The deadly floods that devastated Central Texas last month provide a stark example of what happens when flood zone development regulations are absent or unenforced.

The road was closed off between Cumberland Avenue and Portland Street, but residents of the area were allowed to access their homes around 7:30, after police escorted someone out of a home.

The president announced Monday that he would send in the National Guard to combat 'out of control crime' and 'rising violence' in Washington, D.C., even though police data shows violent crime is at a 30-year low and dropping in the district.

Catamounts coach Rob Dow played college soccer at the University of Maine; he had his team back in the state this week for an exhibition game.

Gorham schools, businesses named best places to work The Maine State Council of the Society for Human Resource Management, Best Companies Group and Bridge Tower Media have listed the Gorham School Department, Moody’s Collision Center, and R.J. Grondin & Sons have been listed as among the 2025 Best Places to Work in Maine, a press […]

Arthur Lefebvre, 57, was injured after being shot by 2 detectives and a patrol deputy in November.

Everything from housing and industry booms to fewer job-seekers and the state's status as the oldest in the nation has contributed to a run of low jobless rates, experts say.

A hearing was held Monday for a woman charged with manslaughter in the death of her 3-year-old child, whose body was found in a car in Milford.

The biggest one-time gift in the history of the Foundation for Portland Public Schools will be used in part for a new program to bring local arts organizations into classrooms.

Thanks and kudos to the Press Herald for the Live Nation music venue coverage. The debate presents hard trade-offs. Mostly missing from the coverage (and the heated debates) is what should most drive City Council’s decision making: What will help revive downtown Portland? When I moved to Maine 14 years ago, Congress Street and downtown […]