Portland Press Herald News Stories

James Talbot, who taught at the Portland Catholic school in the 1980s and 1990s, was convicted of sexually assaulting boys in Maine and Massachusetts after he was exposed by The Boston Globe.

Maine's pro soccer team hosts a USL Championship opponent in the Jagermeister Cup.

Baxter, a 3-year-old comfort dog for the Maine Bureau of Emergency Communications, died on Wednesday afternoon in a state vehicle.

A legislative committee wants to allow time for the courts to rule on a lawsuit challenging the statute's constitutionality.

Under the Trump administration's trade policies, planning has become virtually impossible for businesses. Maine deserves better.

Lucas Segóbia and his friend Marcos Henrique have been shuffled between jails this week after being taken into custody after a traffic stop Monday night.

Hearing her story, Mainers stepped up to make the trip extra special.

A list compiled by the federal agency specifically calls out the three law enforcement jurisdictions 'as endangering American communities.'

Tax credits that have protected Maine are ripe targets for Republican cuts — unless our senior senator steps up to stop them.

I held off writing about Rep. Laurel Libby until I read the letter, published on May 26, “Libby a true supporter of womens rights.” Libby’s actions were not meant to support or protect women’s rights, it was an action against transgender women. She saw the opportunity to jump on the Republican bandwagon to out and […]