Worker dies after gas exposure at Down East pulp mill

John Deere owners will get the right to repair their own equipment under a new FTC settlement

It looks like John Deere owners can soon feel free to fix their own machines. The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from several states secured a right-to-repair settlement Wednesday with agriculture equipment giant Deere & Co. — commonly known as John Deere — that requires the company to let farmers and independent shops fix […]

Maine Democrats want a 600-person convention to pick Graham Platner’s replacement

The proposal would mark the first time Maine Democrats have used a convention of this scale to replace a statewide nominee.

No, Patrick Dempsey is not running to replace Graham Platner

Dempsey put the speculation to rest on Wednesday in an op-ed in the Portland Press Herald, titled “Why I’m not running for US Senate.”

Second person in 4 days is fatally shot in Memphis by federal task force member

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A member of a federal crime-fighting task force in Memphis shot and killed a person there on Wednesday, the second fatal shooting by a task force member in four days. The Wednesday shooting occurred while U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents were serving a drug warrant out of Shelby County at around […]

Meet the Mainers who want Graham Platner to stay in the Senate race

Bangor residents who spoke with the BDN seemed unable to think about supporting any other candidate.