In the first debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, their highly different views of the country provided a stark contrast between their agendas.

Zachery Conners, 26, was among 4 workers accused of abuse that included waterboarding, choking and sexually assaulting a nonverbal adult male client at the Lee Residential Care center in Hampden.

The freshly minted Category 1 hurricane packed top sustained winds of 75 mph and forecasters warned it was expected to crash ashore Wednesday in Louisiana.

Selectmen chose Ranger Construction Corp. of Fairfield to construct a baseball field and other infrastructure at the town’s Community Center for $2.3 million.

It's the first such recall since Maine's recreational cannabis market launched in 2020, and it affects 3 pre-rolls and 1 flower product, all produced by Cannabis Cured.

The Dempsey Center has established a $2 million fundraising goal and has raised over half that so far.

The burglary occurred at about 5 a.m., according to a store surveillance video, and was reported at about 9 a.m., Livermore Falls officer Trevor Gagnon said.

The purpose of the project is for safety improvements, according to Douglas Coombs, senior project manager of the state highway program.

One resident answered the former superintendent's call to try to remove from office two school board members, but the town charter does not allow her to proceed.

Rather than a unifying moment, the event took place against the backdrop of a bitter, partisan back-and-forth over who is to blame for the rushed and deadly evacuation from Kabul.

House Speaker Mike Johnson is vowing to press ahead with requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration as part of a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown

City councilors have been making cuts to the municipal budget approved in July, intended to give residents tax relief. They were told Monday night that it's likely too late.

The response drew a strong rebuke from both U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Aysenur Ezgi Eygi's family, which said it is 'deeply offended.'

The Hallowell City Council voted to explore improvements to working conditions and pay during its Monday night meeting.

The president of the union local that represents 33,000 Boeing workers predicted that they will vote against the proposed deal.

The airline said the wing of a Tokyo-bound Delta Airbus A350 jet hit the tail of a smaller Bombardier CRJ-900 on an adjacent taxiway.

Ray Caron, who has been a town councilor for nearly 15 years, resigned from the council and dropped his reelection bid via an email on Tuesday.

Both companies have now exhausted their appeals in cases that date to the previous decade and helped jumpstart an era of intensifying scrutiny for Big Tech.

The latest data came Tuesday in an annual report from the Census Bureau, which said the median household income, adjusted for inflation, rose 4% in 2023.

Rumors of a threat circulated on Snapchat. The lockdown at four MSAD 58 schools lasted less than an hour, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said.

Considered one of the riskiest parts of spaceflight, spacewalks have been the sole realm of professional astronauts.

Anthony Hunt, 28, of Canaan was killed after veering off U.S. Route 2 and into the trees beside the highway, authorities said.

The two-term senator from Maine is a member of both the Armed Services and Veterans' Affairs committees.

Councilor Fran Hudson moved to postpone selecting the committee's members until after the November election because two residents who filed paperwork to join are running for council seats.

The overnight strike hit Muwasi, a sprawl of crowded tent camps that Israel designated as a humanitarian zone for hundreds of thousands of civilians.

More than 5,400 people registered to vote in August, bringing the total of new registrations in Maine to nearly 23,000 so far this year.

How do I register to vote? Can I vote by mail? Where do I vote in-person?

Video released by police shows Hill's altercation with officers, which included getting pulled from his car and forced face first to the ground.

The Select Board set a special town meeting for Sept. 23 on $63,000 for police department.

Over the past 2 years, an unprecedented number of Venezuelans have come to the United States seeking a better life.

At least 6,000 people in California fled the Line Fire, while another blaze in neighboring Nevada displaced more than 20,000 residents.

One person at Deer Run Apartments was treated for smoke inhalation.

Wendyll Caisse resigned in August with about 17 months left on her term.

A man says he's grateful New Hampshire’s governor came to his aid when he started choking during a lobster roll eating contest.

The response frames the spending battle to come over the next weeks as lawmakers work to reach consensus on a short-term spending bill that would prevent a partial government shutdown on Oct. 1.

Francine, the 6th named storm of the hurricane season, is expected to make landfall Wednesday night in Louisiana.

An employee of a gun store told authorities that suspected gunman Joseph Couch purchased an AR-15 and 1,000 rounds of ammunition hours before the shooting.

The announcement, written by an Augusta-area woman after her estranged mother's death, has been read around the world after appearing in the Kennebec Journal and the Morning Sentinel.

The pioneering Jones won 2 Emmys, a Golden Globe, 2 Tony Awards, a Grammy and many other awards for iconic roles ranging from 'Star Wars' to 'Field of Dreams.'

The Maine DEP will be going door to door this week to test wells at homes following a massive firefighting foam spill at Brunswick Executive Airport.

The First Church of Waterville wants the city to rezone 3, 5 and 7 Park St. so the church can raze buildings and expand parking.

Many of the bills scheduled for a vote this week appear to have both parties' support, reflecting strong consensus that congressional actions are needed to counter China.

The Vassalboro Sanitary District's charter does not clarify how new trustees should be elected or appointed, but town officials hope to change that with a special vote.

The new iPhones – ranging in price from $800 to $1,200 – hit stores on Sept. 20.

Nicholas Eckert, 33, is facing additional charges brought by prosecutors in connection with the April incident, according to his indictment.

The Justice Department and Google each made opening statements Monday to a federal judge who will decide whether Google holds a monopoly over online advertising technology.

The rule would cover all passenger vehicles weighing 10,000 pounds or less, but it's aimed largely at SUVs and pickups, which have grown in size over the years, causing blind spots for drivers.

The forecast suggests Tuesday night might be a great opportunity to see the northern alerts in parts of Maine.

The lawsuit filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Portland says the state has violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The 42-year-old wife of Prince William had announced in March that she was being treated for an undisclosed type of cancer.

She faces former President Donald Trump, who will participate in his 7th general election debate since 2016, on Tuesday in an event that will be seen by tens of millions of viewers as early voting starts around the country.

Some environmental groups say the first draft of Maine's next climate action plan doesn't go far enough, especially when it comes to curbing transportation emissions.

Still, in an interview with the Press Herald, Marc Short said the former president doesn't represent a threat to democracy, as Democrats contend. Short will speak to students Wednesday at Colby College.

One business said it may be forced to close because its power bills have jumped by thousands of dollars.

The candidates' spouses will also be part of the tour. Doug Emhoff, Harris' husband, will go to Nevada, Arizona and Florida. Gwen Walz is scheduled to be in Georgia, New Hampshire and Maine.

Workshops at Viles Arboretum taught beekeepers and would-be beekeepers about the world's smartest insect, including how bees communicate.

Like much of inland Maine, Norridgewock was isolated when rivers surged late last December. Town officials don’t want to be in that position again.

Health officials say you can protect yourself by wearing long sleeves, using recommended repellants, limiting outdoor activity after dusk and draining standing water.

It wasn't the New York City sewers, where the Turtles mutated from regular reptiles into a crime-fighting quartet who battled foes with nunchucks, snark and pizza. Rather, it was a small city near the New Hampshire coast.

The UBM event brings in thousands of toys that are donated at Christmas to Maine children in need.

For a pope who marveled at having been chosen from the 'end of the Earth,' it was a voyage to another end of the Earth on the longest trip of Francis' pontificate.

Flowers was a founding member of the pop group Blue Mink, who later joined the rock band T Rex.

Those opposed to cellphone bans say they cut off a lifeline parents have to make sure their children are safe during school shootings or other emergencies.

Congress needs to approve a stop-gap spending bill before the end of the budget year on Sept. 30 to avoid a government shutdown.

The 150 or so residents of Khirbet Zanuta who have returned are sleeping outside the ruins of their old homes – and are determined to rebuild.

Before his son was killed in the massacre last fall, Arthur Barnard hadn't voted in decades, flown on a plane or met with U.S. senators. All of that has changed.

Lewiston was among many towns struggling to approve school budgets that often rely heavily on the local property tax.

The cases against the Roman Catholic Bishop of Portland are one of many that are taking an unusual length of time to receive a ruling in recent years.

The first three weeks of September fall into a gap between the meteorological and astronomical starts of fall, and fluctuating temperatures add to the uncertainty.

Electoral College math, recent history and current polling suggest a remote – though not absurd – scenario in which the lone District 2 vote plays an outsize role.

Annual Litchfield Fair kicked off Friday and continues through Sunday.

An eclectic lineup of marchers paraded through downtown Clinton on Saturday, celebrating rural communities.

The 22-story Hertz Tower crashed down Saturday after spending over 4 decades dominating the skyline of Lake Charles.

The debris and ash that remained after a deadly wildfire last year decimated Lahaina now sits in a temporary dump site. But some are worried the site may not truly be temporary.

The vice president is cloistered in a Pittsburgh hotel, where she's honing answers, while the former president – who publicly dismisses the value of debate prep – is doing campaign events.

Upended by the summer shake-up that replaced President Biden with Harris atop the Democratic ticket, the down-ballot campaigns enter this fall stretch at a virtual toss-up.

The delay is the latest bit of good fortune for Trump in an election season that has been laden with legal perils for him.