-year-old Bangor boy have been indicted.

Another Mainer pleads guilty to Jan. 6 charges

A man from Portland has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges in connection with the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.

Drug agents say Wayne man smuggled illegal pills into the U.S.

A Maine man is accused of smuggling methamphetamine into the U.S. and lying to the DEA.

US regulators maintain fishing quota for valuable baby eels, even as Canada struggles with poaching

U.S. regulators decided Wednesday to allow American fishermen to harvest thousands of pounds of valuable baby eels in the coming years, even as authorities have shuttered the industry in Canada while they grapple with poaching.

Gorham crash claims life of 22-year-old motorcyclist, police say

GORHAM, Maine (WGAN) Police say a 22-year-old motorcyclist is dead after a crash in Gorham Tuesday afternoon.

Maine governor will allow one final gun safety bill, veto another in wake of Lewiston mass shootings

Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills said Monday she will allow one of a final pair of gun safety bills — a waiting period for gun purchases — to become law without her signature in the wake of the Lewiston mass shooting.

Gov. Mills seeks to attract more remote workers to Maine

Gov. Janet Mills has set aside half a million dollars in funding to attract more remote workers to Maine.