Portland's needle exchange program distributed over 1 million syringes last year

Florida man charged with OUI after crazy-straw drive through Old Town and Bangor

Police reportedly received more than a dozen 911 calls about a truck driving erratically.

Susan Collins takes cautious line on data centers opposed by most Mainers

The Republican senator expressed support for projects at former mill sites, saying, “there is usually hydropower right there, so there's an energy source built in.”

Missouri court allows new Trump-backed US House districts be used in November election

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge has allowed new U.S. House districts backed by President Donald Trump to be used in the November elections, rejecting a bid by to put the Republican-friendly districts to a statewide vote of the people. The ruling Wednesday by Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green is a victory […]

Tens of thousands in Indiana are still without power a week after deadly storms

Tens of thousands of people in northwest Indiana remained without power Wednesday, more than a week after deadly storms leveled trees and knocked down power lines across the region. Northern Indiana Public Service Co. said crews were working nonstop to fix the outages, but 75,000 customers still lacked electricity by late afternoon, mostly in Lake […]

Police find 2 dead in Rumford

Rumford police requested help from the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit, who have started an investigation.