Overall, homicides across the state dipped compared to 2023 and 2024, which are 2 of the deadliest years on record, according to recently released data.
Local & State
Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Maine’s top judge says she worries about political divisiveness
Chief Justice Valerie Stanfill, in the annual State of the Judiciary address, also talked about technological advances in the courts.
advertisement
Posted inLocal & State, Sports, Travis Lazarczyk
Fans react after Mainer Nathan Pare disqualified in Olympic snowboard run: ‘It’s a heartbreaker’
Joy turns to despair for Pare’s friends, who had gathered to watch him make his Olympic debut and saw him finish first in a snowboard cross quarterfinal only to have the result nullified.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine’s housing market off to a slow start in January
Home prices were up but sales were down, a familiar pattern after a tumultuous 2025.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Pedestrian struck and killed by vehicle in Winthrop
Police said Thursday that the victim has not yet been identified.
Posted inElections, Local & State, News, Politics
Maine House honors Charlie Kirk with resolution
The resolution, sponsored by Republican Rep. Reagan Paul, was approved without a roll call Thursday.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
UMaine considering name changes to Mitchell Center, scholarship
Former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell’s name appears hundreds of times in a new batch of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, prompting difficult discussions at institutions that use Mitchell’s name, including Bowdoin, his alma mater.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Outdoors
Snowy and freezing? It’s the perfect time to play outside in Maine
Outdoor enthusiasts say the conditions have been great for everything from snowmobiling to ice skating to skiing.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Portland International Jetport had its busiest year ever in 2025
American Airlines carried nearly one-third of the passengers.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Jared Golden is lone House Democrat to back Trump’s Canada tariffs
U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, continued his party-bucking ways as the House OK’d the formal disapproval of tariffs in a bipartisan vote.