The Black Bears win at the Whittemore Center for the first time since 2019, halting a seven-game winless streak.

JD Davison scores 36 points 16 in the fourth quarter as Maine rallies for a 106-101 victory over the Capital City Go-Go.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) Myanmars desperate military junta is ramping up attacks on villages that have fallen to opposition groups, carrying out beheadings, gang rapes and torture, with women, children and the elderly among the victims, the U.N. independent human rights investigator for Myanmar said in a new report.Thomas Andrews, a former U.S. congressman from Maine, said in the r...

The median price of homes in Maine has increased more than five percent compared to this same time last year, reaching $395,000 in October 2024. Despite rising prices, the number of homes sold in the state has also increased to 1,481, a 3.21 percent jump over October of 2023. According to Paul McKee, President of [...]The post

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) seized 11,100 rounds of ammunition earlier this month when they examined a vehicle attempting to enter the U.S. through a customs checkpoint between El Paso, Texas, and Juarez, Mexico. [RELATED: Maine Marine Resources Patrol Mistakenly Orders $8,000 Worth of Ammunition, Decides to Keep it…] CBP agents flagged a 2011 [...]The post

Just a week before Thanksgiving, the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) demanded that a longtime Somerset County poultry farmer destroy over 300 turkeys for allegedly running afoul of labeling regulations, and required that the farmer “interact congenially” with state officials or pay a nearly $30,000 penalty, according to a settlement agreement obtain...

Biddeford Regional Center of Technology hosted 75 Biddeford High School eighth-grade students for a Trades for ME event on Nov. 14. The program is made possible through New Ventures Maine and empowers girls and gender-expansive youth to learn about non-traditional careers in the trades through hands-on learning experiences. Students began the day hearing from Christina […]

The Black Bears close the season against their biggest rival, with a chance to end at .500 or better for the first time since 2021.

Whether your family wants to defy tradition or you're trying to ignore the holiday all together, these spots will be open and serving their regular menus.

Last month, some local credit unions hosted a forum, and I served as one of the panelists. An audience member asked the group to describe ourselves in just one word; a question which I often struggle with so you can imagine my stress when I was handed the mic to answer the question first. After […]

The nonprofit organization is looking to raise $1.5 million toward its new 16,000-square-foot building on Congress Street in Portland and to stock it for up to three years.

Executive Editor Carolyn Fox outlined the changes in a memo to staff this week.

Edwin Kendall Jones, 52, was initially believed to be the first solar farm worker in Maine killed by an electric shock.

Press Herald sports writers nominate high school athletes from the prior week's games. Readers vote for their top choice and the winner will be announced in the newspapers the following Saturday all season long!

The Maine Celtics take on Capital City Go-Go on Friday and Sunday.

The Maine Celtics take on Capital City Go-Go on Friday and Sunday.

Under a deal between Republican and Democratic senators, Superior Court Justice Julia Lipez is no longer expected to be confirmed to the First Circuit of Appeals in Boston.

A laser was pointed at a LifeFlight helicopter last week while flying back to its base in Sanford.

Central Maine Wreath is donating 25% of its sales on Saturday to Hospice Volunteers of Somerset County, which has had financial struggles after its former director embezzled thousands of dollars.