Maine making it easier for asylum seekers to qualify for aid

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – Maine’s Democratic governor is expanding assistance to an influx of prospective asylum seekers and urging the…

Decades later, gay bar replaces smashed windows

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – A gay bar in Maine’s largest city has put up new front windows after 28 years…

Maine senator joins push to boost rural broadband access

BANGOR, Maine (AP)   A Maine senator says a plan to boost innovation and job growth in rural areas by providing money for broadband access would benefit his state, much of which is forested and sparsely populated

Park official: Visitors at Maine’s national monument steady

MILLINOCKET, Maine (AP)  The superintendent of Maine’s national monument says attendance is steady despite a lack of highway signs

Pickup Trucks Collide in Richmond, Injuring Two

A crash in Richmond injured two people Wednesday.

Portland helping more than 200 asylum seekers find homes

Officials in Maine’s largest city say they’re working on finding temporary and long-term housing for dozens of asylum-seeking families currently taking shelter at the Portland Expo.

Police release likely identity of woman found dead in Augusta

Maine State Police have released the likely identity of a woman who was found dead in a Water Street apartment in Augusta on Tuesday.

Maine AG wants fed crackdown on non-compete contracts

Maine’s attorney general is adding the Pine Tree State to a group of 18 states that’s calling on the Federal Trade Commission to protect workers from labor practices it sees as anticompetitive.

77-year-old convicted of stabbing woman 11 times in Lewiston

A 77-year-old man who stabbed a woman at least 11 times outside a laundromat while her 11-year-old twins watched has been convicted of murder.

‘Antiques Roadshow’ appraiser paying a visit to Maine island

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   A Boston book store owner who’s served as a frequent guest appraiser on PBS’ “Antiques Roadshow” is in Maine to talk about old and rare books