Maine

The latest news from around Maine.

Maine Apr 25

1 person seriously injured in Maine house fire investigators say was intentionally set

One person was seriously injured in a house fire in Limington, Maine, on Thursday morning that investigators say was intentionally set. Investigators with the State Fire Marshal’s Office were ca...

Maine Apr 18
Inside an unassuming church is ‘Maine's Sistine Chapel'
The murals at the South Solon Meeting House in Solon, Maine, were painted by artists in the 1950s by 13 different artists.
Maine Apr 17
Shots fired call in Maine leads to high-speed police pursuit, crash
A shots fired call in Maine late Wednesday night led to a high-speed police pursuit that ended in a crash and the arrest of a Massachusetts man who was driving the vehicle. Maine State Police said the...
Transgender rights Apr 16
Trump administration sues Maine over participation of trans athletes in girls sports
The Trump administration is suing Maine’s education department for not complying with the government’s push to ban transgender athletes in girls sports.
Maine Apr 14
2 injured in multi-vehicle crash on Maine Turnpike
Two people were injured in a multiple-vehicle crash on the Maine Turnpike on Monday morning that shut down all northbound lanes. Maine State Police said in a social media post just after 9 a.m. that t...

Maine Apr 14
Tractor-trailer rollover shuts down I-95 in central Maine overnight
A tractor-trailer rollover on Interstate 95 in central Maine caused a stretch of the highway to be shut down overnight.
Maine Apr 12
Trump admin. ordered to unfreeze funding in Maine transgender student dispute
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to unfreeze funds intended for a Maine child nutrition program that were suspended amid a disagreement between the state and the president over transgender athletes.
Maine Apr 12
2 employees injured in fire at medical marijuana facility in Maine
Two employees were injured in a fire at a medical marijuana facility in Maine on Friday afternoon, according to the State Fire Marshal’s Office. Firefighters responded to a reported structure fire on County Road in Gorham around 2:30 p.m. Friday. Officials said the fire occurred at a 20,000-square-foot facility used to cultivate medical marij...
Maine Apr 11
Trump administration to refer Maine to Justice Department over transgender participation in sports
The deadline has arrived for Maine officials to reach a resolution with the U.S. Education Department over a finding that the state violated antidiscrimination laws by allowing transgender athletes to participate in girls’ sports.
Maine Apr 9
Trump administration to pull federal funds for Maine prisons over trans inmate
The Trump administration is pulling some funding for the Maine Department of Corrections over a trans inmate, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said in an interview Tuesday.
Maine Apr 8
Snowboarder who died at Sugarloaf Mountain over the weekend identified
Police have identified the snowboarder who died in an apparent accident at Maine’s Sugarloaf Mountain over the weekend. The Carrabasset Valley Police Department said the snowboarder has been identified as 63-year-old Kendall Willard, of Kingfield. Police said he died after he was injured on a closed trail on Sugarloaf Mountain around 9 a.m. S...
Maine Apr 8
Governor closing state offices in 7 Maine counties early due to winter weather
Gov. Janet Mills announced Tuesday that she has directed state offices in seven Maine counties to close early due to expected winter weather conditions. Though southern New England is dealing with mostly rain on Tuesday, Mills said winter weather is expected to create hazardous travel conditions later in the day in northern and western Maine. As a ...
Maine Apr 7
Maine sues to unfreeze US funds for kids, disabled adults amid trans sports spat
The state of Maine is suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture and its leader over funding for feeding children and disabled adults frozen amid a spat between the state and federal governments over transgender girls competing in girls’ high school sports.
Maine Apr 7
Maine defendants sitting in jail for weeks or months without attorneys could be released
A plan to release some Maine defendants who are sitting in jail for weeks or even months without assigned attorneys is set to be unveiled Monday. Maine Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy ruled last month that hundreds of Maine residents are being denied their constitutional right to legal representation due to an ongoing public defender shortag...
Maine Apr 7
‘Untimely death' under investigation at Maine's Sugarloaf Mountain
A person died in an accident at Sugarloaf Mountain in Carrabassett Valley, Maine, over the weekend, according to the ski resort. A spokesperson for Sugarloaf told New Center Maine that the “untimely death” occurred around 9 a.m. Saturday. But they wouldn’t confirm any details, other than to express their “deepest sympathy to...
Maine Apr 3
Man kills his mother, passing driver in Maine shooting rampage
A Maine man shot and killed his mother while they were driving in a car Wednesday, then got out of the vehicle and began shooting at passing vehicles, killing another woman and injuring two other drivers before shooting and killing himself, police said.
Maine Apr 2
Police investigate shooting in Maine
Maine State Police say they are investigating a shooting in Sabattus, near the Lisbon town line. Details were limited, but police say the shooting took place Wednesday at the intersection of Middle Road and King Road. There is no danger to the public, police said. Part of the road was closed, and police asked people to avoid the area. No…...
Maine Apr 2
USDA freezes funding to Maine after ‘final warning' by Dept. of Education
The Trump administration froze some funding in Maine after the U.S. Department of Education has issued what it called a “final warning” to the state of Maine over Title IX compliance. NEWS CENTER Maine reported Wednesday that the DOE had sent the letter over Maine’s policy allowing transgender girls to compete in girls’...