Threat that shut down Maine State Capitol building determined to be hoax

The State Capitol Building was evacuated Friday morning after a threat was emailed to a legislative member.

Katie Britt calls Biden a ‘diminished leader’ in GOP response to the State of the Union

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sitting at her kitchen table in Alabama, Sen. Katie Britt called President Joe Biden a “dithering and diminished leader”…

Biden uses feisty State of the Union to contrast with Trump, sell voters on a second term

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden delivered a defiant argument for a second term in his State of the Union…

Missing Readfield woman found safe

Police say Folsom has been found safe. 

Police investigate attempted theft of ATM in Farmington

An ATM was destroyed in Farmington in what police believe was an attempted theft.

Police investigate double fatal crash in Western Maine

A crash Wednesday night in Oxford County claimed the lives of two men.

Evidence of traumatic brain injury in shooter who killed 18 in deadliest shooting in Maine’s history

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) An Army reservist who served with a man who fatally shot 18 people in Maine last year and participated in the search for him after the killings on Thursday described the response to the tragedy as chaotic.

Maine Sen. Susan Collins’ mother, a civic-minded matriarch, dies at age 96

CARIBOU, Maine (AP) Patricia “Pat” Collins, a civic-minded matriarch who raised six children, including Republican Sen. Susan Collins, and led a life of public service, died Tuesday at age 96, the senator announced.

Biden and Trump dominate Super Tuesday races and move closer to a November rematch

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump, romped through more than a dozen states on Super Tuesday, all but cementing…

What is a whale native to the North Pacific doing off New England? Climate change could be the key

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Scientists have confirmed the presence of a whale off New England that went extinct in the Atlantic Ocean two centuries ago — an exciting discovery, but one they said that illustrates the impact of climate change on sea life.