Law enforcement agencies and private entities are increasingly deploying new surveillance technologies across the state, sometimes without the knowledge of the communities they're monitoring.

Records obtained by the Press Herald reveal how local officials communicated with a federal officer, including on the surveillance of protesters, when more than 200 arrests were made in late January.

In the absence of state or federal regulations around artificial intelligence, local governments are deciding for themselves what safe and ethical use of the technology looks like.

Video shows federal immigration agents leaving behind an infant and broken glass after detaining a Guinean immigrant with no known criminal history.

The long-awaited document stops short of surprise regulations and leaves pesticides alone.

Under nonprofit ownership, the Maine Trust for Local News is building a business model that could be a roadmap to sustainability for local news organizations across the country. We are here because we...

Law enforcement experts say cheap, sometimes tainted weed grown by Chinese criminal groups is getting into the state's medical market. Business owners say it's cratering market rates and pushing reput...

Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said the federal government has sent the same request for voters’ personal information in all 50 states.

The vast majority of positive tests have come from people in Bangor who have either been homeless, injection drug users, or both. But officials say the outbreak is a culmination of factors much larger...

The state is investigating a woman who allegedly kept and sold malnourished horses, cows, dogs and cats at her Burnham property and was convicted of nearly identical charges about 15 years ago.

Gratien Milandou-Wamba was detained by ICE officers while driving to work on April 19. He is being held in a New Hampshire jail awaiting court proceedings.

A group of underclassmen founded The Storm this school year at a time when more and more young people eschew traditional media sources.

A web of shell companies and illegal grows allegedly linked to Chinese organized crime traces its start to one former Democratic legislator, his cannabis consulting business, and his chain of central ...

More than $21 million was terminated or put on hold recently as the university was negotiating the grants' terms and conditions, the university says.

Hackers. AI data scrapes. Government surveillance. Yeah, thinking about where to start when it comes to protecting your online privacy can be overwhelming. Here’s a simple guide for you—and anyone who...

President Donald Trump announced he is granting a “full and unconditional pardon” to a former Virginia sheriff, Scott Jenkins, who was convicted of conspiracy, honest services fraud and bribery.

The York County town's police chief said the department is taking a "wait-and-see approach" after state lawmakers introduced bills to prohibit local police from carrying out federal immigration policy...

Elon Musk’s social media company has continued to accept payments for subscriptions from entities barred from doing business in the U.S., a nonprofit found.

Use of the state's law to intervene in gun violence varies greatly between counties and their police departments. But it's unclear why.

Indivisible, a progressive 501(c)(4) organization based in Washington, D.C., has more than a dozen local chapters in Maine.

Senior presidential adviser Kari Lake says Voice of America will rely on coverage from the far-right OAN network. OAN has offered unwavering support of President Trump.

Maine is the only state in the country that doesn't mandate testing for mold, yeast, chemicals or heavy metal in its medical marijuana. The state's medical growers are fighting to keep it that way.

The Department of Agriculture agreed it will not interfere with Maine school funding based on alleged Title IX violations without following the proper procedure, according to a settlement announced Fr...

Prime Minister Mark Carney said in his victory speech that Canada's relationship with America 'is over,' exacerbating concerns among Maine officials and businesses about the impacts a widening interna...

Waterville, Topsham and Portland's programs lost funding after grants were terminated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Massive Blue is helping cops deploy AI-powered social media bots to talk to people they suspect are anything from violent sex criminals all the way to vaguely defined “protesters.”

With the Global Engagement Center shut down, the State Department is now set to investigate whether past US efforts against foreign propaganda amounted to censorship of Americans.

A Virginia man was shot in the head and dumped nearly 40 miles away after a botched robbery last December, according to recently unsealed court documents.

Effective immediately, the government says it will begin screening immigrant social media for activity that officials think indicates support for antisemitism.

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Although Trump decided not to fire his national security adviser over the Signal group chat, Waltz’s position is tenuous, officials say.

New polling found near-unanimous support for the president among Maine Republicans, although some Trump voters say recent scandals and leaks are giving them cause for concern.

India’s revocation of U.S. journalist’s citizenship status is a cautionary tale

The order, which only applied to Maine and was rescinded after an outcry, required parents of newborns to register their children in person at a Social Security office instead of filling out a form at...

In a recording obtained by ProPublica, acting Social Security Commissioner Leland Dudek portrayed his agency as facing peril, while also encouraging patience with “the DOGE kids.”