LEWISTON (AP) — A Republican Maine House candidate now has an opponent after he used Twitter to attack two students who survived a shooting at a Florida high school, calling one of them a “skinhead lesbian” and the other a “bald-faced liar.” Democrat Eryn Gilchrist filed to run against Leslie Gibson on Thursday, eliminating his […]

BANGOR (AP) — A New York man charged in connection with a 2016 shootout at a Maine Walmart has been found guilty of federal gun and drug possession charges, but not guilty of firing his weapon. WABI-TV reports that 39-year-old Reginald McBride was convicted Wednesday in federal court in Bangor. He still faces charges in state court […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine Department of the Secretary of State says 12 candidates have qualified for the primaries to run for governor. Republican Gov. Paul LePage is leaving the post because of term limits. Democratic candidates are Attorney General Janet Mills; State Sen. Mark Dion; former state speaker of the House Mark Eves; former […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Police in Portland, Maine, say a man who died in a crash involving a city-owned snow hauler has been identified. Police say the crash killed 58-year-old Robert Belanger, of Portland, at 3:46 a.m. on March 10. The crash is still under investigation. Police say Belanger was walking on a major street in […]