Maine News

Two news organizations on Thursday challenged a judge's decision to keep the public from learning the details of a case against a man charged with killing a 15-year-old girl.

Marguerite Marston, 59, of Bridgton was treated for leukemia through a partnership between Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston and Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap Encourages Maine Businesses to Accept Driver's Licenses/IDs with Military Service Designation as Proof of Status for Military/Veteran Discounts AUGUSTA, Maine – This Memorial Day Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap would like to remind Mainers about the new Military Service Designation available for Maine ... (more)

The Maine Affiliate of Susan G. Komen has announced its 2013 grantees, awarding nearly $265,000 to eight Maine programs.

A group of southern Maine police chiefs gathered Tuesday morning to oppose a bill that would allow most Mainers to carry concealed weapons without filing for a permit.

Did the company's radio spots give the impression its the cheapest option? The company says it changed those ads when its model changed.

There's a buzz in Penobscot County as the number of new beekeepers is on the rise.

In a preview of his Maine forecast for the New England Economic Partnership conference in Boston on Thursday, Charlie Colgan said that he revised his estimate for the end of recession in Maine to late 2016.

After a four-hour debate Tuesday, the House of Representatives approved a bill that would pay off Maine's $484 million debt to the state's hospitals, agreeing to go along with a Democrat-backed amendment calling for the state to accept federal money to expand Medicaid to roughly 70,000 people.

All of Maine's acute-care hospitals have agreed to participate in statewide network that allows health care providers to share and view patients' health records electronically.

Even though Maine is hundreds of miles away from the devastation left behind by Tornados that ripped through Oklahoma and Texas, many Mainer's want to lend a helping hand The pine tree chapter of the American Red Cross said there are plenty of ways to get involved with relief efforts.

Folks gathered in Augusta Tuesday to speak out against the sweeping immigration reform bill being considered in Washington.

Kylie Keene is a blogger and aspiring journalist with one hot summer assignment - cover the boy band One Direction as it plays to throngs of screaming girls at sold out shows this summer.

What do we really know about Islam - a world religion - and the people who practice it? How much do we know about the many Muslims who live in Maine? Every day we see or hear "news" about Muslims, but how do we separate misunderstanding, fear and fact? There will be an opportunity to learn and ask questions at the program Islam 101, to be held at 7 ... (more)

Animal Welfare Society art auction - June 2 - Join us for the 4th annual Invitational Art Auction at the Nonantum Resort, Ocean Avenue ,Kennebunkport. Support the shelter and expand your collection.

AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage released a statement today after the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee refused to let him speak at an emergency meeting held Sunday to discuss a shortfall in welfare spending.

When a stranger thanks Sgt. Nathaniel Grace of the Maine Army National Guard for his service, he makes it a point to return the gratitude.

They came from the townships and plantations of Concord, Lexington, Highland, Carrying Place and Pleasant Ridge.

The House of Representatives gave initial approval Monday to a proposed constitutional amendment to allow an enhanced early-voting system in Maine, but the vote tally was just short of the two-thirds needed for final passage.

Maj. David Cote hopes to honor the 46 Mainers who have died in the war on terror with engraved rocks atop the state's tallest mountain.