Two teenage girls charged with violating Maine Civil Rights Act in racist spray-painting incident

The girls, both from Bangor, are suspected of painting racial slurs on the car of a Pakistani-American and person of color.

Judge sentences Biddeford man to 3 years in prison for hate crime

Dusty Leo, 30, was one of two men involved in attacks on Black men in Portland and Biddeford in 2018.

As hate crimes rise, active bystanders needed, advocates say

National tragedies like 9/11 and the pandemic that spark acts of hate against minorities make it important for people to know how to intervene safely, activists say.

Portland police investigating vandalism of downtown murals

Two artists spent Friday evening painting over what they said included slurs against gay people and Black people on the murals behind the Lancaster Building.

Saint Joseph’s event will focus on stopping hate crime

Hate crimes spiked in Maine and nationwide in 2020, new FBI data show

Maine police reported 83 bias-motivated crimes last year, surpassing the total from the previous 3 years combined.

Hate crimes rise to highest level in 12 years amid increasing attacks on Blacks, Asians

The FBI tallied 7,759 hate crimes last year, marked by a global pandemic, a divisive presidential election and upheaval in the economy.

Biden signs bill to counter spike in anti-Asian hate crime

The president lavishes praise on Democrats and Republicans for approving the bill by lopsided margins and sending it to the White House for his signature.

Bates students support Palestinians, denounce college

Bates College student government and others decry decision to call police over anti-Israel graffiti as 'a censure of student voices.'

Three indicted on federal hate crime charges in death of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia

The case is the most significant civil rights prosecution undertaken to date by the Biden administration Justice Department and comes as federal officials have moved quickly to open sweeping investigations into troubled police departments.