Maine

A woman accused by scam victims of criscrossing the U.S. claiming to be an Irish heiress is expected to learn next month whether she will be extradited to the United Kingdom. Marianne Smyth, a 54-year-old American, appeared Wednesday in federal court in Maine for a hearing related to allegations that she stole more than $170,000 from at least five ...

Maine will become the latest to join a multistate effort to elect the president by popular vote with the Democratic governor’s announcement Monday that she’s letting the proposal become law without her signature. Under the proposed compact, each state would allocate all its electoral votes to whoever wins the national popular vote for p...

A series of gun safety bills introduced after the deadliest shooting in Maine history appears to be headed toward final passage as the state Legislature races to wrap up its session this week. The House followed the Senate on Monday in approving the governor’s omnibus gun safety bill that strengthens the state’s yellow flag law, boosts ...

L.L. Bean will be laying off several customer service workers and shrinking call center hours, according to NBC affiliate News Center Maine. “As more of our customers choose self-service and shop through our digital and retail channels, customer contacts have declined over the last four years,” the company said in an announcement last w...

The proposal is designed to make it easier for social workers to practice in new states.

Cole reported that he had picked up Erik Foote and dropped him off at a convenience store, but he told Foote’s parents he took him to the hospital.

The whale has rope coming out of both sides of its mouth and has been far from shore, making it difficult for rescuers to help, NOAA said in a statement.

Fiery debate over a bill to protect health care workers who provide abortion and gender-affirming care from out-of-state lawsuits crossed a line in the Maine House, leading lawmakers to formally censure a pair of colleagues on Thursday. Rep. Michael Lemelin, R-Chelsea, said the mass shooting last October in Lewiston, Maine, that claimed 18 lives an...

The commanding officer of an Army reservist responsible for the deadliest shooting in Maine history acknowledged to an independent commission on Thursday that he didn’t get deeply involved in the reservist’s medical care after he was discharged from a psychiatric hospital. Capt. Jeremy Reamer said he understood that the shooter, Robert Card, was su...

An effort to enshrine the right to abortion in the Maine Constitution appears to have failed after a vote to send the proposal to voters for ratification fell short in the House. Hours after a court ruling set the stage for a near-total ban on abortions in Arizona, the Maine House voted 75-65 Tuesday night in favor of the amendment…

A small plane had to make an emergency landing at a Poland Springs facility in Maine on Wednesday afternoon after running low on fuel. The York County Sheriff’s Office said their deputies were dispatched to Killick Pond Road in Hollis around 2 p.m. for a plane that had made an emergency landing near the Poland Springs building. When they......

The sister of one of the victims of the deadliest shooting in Maine history accused lawmakers of acting “nefariously” by pressing at the 11th hour of the legislative session for a so-called red flag law that could be used to take away guns from someone experiencing a psychiatric crisis. Others, however, said such a law could have saved lives. Testi...

The best place to view the eclipse in totality on Monday were in northern New England, and it showed on the highways. Some people started the trek up north Sunday, others started already Monday morning. Shortly after 8 a.m. Monday, Interstate 93 north in New Hampshire was already flooded with cars trying to make the trip to both northern New…...