It becomes the first ever criminal case against a former U.S. president and a jolt to Trump’s bid to retake the White House in 2024.

Local EMS providers explained their staffing and budget challenges to Bowdoinham residents during a meeting Wednesday.

The number of real estate agents has been growing by double-digit percentages. But the trend may be reversing, even as younger agents join the field.

The Bryant Pond Telephone Co., which the sculpture commemorates, was the last in the nation to stop using the hand crank system in 1983.

Pixelle Specialty Solutions, owner of closed Androscoggin Paper Mill, requests tax abatement for mill personal property and real estate.

The dismissal concludes 2 weeks of courtroom proceedings that hinged largely on reputation rather than the monetary damages at stake.

Money for a new bus garage and a state loan for private bathroom stalls are on the June 14 ballot.

Democrats used their majorities in both chambers to pass a continuing services budget in hopes of avoiding a potential government shutdown in July.

U.S. applications for jobless benefits rose last week but remain at historically low levels despite the Federal Reserve’s efforts to cool the economy and job market in its fight against inflation.

The car hit a tree — splitting it and folding back the driver's side — and rolled over.

The panel installed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the Reedy Creek Improvement District transferred much of its power to Disney in an 11th-hour agreement.

Authorities say a train hauling ethanol and corn syrup derailed and caught fire in Minnesota and residents within 1/2 mile of the crash were ordered to evacuate from their homes.

While Taiwan is carefully calibrating Tsai's stops in the United States and forgoing official meetings with senior U.S. leaders in Washington in an effort to limit the scale of China's response,

The medical evacuation choppers were taking part in a routine nighttime training exercise, officials say.

Police and Maine School Administrative District 54 officials said they were being cautious Thursday after a photograph was posted showing a young man holding a weapon.

School Committee members directed administrators Wednesday to create a budget option with a $1.70 tax rate increase.

The arrest of Evan Gershkovich, a 2014 Bowdoin College graduate, is the first time a U.S. correspondent was put behind bars on spying accusations since the Cold War.

The motion to dismiss claims the courts do not have jurisdiction over the matter.

Willie R. Minor has twice been convicted of a federal gun possession charge and twice his conviction has been vacated.

Residents want town officials to consider all options before determining the fate of the 1892 structure in the middle of town.

Animal Control Officer Richard Burton said the Sols' complaints of barking dogs have not been substantiated.

Seven are seeking election to town offices Friday.

Over the last 2 years, Maine has lost a quarter of its dairy farms to runaway electricity, fuel and fertilizer costs, and skyrocketing interest rates. Only 161 remain in operation.

Among the structures knocked down was a double-decker treehouse, police said. City crews were continuing to remove debris and trash left behind by the people who once inhabited the camps.

Kids at Auburn's PAL Center draw in the sun Wednesday afternoon.

Informed by her own childhood memories, Peggy DeBlois' book, "The Toll Road North," explores the Franco-American experience in 1960s and 1970s Lewiston.

Robert A. Simonds, 30, is facing manslaughter and several other charges following the crash in October that occurred after Simonds had smoked crack cocaine and marijuana, according to an arrest affidavit.

It's the first rate increase since 2018.

Two complaints allege that 3M and DuPont knew decades ago that forever chemicals were toxic but didn't disclose that information to the public.

The former high school staffer is serving life in prison for plotting with her teenage lover to have her husband killed in 1990 in New Hampshire.

Authorities have not yet determined the shooter's motive but said the victims were not specifically targeted.

Many, but not all, districts around the state will receive more funding. The Portland school district, the state's largest, will receive $3.6 million more than it initially expected.

The Franklin County Budget Advisory Committee will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday at the County Courthouse to elect chairperson and review budget procedures.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved over-the-counter sales of the overdose antidote naloxone, marking the first time an opioid treatment drug will be available without a prescription.

Ceremonies across the country on Wednesday will mark the 50th anniversary of the departure of the last U.S. combat troops from Vietnam.

Councilors discussed the gas equipment ban and pay-as-you-throw program as part of a progress report on the city’s climate action plan.

Police said the vehicle is likely the one seen fleeing the scene of a robbery in Jay minutes before.

The Lewiston school district will receive an additional $800,000 in state funding, school administrators learned Tuesday afternoon.

The district’s employee health insurance cost set its "ceiling" at a 6% increase from this year’s amount, allowing the district to cut their overall budget proposal amount, Superintendent Deb Alden said on Tuesday.

Disney’s “Frozen Jr.” will be performed at Buckfield Junior-Senior High School at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 30, through Saturday, April 1, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 2.

The percentage of moose calves in the study area of northwestern Maine who died from winter-tick infestation has dropped significantly from last winter to this year.

The festival will celebrate Maine's official soft drink July 7-9 in Lisbon.

The Legislature's Education and Cultural Affairs Committee heard testimony Tuesday about multiple bills aimed at bolstering the state's educator workforce.

Democrats are expected to pass a current services budget this week and postpone any discussion about Republican demands for income tax breaks until later in the session.

Lisbon School Department teachers have been working without a contract for over 200 days.

Tourists spent over $8.6 billion in Maine during 2022, an increase of 10% above the previous year.