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Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said Friday that roughly $170 million in local goods will be impacted by the proposed Canadian tariffs, with more than half of that coming from the forest product ...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested more people in the state so far in 2026 than in the previous two years ...

Wildfires in New England rarely make national news. The spotlight is more often on the catastrophic fires of Western states, ...

Standing in your local retail store, it can be mind-boggling to try to weigh the pros and cons of all the packaging options.

There will be four debates between Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and her Democratic challenger, Troy Jackson, the ...

The Maine Department of Health and Human Services initiated rulemaking following a push for stricter oversight of the ...

The Maine Public Utilities Commission will finally move forward with plans for a new transmission line to northern Maine and an 800 megawatt wind project. At a regular meeting Tuesday, commissioners ...

Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey announced on Wednesday that he, along with the attorneys general of 50 other states and territories, had reached a settlement agreement with Meta, the parent company ...

During his second visit to Maine this year, Vice President JD Vance rallied for Maine Republicans and against “socialism” ahead of the midterm elections. At defense manufacturer Compotech on Monday, ...