A child in Penobscot County was critically injured in an incident involving a lawn tractor Thursday evening, according to authorities. First responders were called around 6 p.m. to a home on Stetson ...

Though Republicans haven’t won a U.S. House seat in the region since 2016, it’s not because district lines are unfair. It’s because they have lousy candidates and unpopular policies.

Portland scores six runs on the fifth, then take the lead in the eighth, to win for the eighth time in nine games.

The Red Storm prevail in a battle of teams fighting for a bye in the first round of the Class A South playoffs.

Wenderly Noguera Pantoja, 11, was last seen walking away from Westbrook Middle School at about 2:15 p.m. Thursday.

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Paul LePage is waiting in the wings. Four Democrats are hoping to face him in the general election for the right to represent ...

Your May 15 piece on North Atlantic right whales offered promising news about this year’s calving season (“Can a baby boom save the right whale — and Maine’s lobster industry?”). But as someone who ...

Garrett Whitlock was placed on the 15-day injured list on Thursday after slipping on a wet mound on Sunday and hyperextending his left knee. (Paul Sancya/Associated Press) BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox ...

Federal prosecutors allege Matthew Charnay has evaded several law enforcement investigations across the country.

The City Council halted the controversial 3,300-seat Portland Music Hall project last month by expanding a required buffer between large music venues.

Jenifer Cushman, president of University of Maine at Augusta, stands in front of the UMA seal in July 2023. Despite a vote of no confidence from UMA faculty this month, her contract was extended.