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Lewiston Police confirmed the 31-year-old man from Angola and his passenger were detained over the weekend.

Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey has joined 21 other states' attorneys general in a lawsuit against the Trump Administration for requiring states to support its immigration enforcement efforts in order to receive federal funds to help crime victims.

So far this week, about 300 households have lost approximately $76,000 in benefits. That figure may rise, however. And the state officials say federal rules prohibit them from replacing stolen benefits.

According to court documents, the shooting stemmed from an altercation between motorcycle clubs.

Federal prosecutors said they are investigating possible connections to organized crime, but said there's no evidence that illegal immigration or human trafficking are connected to the operations.

The operations are the latest in a string of illegal marijuana busts across rural Maine.

According to the latest statistics from Maine’s Department of Public Safety, crime in Maine is down by a rate of more than 50 percent over the last seven…

Crime in Maine decreased in 2017, the sixth year in a row that the state has seen reductions in crime overall. That includes incidents of domestic…

A man from Harlem, New York has been sentenced to 24 years in prison on drug trafficking conspiracy and firearms charges. Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel…

A man from Jay was sentenced to a year in prison today for embezzling federal funds that were supposed to go to low income housing in Maine. Timothy P.…