Maine jail faces corrections officer shortage

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) A Maine jail is dealing with a corrections officer shortage that has been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.

US Supreme Court allows lawsuit against troopers to proceed

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal by two state police officers accused of failing to protect a woman from a man who went on a deadly rampage, allowing a civil lawsuit to proceed.

Search on for Portland’s annual holiday tree

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) The search is on in the yards and neighborhoods of the Pine Tree State for a tree to mark the holiday season.

Maine National Guard soldiers deploy to southern border

The soldiers from the 488th Military Police Company departed from the Portland International Jetport on Monday.

Jury selection starting in double-killing trial in Maine

Mark Penley is charged in the fatal shootings of his ex-girlfriend, 31-year-old Heather Bickford, of Canton, and 31-year-old Dana Hill, at Hill’s apartment in Paris.

$670 million Powerball prize has Mainers trying their luck

The sixth largest Powerball in the game’s history is up for grabs tonight.

Shortage of housing is a problem for asylum seekers in Maine

More than 300 asylum seekers have arrived in recent weeks, representing a similar scale to the summer of 2019 when 450 migrants came to the city and the Portland Expo was converted into a temporary shelter.

Symphony about climate change to headline Maine festival

BANGOR, Maine (AP) The headlining event of this year’s Maine Science Festival will be a musical exploration of climate change.

Democrats in Maine city want to bring back mask mandate

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Democrats in Maine’s largest city are pushing for a temporary new indoor mask mandate locally as cases of COVID-19 continue to rise.

Maine to use lottery to give out more scalloping licenses

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Maine fishery officials are holding a lottery to allow new fishermen into one of the state’s most lucrative marine industries.