Republicans warn it will lead to child trafficking and kidnapping, while advocates say it will protect what is already legal in Maine. Maine may soon become a haven for women from other states looking to access late-term abortions and minors who want to undergo gender reassignment treatments and procedures. Both chambers of the state Legislature have approved a so-called shield law in the New England state, and Gov. Janet Mills has already vowed to sign it. The House passed the bill on Wednesday along party lines in a vote of...

Oklahoma City scored the first five points of the game and had an 11-0 run later in the quarter to beat the Maine Celtics 99-89 Thursday night at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to tie the NBA G League championship series at 1. The deciding game of the best-of-three series is 9 p.m. Monday at the Portland Expo. The Blue led 5-0 in the first 3 1/2 minutes and never trailed. They had a 25-14 lead after the first quarter, as Lindy Watters III scored 10 of his team-high...

Maine’s supreme court has reversed an order for a new trial for a man who was convicted of manslaughter for shooting his sister’s boyfriend in 2019. Example video title will go here for this video Example video title will go here for this video PORTLAND, Maine — Maine's supreme court on Thursday reversed an order for a new trial for a Portland man who was convicted of manslaughter for shooting his sister’s boyfriend. A judge last year vacated Mark Cardilli Jr.’s 2019 manslaughter conviction and granted a new trial after...

Now when Mainers in northern and eastern Maine send mail, it will be sent from the Hamden facility to southern Maine for processing before it is distributed. Example video title will go here for this video Example video title will go here for this video HAMPDEN, Maine — The USPS has decided to move forward with its plans to consolidate mail processing services at the Eastern Maine Mail Processing and Distribution Center in Hampden on Tuesday. Those services will now be transferred to its mail processing facility in Scarborough. For...

ERIKA. INVESTIGATORS ARE STILL LOOKING FOR THE GUN, BUT IN COURT, THE PROSECUTOR SAID. JEREMIAH ABREU TARGETED HIS BROTHER INSIDE THE HOUSE AS THE BROTHER. THE VICTIM OPENED HIS BEDROOM DOOR. THE FAMILY HAD GATHERED AT THAT HOUSE TO CELEBRATE THE GRANDMOTHER S BIRTHDAY. 27 YEAR OLD CEDRIC ABREU. FAMILY TODAY GATHERED FOR HIS FUNERAL, WHILE HIS 20 YEAR OLD BROTHER JEREMIAH FACE A MURDER CHARGE, HAS A COMPLAINT CHARGE YOU WITH MURDER, CARRYING A FIREARM WITHOUT A LICENSE, CARRYING A LOADED FIREARM WITHOUT A LICENSE. THERE’S A MEMORIAL OUTSIDE...

After several severe storms tore through Maine coastal communities, one bill could allocate funding to help repair, if passed. Example video title will go here for this video Example video title will go here for this video AUGUSTA, Maine — As the end of the legislative session continues to encroach, Maine coastal communities and businesses are holding out for a funding bill to repair infrastructure. Governor Janet Mill’s bill, "An Act To Provide Funding To Rebuild Infrastructure Affected By Extreme Inland And Coastal Weather Events," was introduced earlier this year...

Aroostook County has lost around 6.6% of its population in the last 10 years and close to 10% over the last 20 years. AROOSTOOK COUNTY, Maine — Aroostook County is a little more than 21% of Maine's total area, making it the state's largest county. It's actually bigger than Connecticut and Rhode Island combined. But according to the most recent U.S. Census, the "Crown of Maine" has experienced the worst population decline of any county in the state. The County's population has declined an estimated 6.6% over the last 10...

1. Falmouth: Pegged as the team to beat in Class A South, the Navigators have a returning Varsity Maine All-State battery in pitcher Brennan Rumpf and catcher Ethan Hendry, both four-year starters. Falmouth’s other top players are still relatively young. Junior Josh Polchies will play short and Coach Mike D’Andrea called him a “top hitter in Maine,” and a “D1 player.” Polchies and junior Tyler Simmons will be key pitchers, as will powerful sophomore first baseman Jacoby Porter. Falmouth ran off 15 straight wins in a 16-2 season that ended...

A Republican member of the Maine House of Representatives is facing backlash after suggesting that last year's deadly mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine — that left 18 dead and more than a dozen wounded — was vengeance from God. NBC News reported that Rep. Michael Lemelin took to the floor of the house on Thursday to condemn LD 1619, which was legislation expanding privacy rights for abortion patients that passed the same day as the October 25 shooting. He then went on to suggest that the shooting was retribution from...

Apr. 11—The Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled Thursday that the manslaughter conviction of a Portland man who shot and killed his sister's boyfriend in 2019 should not have been vacated. The court's decision overturns a lower court ruling that found Mark Cardilli Jr.'s trial lawyers failed to present an adequate argument that he was acting in self-defense and vacated his manslaughter conviction. The new ruling from the high court means Cardilli will not get a new trial and will likely have to return to prison. Cardilli was found guilty of...