3+ hour, 12+ min ago   (242+ words) There’s some concern over wildfire possibilities in Maine as the entire state is under moderate fire danger. (Moderate Fire Danger – Maine Forest Service) The concern comes from increasing drought, with 77 percent of the state now under moderate or greater drought…...

2+ hour, 6+ min ago   (90+ words) Bangor Daily News An 83-year-old inmate of the Mountain View Correctional Facility in Charleston died Friday afternoon, according to the Maine Department of Corrections. The death of Ronald Paquin was attended by medical personnel, according to a press release. In…...

2+ hour, 25+ min ago   (241+ words) BELFAST — The following cases were closed in Waldo County Unified Court Sept. 2-8. Christopher Allen Jr., 37, of St. Albans, burglary in Prospect April 3, 2023, 18 months in prison; theft by unauthorized taking or transfer in Prospect April 3, 2023, 30 days in jail; criminal mischief in…...

2+ hour, 47+ min ago   (422+ words) Outrage erupted online after California ICE agents were accused of “kidnapping” a DoorDash driver and leaving the order he was delivering inside his car. A video shared online was filmed by a man who was at the scene and witnessed…...

3+ hour, 34+ min ago   (247+ words) A 13-year-old boy was killed and two others seriously injured when they were hit by a car near 512 Warren Ave. in Portland Saturday night. The crash happened at about 8:45 p.m., when a group of teenage boys was walking on the north…...

4+ hour, 5+ min ago   (417+ words) Latino advocacy groups and voting rights organizations Thursday filed a suit in federal court challenging the Trump administration’s policy of allowing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to enter polling locations in certain circumstances to conduct immigration enforcement during the…...

4+ hour, 2+ min ago   (425+ words) A short walk up Main Street leads to Harbor Park at the center of town where annual festivals like the North Atlantic Blues Fest host live music to the waterfront. The main stage of the Rockland Maine Lobster Festival is…...

6+ hour, 14+ min ago   (742+ words) BOSTON — As lawmakers weigh reforms to the ballot question process, the state’s top election official called it a “safety valve for democracy,” and said “you might change some of the procedures, but you shouldn’t change the concept.” The House passed…...

18+ min ago   (178+ words) Sunday will start with rain, but showers will begin to track more southerly throughout the afternoon. Steady, moderate, consistent rain will persist through most of the morning and afternoon today. Some areas could have isolated heavier amounts of rain, but…...

9+ hour, 46+ min ago   (236+ words) Crews responded to another fire at Dalton Mills in Keighley on Saturday evening. Following this fifth major fire in as many years at the Victorian textile mill, the MP for Keighley stated "the situation cannot continue". The Grade II listed…...