Two people were arrested, but no one was hurt in the shooting at 24 Granite St.

Angus King’s popularity with voters has taken a clear hit, but the independent former governor still holds a commanding lead in the race to become Maine’s next U.S. senator, according to a statewide poll conducted earlier this month for MaineToday Media.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, has received kudos recently from gay-rights groups for being the only Republican so far to sign on to two bills that aim to address perceived discrimination in the jury box and in immigration cases.

A precise, focused television ad from Republican Kevin Raye, the Maine Senate president running to unseat U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, looks at two regulatory measures Raye championed and features business officials saying the moves have helped them prosper.

Mainers are much more supportive of President Barack Obama’s health care reform law than most Americans are, according to the latest statewide poll by Critical Insights.

Gov. Paul LePage’s blunt, straight-talking style and occasional ideological stubbornness have earned him both praise and disappointment among Mainers.