Recent endangered whale deaths put pressure on officials to act before species goes extinct.

2 North Atlantic right whales died from human related causes over the past month, adding to the debate over whether to favor the survival of the critically endangered species or the Maine lobstering industry.

Maine gunman says reservists were worried he was going to do something because ‘I am capable’

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) An Army reservist responsible for Maine’s deadliest mass shooting told state police in New York before his hospitalization last summer that fellow soldiers were worried about him because he was ”gonna friggin’ do something.”

Maine police defend search for gunman who killed 18 last fall, saying they feared an ambush

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Maine state police on Thursday defended their search last fall for a gunman who had just killed 18 people, saying they didn’t rush to search woods surrounding his abandoned car because they feared a late-night ambush.

Even voters in independent-minded Maine are taking sides in a polarized nation

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) The state of Maine’s long-cherished reputation for political independence is being threatened by the nation’s polarized politics, with more and more of its voters feeling pressured to take sides.

Maine mass-shooting was ‘unique’ because of multiple locations, manhunt, police chief tells panel

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) In the unfortunate history of U.S. mass shootings, the Lewiston massacre in which 18 people were killed was “extremely unique and extremely challenging” because it involved two separate locations followed by an intense search, Maine state’s police chief told a panel investigating the shooting Thursday.

Gunfire at Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration kills 1 and wounds nearly two-dozen, including children

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A historic railway station on the edge of downtown Kansas City became the latest backdrop…

Maine governor’s supplemental budget addresses some needs after mass shooting

Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills unveiled a $71 million supplemental budget on Wednesday that includes several initiatives following the deadliest mass shooting in state history, including more funding to boost mental health initiatives, support required assessments under the state’s so-called yellow flag law and promote an existing firearm storage program.

Portland, Maine, shows love for late Valentine’s Day Bandit by continuing his paper hearts tradition

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) For more than four decades, the people of Portland, Maine, awoke on Valentine’s Day to find large and small red hearts festooning storefronts, statues, parking garages and some of the city’s biggest landmarks.

$35,000 worth of drugs, guns seized from home in Alfred, police say

Authorities say they have seized more than $35,000 worth of drugs and guns from a home in Alfred.

Sheriff’s Deputy in Maine shot in leg during altercation

Police are investigating an early morning disturbance in Minot that resulted in the shooting of a deputy and a fire at a residence.