Charges dropped against ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett, attorneys say

The actor's attorneys say his record "has been wiped clean." He faced 16 felony counts related to making a false police report.

Lewiston police and sheriff’s office find no evidence of criminal wrongdoing by former mayor

Shane Bouchard had been accused of wrongdoing by a Lewiston woman who said she gave him rival's campaign emails. The Androscoggin County Sheriff's Office also cleared him of separate allegations.

Purdue Pharma, state of Oklahoma reach settlement in landmark opioid lawsuit

As the first agreement in the current wave of litigation against drug companies, the deal could influence future legal action over the cost of the opioid epidemic.

Maine incomes up 4 percent in 2018

Mainers' personal incomes outpaced some other New England states last year, but trailed the national average of 4.5 percent income growth.

Trump administration asks court to throw out entire Affordable Care Act

The government is asking the U.S. Court of Appeals in New Orleans to negate the entire law, including its subsidies and popular rules preventing insurers from discriminating against those with pre-existing conditions.

No injuries in car fire at Thomaston ice cream shop