Both Matthew Brackley of Waldoboro and Benjamin Bowden of Orrington were not surprised by the president's pardons.

The Gallows is located next to the court house and sheriff’s office. It's a national historic site and the last original authentic gallows in California, according to historian and former Sierra ...

Maine has spent more than two years debating how to solve a public defense crisis that many say has been in the making for ...

He was born on January 14, 1940, in Eagle Lake, Maine to parents Artie and Alice Simard (née Violette). Oneil graduated from Fort Kent High School in Fort Kent, Maine, and after graduation ...

Religious schools seek inclusion in public funding program Maine law prohibits sexual orientation, gender discrimination A panel of First Circuit judges appeared troubled by Maine’s bid to apply ...

Justice Catherine Connors said her peers on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, not a panel of other judges, should decide whether to sanction her. Maine Supreme Judicial Court Justice Catherine ...

“Corrupt Democrat judges and prosecutors have gone against a political opponent of a President, ME, at levels of injustice never seen before.” Trump’s flurry of posts came after Justice Juan ...

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The famously truculent rock star has pulled out of Glastonbury 2025 for unspecified reasons. Are David Bowie and Mick Jagger to blame? Neil Young has never been one to do anything he did not want ...

NEW ORLEANS — For a woman from Maine, what started out as a trip to celebrate the new year in New Orleans ended in shock and fear when learning of a suspected terrorist attack early Wednesday morning.

WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. issued a defense Tuesday of judicial independence, which he said is under threat from intimidation, disinformation and the prospect of public ...