Scott Monroe

Suspected Windham gunman found dead; victim identified by police as Casco man

by Press Herald Staff Report August 16, 2025August 18, 2025

Investigators say there is no known connection between the shooter and victim in the case that prompted a statewide emergency alert and temporary shelter-in-place order.

Local & State

Photos: Friday night at the Lewiston-Auburn Balloon Festival

by Scott Monroe August 15, 2025August 16, 2025

Balloons began filling the air above hordes of festivalgoers around 6 p.m. Friday at at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston.

Local & State, News

Are you a public housing resident behind on rent? Received an eviction notice? Here’s what to know in Maine.

by Sawyer Loftus August 6, 2025August 6, 2025

Here are some available safeguards for tenants living in public housing.

An illustration of a woman, seated on a bench outside of a building, reading a manila file that another person hands to her. An inset illustration shows the same woman carrying a cardboard box with a houseplant as she walks by a stack of taped cardboard boxes toward the street.

Local & State

A Maine woman paid her back rent. Her record still says she was evicted.

by Sawyer Loftus August 5, 2025August 5, 2025

Repayment plans are supposed to help public housing tenants avoid eviction. In Maine, these deals have put evictions on tenants’ permanent records, even if they’ve fulfilled all the terms and were never actually evicted.

Local & State

Should Mainers be concerned by shark sightings?

by Julia Tilton August 3, 2025August 8, 2025

The presence of sharks are an indicator of an ecosystem’s good health, according to a shark biologist.

Local & State

Tight rental market keeps Maine domestic violence survivors in shelters longer

by Yasmeen Khan August 3, 2025August 3, 2025

Advocates said they could meet only a fraction of the demand for emergency housing, with only 14% of eligible clients receiving shelter statewide.

Local & State, Nation & World

Maine offshore wind projects blown away by federal cancelation of plans

by Associated Press and Staff Reports August 1, 2025August 1, 2025

The Trump administration is halting plans to use large areas of federal waters for new offshore wind development.

Sports

We met with reporters in Dallas to talk about Cooper Flagg. Here’s what we learned.

July 28, 2025July 28, 2025

Watch as Press Herald sports writers Drew Bonifant and Travis Lazarczyk sit down with journalists from the Dallas Morning News to discuss the No. 1 draft pick from Maine’s start with the Mavericks.