Maine lobsterman jumps from boat to help rescue a driver from a car submerged in a bay

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A lobsterman in Maine jumped from a boat into the water to help save a driver trapped in a sinking car,Read More

Harvest of horseshoe crabs, used for medicine and bait, to be limited to protect rare bird

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Interstate fishing regulators are limiting the harvest of a primordial species of invertebrate to try to help rebuild its population andRead More

File-transfer software data breach affected 1.3M individuals, says Maine officials

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The state of Maine has begun notifying people whose personal information was included in a data breach impacting as many asRead More

US senators seek answers from Army after reservist killed 18 in Maine

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Two senators from Maine asked the U.S. Army inspector general on Monday to provide a full accounting of interactions with aRead More

Maine mass shooter was alive for most of massive 2-day search, autopsy suggests

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Army reservist who opened fire inside at a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston, Maine, before disappearing was alive and possiblyRead More

Biden tells residents of Maine city reeling from mass shooting: ‘You’re not alone’

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden stood for a moment of silence and placed a bouquet of white flowers at aRead More

Maine’s governor to form panel to probe how authorities handled previous concerns about Lewiston gunman

(CNN) — Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced Wednesday she plans to establish an independent commission of experts to probe the Lewiston mass shooting, the “months preceding theRead More

High school football rivals in Maine come together in emotional game after mass shooting

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — The city of Lewiston took another tentative step in its recovery from Maine’s deadliest mass shooting as a storied high school football rivalryRead More

Why was Maine shooter allowed to have guns? Questions swirl in wake of massacre

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — A history of mental illness. An array of weapons. Numerous run-ins with police. But he was still able to able toRead More

Kids return to school, plan to trick-or-treat as Maine communities start to heal from mass shooting

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Children returned to school Tuesday and planned to go trick-or-treating in the evening after spending days locked in their homes whileRead More