This legislative session, between debating about how to create more affordable housing and reform our child welfare system, Maine lawmakers will decide whether to name the Seppala Siberian sled dog, spring peeper and wood turtle our official state dog,

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court overturned a 2021 law that had paved the way for dozens of child sexual assault lawsuits.

Democrats’ response this week to President Donald Trump’s attempt to freeze all federal grants and loans already approved by Congress was a rare moment of swift, unified and urgent condemnation.

A man serving a life sentence for one of Maine’s most infamous murder cases will not be granted a new trial, according to Knox County Superior Court.

Maine’s DOE said that it would not enforce Trump’s executive order that said the U.S. government would only recognize two genders.

It’s been a very busy week underground in Maine, as there was an aftershock Wednesday morning from the larger earthquake that occurred Monday.

Maine students last year had the lowest average math and reading scores since 1992, the first year the test was administered, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress also known as The Nation's Report Card.

According to the panel’s report, mental illness, alcohol and drugs were common themes in most of the incidents it reviewed this past year.

Zeneyda Barrera, 18, was arrested at her home in Lynn Monday morning after a neighbor heard a commotion. Barrera is accused of pushing her 12-year-old brother during an argument over a cellphone, according to a Lynn Police Department report.

Tariffs that are central to President Donald Trump's economic policies could destabilize markets for numerous Maine products from lumber to lobsters to electricity. The president has said he will impose tariffs of 25% of the value of a product imported from Mexico and Canada beginning Saturday.

It cut off funding this week, with no notice, to agencies working to resettle immigrants and refugees in the state.

Maine's reading and math proficiency for 4th graders has fallen roughly 10 percentage points since 2019 and are some of the biggest drops nationwide.