New report hails condition of Maine’s highways

A Reason Foundation report issued this week ranked Maine as having the 4th-best highways in the country, the only state in New England called "very good" for the shape of its roads.

Augusta may have to choose — rail service or trails

Merrymeeting Trail proposal could derail the potential future return of passenger train service to Augusta, rail advocates warn.

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Portland man is behind most of the recent burglaries downtown, police say

Tim Toun was arrested Wednesday after an attempted break-in at the Maine Historical Society and now faces charges in 8 other burglaries since July 28.

Former Bangor school official arrested in child porn case

The man is charged after a national group notifies police about the uploading to the internet of a sexually explicit image of 2 boys.

Police arrest felon who threatened to bring gun to Thomaston Walmart

N.Y. authorities alerted Rockport police that Jeremy Rogers had shared a video of himself with an AR-15 rifle, saying he was going to Walmart.

Complaint filed against Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon over reimbursements

Gideon is seeking her party's nomination to run against Republican Sen. Susan Collins.

Maine regulators finalize reduced rates for Affordable Care Act coverage in 2020

Two of Maine's three Affordable Care Act marketplace insurance providers will lower their average rates for individual plans, while the other will increase its average rates by less than 1 percent.

Police close Route 2 in Dixfield for suspicious box

A package discovered in front of the Town Office on Friday morning turned out to be newsletters from a printer.

‘Old Portland’ losing another fixture as owner says it’s closing time for Brian Boru

The Irish pub's owner says it will shut its doors at 1 a.m. Monday, ending a 26-year run in which it ‘became built into the fabric of this city.”