Maine

Maine might ban traffic stops that are intended as a way to investigate unrelated criminal activity. Such traffic stops are sometimes called “pretextual” stops. A proposal by Democratic Rep. Victoria Morales of South Portland would end the practice. The Maine House of Representatives voted to advance the proposal on Tuesday. The Maine L...

Discrimination would be prohibited against jurors in federal courts on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity under a bill reintroduced by U.S. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire and Susan Collins of Maine. The United States Code currently prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin and econom...

A jury has convicted a man of killing his longtime girlfriend at their home in western Maine. It took a jury 25 minutes on Friday to return a guilty verdict against Rondon Athayde in the death of Ana Cordeiro. She was 41 when she was found fatally beaten at their Hartford home on Dec. 13, 2018. Athayde, who’s 49, will…

A Maine child is dead after an accidental shooting, according to police. The child, whose age and gender were not revealed, suffered what Maine State Police believe to be an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound at a home in Temple. Other family members were home at the time of the shooting, police say. An autopsy is set to be conducted Friday&#8...

A man has been arrested on murder charges after a fire and two deaths at a home Thursday in Limington, Maine. A retired firefighter who was driving down Hardscrabble Road in Limington shortly after 5 a.m. noticed a fire in a home, police said. He called 911 and then tried to enter the house, but was unable to do so….

Maine is going to offer a cash prize of more than $875,000 to try to convince more people in the state to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. More than 56% of the state’s total population is fully vaccinated against coronavirus. That’s one of the highest percentages in the country. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills said Wednesday the state will hold ...

Maine’s state of the emergency about the coronavirus pandemic is entering its final two weeks. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills declared the “state of civil emergency” in the early stages of the pandemic. The declaration has allowed Mills to use all available government resources to try to contain the spread of the virus. Mills has said the emergency or...

Until June 30, Maine is offering people who are part of state unemployment assistance programs $1,500 if they seek full-time employment that pays under $25 an hour and work for eight consecutive weeks. The program looks a lot like one that has been in place since May in New Hampshire and is meant to propel at least some of 37,000…

At 16 years old, William Addison of Falmouth, Maine, has not only already hiked thousands of miles, but exceeded goals that would be ambitious for someone of any age. On June 5, 2020, when he was still 15, Addison set out on a southbound hike of the Appalachian Trail, beginning 15 miles shy of Mt. Katahdin near Abol Bridge in…

Maine is urging the public to be cautious of browntail moth caterpillars, which have tiny hairs which can become airborne and cause a skin reaction or trouble breathing. The Maine Center for Disease Control says the public is at risk of contact with the hairs because of increased outdoor time in the summer. Reaction to the hairs can include rash,&#...

There are only five female play-by-play announcers in the United States, and one of them lives and works in Maine.

Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced Friday that the state of civil emergency that she declared at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic will expire at month’s end. The Democrat called the end of the emergency orders put in place 15 months ago “a welcome milestone” that demonstrates the state’s progress in getting people vaccinated and reducing the...

A 39-year-old man from Old Town died in a car crash during the early hours of Friday morning on 1-95 in Bangor, Maine. Anthony Monroe was driving south near Broadway Street when he hit a guardrail near the Exit 185 off ramp around 3:37 a.m. Friday, according to Maine State Police. The car then traveled across the road and hit…