Rep. Matt Gaetz says he'll try to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a fellow Republican, from his leadership position this week

Immediately after it was passed, the law was challenged in court by gun rights supporters. Connecticut’s landmark 2013 gun law, passed in response to the 2012 elementary school shooting in Newtown that claimed 26 lives, is also being contested in court.

The gathering will take place in the same one-story structure where the Carters lived before he was first elected to the Georgia Senate in 1962.

All but two of University of Maine system schools have experienced a decline in enrollment over the last five years.

All four members of the delegation voted in favor of the stopgap spending measure to avoid shutting down the government.

Samuel Drinkwater, who piloted the USS Enterprise when it defeated the HMS Boxer in 1813, was honored Saturday with a new gravestone in Portland's Eastern Cemetery.

Lost Valley in Auburn hosted its annual Oktoberfest Party on Saturday, and drew crowds for its keg toss competition, games, live music, food and beer.

General Dynamics Bath Iron Works is set to sign an agreement Monday to join the Partnership for Your Success Program.

The GOP-controlled House Administration Committee, which oversees issues about the Capitol complex, posted a picture of a person pulling the fire alarm who appeared to be Bowman.

The event took place Saturday and organizers expected around 300 participants.

Cibo Pizza is marking its fifth year in business.

The House and Senate both approved the bipartisan package by wide margins, sending it to President Biden, who signed it just before midnight. All four members of Maine's congressional delegation backed the measure.

Derek Redgate surrendered to Maine State Police on Thursday night without incident after barricading himself for approximately four hours.

JGT2 Redevelopment proposes to buy the paper mill and cogeneration plant from Pixelle Specialty Solutions, according to an application filed with the state.

Residents will be asked if they approve using monies from the town’s undesignated funds to offset tax rates for 2023-24

As part of the deal, Scott Hall will receive five years of probation and agreed to testify in further proceedings.

The funding was announced at a meeting of the Maine Climate Council, which is resuming its work amid growing urgency to reduce carbon emissions and prepare for warming impacts.

Arrests listed for Sept. 27 and Sept. 28, 2023

Six years after the rally-style endurance race last motored through central Maine, organizers of the vintage car trek are planning to finish the June 2024 multi-state race with three days in the state, ending in Gardiner.

Hard-right Republican holdouts rejected the package, despite its steep spending cuts of nearly 30% to many agencies and severe border security provisions, calling it insufficient.

The charges were revealed hours after Duane Davis, 60, was arrested Friday morning while on a walk near his home.

During a 15-minute hearing in Kennebec County Superior Court, Justice Micheala Murphy granted a request for negotiating assistance and asked the parties to update the court 30 days after their initial meeting.

The American journalist and Bowdoin grad has been detained by Russian authorities for 6 months. His parents left the country 38 years earlier to escape repression.

The incident, which involved a minor carrying an airsoft gun on school property, was unrelated to the South Portland teenager currently charged with promoting a scheme to kill people at the high school, according to Superintendent Tim Matheney.

Derrick Roberts-Poulin and Jordan Roberge, both 21, have been charged with robbery and elevated aggravated assault.

The justices will review laws in Florida and Texas.

Ford and GM have refused to make meaningful progress in contract talks, Union President Shawn Fain told workers.

Feinstein, the oldest sitting U.S. senator, was a passionate advocate for liberal priorities important to her state but was also known as a pragmatic lawmaker who reached out to Republicans and sought middle ground.

The bouncer at The Drink Exchange in February 2022 says he was acting in self-defense when he shot Thomas Landry, who was wielding a baseball bat.

Good Shepherd Food Bank partners with the pantry in Jay that serves students.

Four people died in the accident at a Connecticut airport in 2021.

The message will serve to acknowledge the growing risk that millions of employees may stop receiving pay, unless lawmakers can avert a government shutdown.

Officials also discussed staff recommendations for encouraging infill development in the area, which officials hope can drive new housing. 

Jason Billingsley, who is charged with first-degree murder in the death of 26-year-old Pava LaPere, was released from prison last October after serving a shortened sentence for a 2013 rape.

Chief Tony Milligan says his intent is to give people a better understanding of department operations and issues officers face.

The Education Department issued a report Thursday promoting strategies to increase diversity in the wake of a Supreme Court decision barring colleges from considering the race of applicants in the admission process.

His creation is celebrated as a triumph of public health and a masterpiece of graphic design. Millions of people use it every day.

The Biden administration's prediction of a smooth transition from Medicaid to ACA marketplaces is a reality in a few states – but a myth elsewhere.

A Maine rider is part of an organization promoting liberty or riding horses without using bridles, which is gaining in popularity.

Liberty horsemanship asks horses to connect with people without the use of bridles or other traditional tools.

Bipartisan congressional group tell attorney general "to intervene" to protect Americans

Pamela Rackliffe of Farmington was trimming branches Thursday in front of her house on High Street in Farmington. Her 18-month-old Yorkshire Terrier, Bently, stood by to keep an eye on her.