I-295 closure starts Friday for Veranda Bridge replacement

A busy stretch of Interstate 295 between Portland and Falmouth will be closed for 64 hours while workers replace an aging highway bridge.

Driver killed in overnight crash on Interstate 295 in Portland

The single-car crash was discovered Wednesday morning, Portland police said.

Metro warns of possible bus service interruptions

Some bus routes in Greater Portland may have reduced service starting next week because of staff shortages.

Rattled by increase in airplane noise, Peaks Islanders are the latest to seek relief

'We have more planes coming over Peaks Island now than we have at any time in our history,' one resident says.

Timeline: A modern history of Portland as a food city

Portland Water District begins looking for COVID-19 in wastewater

Working with a lab at Saint Joseph's College, the Portland Water District is part of a growing number of utilities nationwide using wastewater as a potential sentinel for COVID-19 case surges.

Discovery of tree-killing beetle in Portland prompts quarantine in 13 communities

The emerald ash borer, one of the most destructive invasive insects in the country, had previously been found in small pockets in Aroostook and York counties.

Portland to receive nearly $900,000 to help cover cost of aiding asylum seekers

The federal funding includes $864,000 for the city of Portland, plus another $28,500 for 2 local nonprofits that helped provide housing and other services.

Cruise ship spending lower than first reported

A new study estimates each passenger spends under $62 in Maine, down from previous reports that estimated per passenger spending at $110.

The Road to Portland

Families from central Africa face oceans, jungles, mountains, rivers, bandits, sickness, starvation and wild animals to escape political violence in their home countries and travel the long road through Latin America to Portland, Maine.