Closing arguments to take place Wednesday in trial over Maine hydropower corridor

A trial that will decide the fate of a $1 billion hydropower corridor project in Maine concludes on Wednesday.

Discovery of 4 bodies at Bowdoin home linked to highway shooting in Yarmouth that injured 3

Police are investigating a series of shootings that took place in Yarmouth and Bowdoin on Tuesday morning. 

US reporter, Bowdoin grad held by Russia on spying charges to stay in jail

A Russian judge ruled Tuesday that American journalist Evan Gershkovich must remain behind bars on espionage charges in a case that is part of a Kremlin crackdown on dissent and press freedom amid the war in Ukraine.

Peacemaker George Mitchell makes poignant Belfast return

BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) The first time George Mitchell came to Belfast, it was a war-scarred city of bomb damage and barbed wire.

Woman dies in Livermore crash, police say

The Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office says a woman died in two-vehicle crash in Livermore Sunday.

Maine railway reopens 2 days after derailment and fire

A rail line where three locomotive engines and six train cars derailed over the weekend has reopened after track repairs and removal of damaged equipment, the railway owner said Monday.

Demand is up at Washington County food pantries after federal benefits cut back

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New Census figures provide a county-by-county look at where Maine’s newcomers are relocating

Cumberland County saw the biggest increase in international migrants, and York saw the biggest increase in newcomers from international and domestic sources. But every one of Maine’s 16 counties saw an increase.

Gun manufacturers have made a dramatic exodus from Maine

Tax breaks and a sunny political climate have convinced companies to find welcoming homes in the South.

Mining project gathers support from locals despite two LUPC rejections

The Wolfden Pickett Mountain Mining Project garnered support from Patten residents in a town vote Thursday despite missing a Maine Land Use and Planning Commission application deadline in March.