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Lewiston Youth Connected with Multiple Past Shootings And Charged with Attempted Murder Arrested Again on Drug Trafficking Warrant

The Lewiston Police Department arrested a 17-year-old on Thursday on a warrant charging him with trafficking in scheduled drugs after he had previously been connected to multiple shootings and charged ...
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Westbrook Fugitive Caught After Six Days of Evading Law Enforcement

The U.S. Marshals Service arrested a Westbrook fugitive on Tuesday after he allegedly escaped a police operation on Oct. 14 following multiple shooting incidents reported at an apartment. [RELATED: ...
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SCOTUS Blocks Trump Administration from Ending Gender-Affirming Care for Prisoners

The United States Supreme Court issued a brief, unsigned order Wednesday leaving in place a lower court’s block on the Trump Administration’s policy governing certain care and accommodations for ...
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Lewiston Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Attempting to Sex Traffic Minors

A Lewiston man was sentenced on Tuesday to 15 years in prison after he was convicted of attempting to sex traffic minors. [RELATED: Portland Police to Train with Swedish Investigators as Maine ...
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Oft-Arrested Litchfield Man Busted again After Fleeing Police With Incorrect Plates

The Kennebec Sheriff’s Department arrested an alleged habitual offender on Monday after he reportedly fled police while operating a Subaru with the licensce plates from a BMW. [RELATED: High-Speed ...
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Susan Collins Applauds Release of 315,000 Barrels from Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) applauded the Trump administration’s decision Wednesday to release 315,000 barrels of heating oil from the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve, following a September ...
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Muslim School Official in Portland Suggests New Policy on Dogs, Citing “Ritual Purity” While Speaking In Front of Iraqi Flag

Abdullahi Ahmed, the Somali-born assistant superintendent for student, family and community partnerships at Portland Public Schools, proposed changes to the district’s policy on dogs and other animals ...
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Lisbon Drunk Driver Crashes Into Building Then Utility Pole Before Being Arrested

The Lisbon Police Department arrested an alleged drunk driver on Sunday after he crashed into a building, left the scene, then crashed into a utility pole. [RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: Woman Arrested on Drug ...
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Sen. Angus King Joins Colleagues in Urging Continued Access to Federal Satellite Weather Data

Sen. Angus King (I) has joined Sens. John Hickenlooper (D-CO) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) in urging the federal government to maintain access to weather data from the Defense Meteorological Satellite ...
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Lewiston Model Solange Omon Earns Her Wings as Victoria’s Secret’s Newest Angel

Solange Omon, a 21-year-old model from Lewiston who has balanced college, work, and modeling, stepped onto the Victoria’s Secret runway Sunday after winning the brand’s nationwide search for its ...
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Preble Street Investigation, Part 2: Portland Records Reveal Shelter Safety Patrols Stopped Despite Earlier Promises to Fix Problems

A Portland homeless shelter that assured city officials it had corrected safety deficiencies in 2025 was again failing to ...
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It’s Not Just Congress That’s At Stake: Here Are Major Ballot Initiatives Voters Will Decide On In Midterms

By Nicole Silverio Voters will cast ballots on several ballot initiatives addressing voter identification, abortion, data centers and other issues in the 2026 election cycle. More than 140 total ...