Maine

Republican Austin Theriault on Wednesday ended a recount in his congressional race in Maine and conceded to Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, bringing to an end the closely watched contest a month after Election Day. Theriault decided to end the recount before its completion after early results did not show a significant change in the outcome afte...

An investigation is underway after a man was found dead near the Schmid Land Preserve in Edgecomb, Maine, on Tuesday morning. A hunter called 911 to report the body near Old County Road around 9:30a.m., according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. Detectives from the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit Central have taken over the case. The bo...

Police announced Wednesday that they have made an arrest in connection with a homicide that occurred two weeks ago in Westbrook, Maine. The arrest stems from a medical emergency call received by Westbrook police on Nov. 21, at 11:35 p.m. Police and rescue crews responding to the address at 34 Lamb St. found 59-year-old Robert Seger unresponsive in ...

A woman is dead after her SUV crashed into a rock off the roadway and then rolled over in Madison, Maine, Tuesday morning. The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office says it responded to the single-vehicle crash involving a Toyota Rav4 on Old County Road around 7:45 a.m., according to NBC10 Boston affiliate News Center Maine. The driver sustained f...

Police say two men in their seventies who went missing from the Maine Veteran’s Home in Bangor earlier this week have been found safe. Bangor police had issued a Silver Alert for 75-year-old Gary Foster and 77-year-old Sidney Hoyt, who were last seen leaving the Maine Veteran’s Home on Hogan Road sometime between 7-8 a.m. on Tuesday. Th...

The renowned author and lifelong rocker who used to perform with the Rock Bottom Remainders, a rock band that featured literary icons, said Monday that at age 77, it’s time to say good-bye to three Bangor, Maine, stations that have been bleeding money. King kept the stations afloat for decades, and he said he and his wife, Tabitha, are proud....

Austin Theriault’s campaign has formally requested a recount in Maine’s 2nd District congressional race, the Secretary of State’s office confirmed in an email Monday morning. Emily Cook, a spokesperson for the Secretary of State’s Office, said the campaign has formally requested a recount, but it has not been scheduled yet. ...

The FBI and Maine State Police announced Monday that they are now offering a $15,000 reward in their ongoing search for a missing Maine teen. It’s been over two months since 14-year-old Stefanie Damron, of New Sweden, Maine, has been heard from. She was last seen walking into the woods behind her home on West Road on Sept. 23, according......

One person was injured in a 2-vehicle crash on Interstate 295 in Freeport, Maine, on Monday morning. Maine State Police said they responded to the crash involving a Volkswagen and a Toyota on I-295 south shortly before 7:30 a.m. The Toyota was going from the right lane to the left and struck the Volkswagen, causing the Volkswagen to go to…...

Police responding to a domestic disturbance call in Westbrook, Maine, over the weekend shot and killed a man who refused to surrender and advanced upon officers. Westbrook police responded to a call about a domestic disturbance around 3:30 a.m. Saturday on Arlington Avenue, according to News Center Maine. The woman who called police said her son, w...

When Donald Trump was elected president earlier this month, Caroline Pryor’s mind turned immediately to the man who lives down the road — Leonard Leo. Few people in America have done more to advance conservative causes than Leo. Years ago, the then-unknown conservative lawyer began executing a plan that has helped reshape the U.S. courts and Republ...

The Big Moose Mountain Ski Area in Greenville, Maine, and its 3,000 acres of land are being sold for a combined price of $27 million. According to News Center Maine, the proposed sale comes after plans to redevelop the resort fell through due to funding issues. The owner of the property has been looking to sell the ski area for…

An 84-year-old woman died in a fire Monday morning in Bangor, Maine. The State Fire Marshal’s Office said a 911 call was received at 5:22 a.m. reporting a structure fire at 62 Fairways in Bangor. Bangor police and fire responded to find a single-family home involved in fire. Firefighters quickly knocked down the blaze and located one victim w...