Maine

Maine 8 hours ago

Special Olympics Maine founder accused of grooming, sexually abusing 9-year-old

The late Special Olympics Maine founder Melvin "Mickey" Boutilier is accused in a new lawsuit of grooming and sexually abusing a boy over the course of two decades.

Maine 9 hours ago

Maine Gov. Mills proposes budget revisions for housing, childcare

Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills unveiled Friday a budget revision that includes additional, one-time spending on housing expenditures, as well as more childcare grants.

Maine 1 day ago

Linda Bean, outdoors store L.L. Bean heiress and GOP donor, dead at 82

Linda L. Bean, a granddaughter of famed outdoor retailer L.L. Bean who became an entrepreneur and conservative activist, died on Saturday.

Maine 1 day ago

Top court upholds Maine's Sunday hunting ban

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled Thursday that the state's longstanding ban on Sunday hunting is constitutional, dismissing a lawsuit asserting the contrary.

Maine 3 days ago

Self-proclaimed 'psychic' woman accused of $170K scam faces extradition to UK

Marianne Smyth, a 54-year-old American woman, has been accused of running multiple scams across the U.S. and Ireland. She allegedly posed as a psychic.

Maine March 22

Bird flu outbreak devastates seal colonies, sparking US environmental emergency

Avian influenza, stemming from a global outbreak starting in 2020, has caused the deaths of millions of birds and now poses a threat to marine mammals.

Maine March 21

Maine rejects sweeping electric vehicle mandate in blow to governor's climate agenda

The State of Maine rejected a sweeping California-style electric vehicle mandate despite widespread calls from climate activists to pursue the regulations.

Maine March 20

Maine regulators considering adoption of California EV use standards

Environmental regulators in Maine are set to determine whether the state will join others that have adopted standards aimed at increasing electric vehicle use.

Maine March 19

Sergeant criticized for handling of Lewiston shooter is now running for sheriff

Sgt. Aaron Skolfield is running for Sagadahoc County Sheriff, despite criticism over his handling of Robert Card, who would later commit the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history.

Maine March 19

Vulnerable House Dem bucks party orthodoxy, blasting his state's proposed EV mandate

FIRST ON FOX: Democratic Maine Rep. Jared Golden is taking a stance opposing electric vehicle mandates, bucking his party on a central green-energy tenet.