Maine’s U.S. senators say two organizations in the state have been awarded more than $2.3 million to expand skill-building programs for young people. The money is from the U.S. Department of Labor and is going to LearningWorks in Portland and Goodwill Industries of Northern New England in Gorham. Republican Sen. Susan Collins and independent Sen. Angus King say it’s...

You may be one of the many visitors who has snapped pictures of charming cobblestone byways in the Old Port of Portland, Maine. Now, the city is trying to make that walk a bit easier by fixing bricks, pavers and stones on Wharf and Dana streets. “If you walk down there right now, it’s very uneven,” said Chris Branch,...

Portland, Maine, is looking to make the walk on the cobblestone streets of its Old Port a little easier.

Police say multiple people have been stabbed at a suburban Portland shopping center and that a suspect has been apprehended.

America’s harvest of scallops is increasing to near-record levels at a time when the shellfish are in high demand and the value of the fishery has surged in recent years.

A city-owned lot in Maine with a lot of local and tourist foot traffic is getting a make-over as a debate about its future continues. The Portland property sits on the eastern waterfront, an area some residents think has been negatively impacted by gentrification and too many tourists. The space includes a gravel parking area and sits adjacent to city-owned…

A Canadian tradition has made its way to Maine. A number of groups, led by Portland-based Shamrock Sports and Entertainment, have come together to put on Carnaval Maine, modeled after and partnered with Carnaval de Quebec, the 50-year-old, 10-day party that lights up Quebec City each year. “We’re kind of leaning into that as opposed to doing a traditional...

A Maine version of a Canadian tradition is coming to Portland.

A city worker was killed Monday after police say he was struck by the bucket truck he had been driving while he and another worker were hanging Christmas wreaths in Sanford, Maine.

Maine police say a city employee was struck and killed by the bucket truck he had been driving while he and another worker were hanging Christmas wreaths. The Portland Press Herald reports the two workers were hanging wreaths on light poles Monday afternoon outside Springvale District Court on Main Street in Sanford.

Maine’s hepatitis C rate is 60% higher than the national average. The dangerous disease can result in potentially severe and permanent liver damage. Its spike is tied to injectable drug use, which is why Maine’s Centers for Disease Control and the state’s director of opioid response, Gordon Smith, have announced that $1.5 million will be put towards needle exchanges.

There’s a lot in a name, at least when it comes something like college, in which you might invest years of your life and thousands of dollars. That’s why there is a clash brewing in Maine over what to call one of the state’s more popular public universities. Monday, the University of Maine System Board of Trustees voted 10-2 to...

The University of Southern Maine is moving to change its name to the University of Maine at Portland.

A building at a lumber yard in Portland, Maine was destroyed overnight in a roaring three-alarm fire. News Center Maine reports that the building — in addition to lumber — at Eldrige Lumber were destroyed in the blaze. Crews received a call about the fire at 165 Presumpscot St. at about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday.

No charges are expected after a shooting at a homeless shelter in Brunswick, Maine, left one man dead and sent another to the hospital. Just after 10:20 p.m. Monday, multiple witnesses heard a series of gunshots come from an apartment at Tedford Housing on Federal Street.

Maine’s largest city is considering a ban on its employees using facial recognition technology. Monday night, Portland’s city council passed a motion to postpone a vote whether or not to prohibit city agencies from using it or data gathered by third parties using facial recognition.

City officials in Portland, Maine, are considering a ban on the use of facial recognition technology.

In 2015, $220 million was lost to wire fraud in the United States. In 2019, losses will surpass $1.5 billion, according to WFG National Title Insurance Company. In the past, attempts to trick people were often clumsy, FBI agents told journalists on Friday. Now they can be sophisticated. If people are asked via email to transfer money under a deadline,...

If you woke up to a weird text that seemed totally out of place, you aren’t alone. A mysterious wave of missives swept America’s phones overnight, delivering confusing messages from friends, family and the occasional ex. Friends who hadn’t talked to each other in months were jolted into chatting. Others briefly panicked. A telecom vendor called Syniverse said a server...