Carol Bousquet

The 2021 TD Housing for Everyone Grant competition is offering up $5.8 million in funding to 33 nonprofit organizations that provide eviction prevention, assistance finding affordable housing, and workforce development.

Police say 30-year-old Randal Hennessy shot and killed 31-year-old Douglas Michaud on the porch of Michaud's apartment building Tuesday afternoon.

State Fire Marshal investigators say they have determined the fire at 226 Blake Street was arson. On Monday, three juveniles were taken into custody.

Among the nearly 3,000 people killed on September 11, 2001 terror attacks, 6 were Mainers. Attorney James Roux of Portland, an Army veteran and father, was one of them.

Steve Ward was working as a CPA on the 101st floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center, when the first plane, American Airlines Flight 11, struck the building. Ward and all 657 of his colleagues were killed that day. To honor Ward, his family created a scholarship fund and road race in his name.

The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is getting a new oversized dry dock to help it to keep up with submarine repairs.

The delta variant of the coronavirus continues to spawn new cases in the Maine. The CDC added 734 new cases of COVID-19 to the state’s total on Wednesday.

After surveying patrons, indoor venue operators have decided to now also require proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test for attendance.

Maine Senator Angus King endorsed the move saying, "it is clear as day that a high-speed, affordable broadband connection is fundamental to participating in the 21st century economy."

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated Franklin and Somerset counties as primary natural disaster areas due to the long-running drought in Maine.