Some believe the administration will alleviate financial pressures and secure the border. Others worry of potential consequences to the climate and immigrants.

New data compiled by Maine State Police show that there were 35 homicides in the state in 2024. The year before, state police recorded 53 homicides — the most on record — including the 18 people who died in the Lewiston mass shooting. There were 40 in 1989.

The Attorney General has now been tasked with ensuring all people who were convicted and currently imprisoned be released immediately. In addition, the AG has been directed to dismiss all pending cases.

Protesters marched from Monument Square to City Hall on Saturday morning to protest the policies of the incoming Trump administration.

PORTLAND, Maine — As Black History Month approaches, local organizations are spotlighting Maine’s rich and often overlooked Black history. One such effort is a Black History Walking Tour hosted by Black Travel Maine, held Sunday in Portland.

At least 1,100 flights into or out of the US were canceled by Sunday evening with another 5,017 delayed, according to the flight-tracking website FlightAware. Over 20% of flights into or out of Newark Liberty International Airport and LaGuardia Airport were canceled, the site shows.

Trump signed a handful of executive orders Monday, including declaring a national emergency at the southern border.

Hundreds of people marched from Portland's Monument Square to City Hall, calling for equal rights Saturday as a part of the People's March, just days before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.

Hundreds of demonstrators are expected to flood downtown Portland in response to President Donald Trump’s second inauguration on Monday.

A Portland musician and his dog were found dead on a remote Washington trail. Lewis County Prosecuting Attorney Jonathan Meyer has blamed the sheriff’s office for tainting the evidence.

Agent David Maland, 44, was killed Monday afternoon following a traffic stop, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesperson said in a statement. A German national in the country on what the FBI called a current visa was killed and an injured suspect was taken into custody and is being treated at a local hospital.

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