China, Philippines trade accusations over South China Sea
BEIJING, May 3 (Reuters) - China accused the Philippines of landing personnel on a disputed reef in the South China Sea on Sunday as Manila said it would dis...
May 3, 2026Open source
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China holds naval, air patrols near Scarborough Shoal as Philippines, US stage drills
BEIJING, April 30 (Reuters) - China's military said on Thursday its naval and air forces held combat readiness patrols near the Scarborough Shoal in the disp...
Apr 30, 2026Open source
Taiwan minister says she visited second islet in disputed South China Sea
Taiwan minister says she visited second islet in disputed South China Sea
Apr 29, 2026Open source
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Dartmouth Cancer Center raises $93K in 2nd annual Manchester community walk
The Dartmouth Cancer Center held their 2nd annual community walk in Manchester on Saturday raising roughly $93,000 dollars.
May 18, 2026Open source
Centralmaine.com
Nicholas Blanchard, the conservative activist who sued over the policy, attended Wednesday's meeting to protest the board's new version, saying it was 'still...
May 14, 2026Open source
Centralmaine.com
In Caribou, Hermon, Waterville and Gorham, the online megaretailer's last-mile delivery strategy is making headway and stirring controversy.
May 13, 2026Open source
Centralmaine.com
Head of Falls Village is expected to bring 63 apartments and commercial space that will require infrastructure upgrades to support it.
May 13, 2026Open source
52-year-old Vassalboro man dies after ATV hits rock, officials say
The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife says a Vassalboro man died in an ATV crash on Friday night.
May 9, 2026Open source
Maine Warden Service investigating fatal ATV crash in Vassalboro
VASSALBORO, Maine (WABI) - Maine Game Wardens are investigating a fatal ATV crash in Vassalboro.
May 9, 2026Open source
Augusta police searching for missing juvenile
Augusta Police is asking for help looking for a runaway juvenile.
May 6, 2026Open source
The Portland Press Herald
A conservative activist known as Corn Pop won a legal victory in his First Amendment lawsuit over Augusta School Board's comment policies. Here's what it cou...
May 6, 2026Open source
Maine man accused of driving wrong-way on I-95 during police chase
Police say they got a tip that a stolen GMC Sierra had been seen near Mill Street in Fairfield around 8:20 a.m. on Tuesday.
May 6, 2026Open source
Maine WWII veteran identified after 80 years to receive burial with military honors
U.S. Army Corporal Delmont Johnston of Monmouth was just 22 years old when he was captured by Japanese forces in the Philippines in 1942.
May 4, 2026Open source
Youth volleyball clinic brings in Colby College players as coaches
Colby College Women's Volleyball Team helped out at the Alfond Youth & Community Center in Waterville coaching some of their Spring Youth Clinics.
May 3, 2026Open source
Man arrested months after fatal shooting in central Maine
A man was arrested on a murder charge in a nearly year-old killing in Clinton, Maine, police said Thursday.
May 21, 2026Open source
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Police chase dump truck stolen out of Mass. that eventually crashes behind a Maine school
The dump truck, driven by a Marlborough resident, crashed into a playground fence in Lewiston, Maine, police say.
May 27, 2026Open source
Investigators say fatal Maine lumber mill fire was accidental and started in silo
The May 15 fire and explosion at Robbins Lumber in Searsmont killed 27-year-old Andrew Cross of the Morrill Volunteer Fire Department.
May 27, 2026Open source
College swimmer from Maine killed in North Carolina crash
Police say Keegan McKenney, 22, a Queens University swimmer from Cape Elizabeth, Maine, died after a BMW crashed into a tree. Cause unclear.
May 20, 2026Open source
Owners of Maine lumber mill among those hurt in deadly fire, explosion, family says
Three members of the Robbins family, whose Searsmont, Maine, lumber mill was involved in a deadly fire and explosion Friday, are among those hurt.
May 18, 2026Open source
ATF joins investigation into deadly Searsmont, Maine, lumber mill fire and explosion
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has joined the investigation into a deadly fire and explosion at a lumber mill in Searsmont, Ma...
May 18, 2026Open source
A somber moment: Watch as a firefighter's body is removed from the fire in Searsmont, Maine
We are seeing the somber moment a firefighter's body was removed from the scene of the fire in Searsmont, as everyone at the scene paused what they were doing.
May 17, 2026Open source
Maine communities mourn the 27-year-old firefighter killed in a lumber mill explosion
MORRILL, Maine (AP) — A 27-year-old firefighter killed in a huge fire and explosion at a lumber mill in Maine's midcoast region was honored Saturday, a day...
May 17, 2026Open source
Honorable transfer held for firefighter killed in Maine mill explosion
Maine State Police have identified the victim as Morrill firefighter Andrew Cross.
May 17, 2026Open source
Flooding underway along the Saco River as rain continues to fall
A flood warning was issued for the Saco River in Conway, New Hampshire and Fryeburg, Maine, on Friday. Minor flooding was already being reported early Friday.
May 16, 2026Open source
Portland considers seven-story building with tiny apartments
The Portland Planning Board approved the construction of 87 units off Congress Street.
May 16, 2026Open source
The Portland Press Herald
Dozens of people from across the region donated and delivered food, water and thousands of dollars to support those battling the blaze at Robbins Lumber on F...
May 16, 2026Open source
Firefighter dead, several in critical condition after explosion at Maine lumber mill
Video from the scene at a lumber mill in Searsmont, Maine, shows a large fire with big plumes of smoke.
May 16, 2026Open source
Fire and explosion at Robbins Lumber shakes historic Maine company
The owners of the sawmill in Searsmont say they will not be operating for the foreseeable future.
May 15, 2026Open source
Bangor man accused of assaulting woman in a wheelchair and then stealing her hat
A Bangor man was charged with assault, theft and resisting arrest after allegedly assaulting a woman in a wheelchair and stealing her hat.
May 15, 2026Open source
Urgent care clinic set to open in Bangor this summer
Pine Tree Urgent Care is scheduled to open July 1 at 557 Hammond St.
May 15, 2026Open source
Research shows preapproved housing plans boost construction, but Maine’s program was left unfunded
Some Maine municipalities have offered their own preapproved plans, though Bangor's free plans had no takers as of March.
May 14, 2026Open source
Centralmaine.com
The vice president has teased a possible announcement tied to fraud investigations and will be campaigning for Paul LePage.
May 14, 2026Open source
Centralmaine.com
Town officials cut $250,000 for disposal fees from the proposed budget but reversed course and are now asking voters to designate surplus funds to cover the...
May 14, 2026Open source
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South China is in Kennebec County, Maine.
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Trump’s DOJ sues Mass., Maine over denying undercover license plates for federal agents
President Donald Trump's administration is suing four states over their refusal to issue undercover license plates to federal agents.
May 28, 2026Open source
Maine’s transgender sports initiative halted by invalid signatures
An initiative intended to limit transgender students' ability to participate in sports was removed from the ballot over invalid signatures.
May 27, 2026Open source
Graham Platner took on Red Sox ownership in an ad. NESN pulled it.
Platner, a Senate candidate in Maine, blamed private equity for destroying “our favorite baseball team.”
May 27, 2026Open source
Maine's transgender sports initiative halted by invalid signatures
A Maine initiative intended to limit transgender students' ability to participate in sports has been removed from the ballot because of invalid signatures, t...
May 27, 2026Open source
College swimmer from Maine killed in North Carolina crash
Police say Keegan McKenney, 22, a Queens University swimmer from Cape Elizabeth, Maine, died after a BMW crashed into a tree. Cause unclear.
May 20, 2026Open source
Maine officials, ATF to give update on deadly Maine lumber mill fire
Maine officials and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are scheduled to give an update Tuesday afternoon on the investigation in...
May 19, 2026Open source
Dartmouth Cancer Center raises $93K in 2nd annual Manchester community walk
The Dartmouth Cancer Center held their 2nd annual community walk in Manchester on Saturday raising roughly $93,000 dollars.
May 18, 2026Open source
ATF joins investigation into deadly Searsmont, Maine, lumber mill fire and explosion
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has joined the investigation into a deadly fire and explosion at a lumber mill in Searsmont, Ma...
May 18, 2026Open source
Edgewater officer’s accused killer to change plea in court hearing
Eduardo Machado, accused of killing off-duty Edgewater police officer David Jewell, is expected to change his plea in court.
May 17, 2026Open source
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