Lewiston

More than 3,000 fans braved rainy conditions last night to watch the inaugural match of Maine's new minor league soccer team.

Senior Taylor Jean spends 6 hours a day in school, for 175 days a year, as do most high schoolers in Maine. But that is significantly less than what's required in other states across the country.

A data breach at PowerSchool, an education software platform, affected more than 33,000 students and teachers in Maine, according to a filing with the Maine Attorney General's Office.

The Hearts of Pine, Portland's minor league soccer team, have signed Khalid Hersi, the team's first Mainer.

Ali's 1965 win over Liston birthed one of the sports biggest controversies — and the legend of the 'phantom punch.'

A new mental health and substance abuse center opened today, adjacent to one of the locations of the Lewiston shootings last fall.

David Lebel died unexpectedly Tuesday, according to his wife, Kathy, who opened Schemengees with her husband in 1999 and later relocated the business from the former R.I. Mitchell building downtown to 551 Lincoln St. by the Androscoggin River. Lebel, who is also survived by a son and was previously diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, was 57 years old.

The $13 million project calls for the renovation of the former Camden Yarns mill, plus an 8,000 square foot addition for permanent and temporary gallery spaces and classrooms for community events.

Last weekend, a Somali-American teenager was found dead after police responded to a 911 call of shots fired, part of a broader trend of increased gun violence in the area.

Over 100 people braved sweltering heat to commemorate the holiday marking the end of slavery in the U.S. after the Civil War.