Maine

A Republican lawmaker in Maine accused of choking his wife last month won re-election by a single vote after a Thursday recount.

A man who was severely burned while trying to put out a fire at his home in Acton, Maine, this weekend has died, officials said. Volney Spalding, 64, had to be flown to Maine Medical Center from his home on Ice Road near Great East Lake Sunday, after firefighters were called in about 10:46 a.m., the state fire marshal’s office…

A man was found dead after a shooting was reported at home in Lincoln, Maine, on Wednesday morning, police said. Lincoln police responded to the shooting on Mohawk Road around 9:25 a.m. The victim, later identified as 51-year-old Jason Nadeau of Lincoln, was found dead at the scene, Maine State Police said Thursday night. An autopsy confirmed Nadeau died from...

The company said it is working with the FDA to remedy issues found in the agency’s May inspection, including an upgrade to its Sanford plant’s water system.

A resident jumped from a second-story window to escape a fast-burning house fire in southern Maine on Monday. The Wells Fire Department said they were called to a structure fire at Pine Tree Common on Sanford Road shortly after 5 p.m. Monday. Dispatchers reported that the front porch was burning, with people trapped and reports of heavy flames showing from...

Austin Theriault’s campaign has formally requested a recount in Maine’s 2nd District congressional race, the Secretary of State’s office confirmed in an email Monday morning. Emily Cook, a spokesperson for the Secretary of State’s Office, said the campaign has formally requested a recount, but it has not been scheduled yet. “We have not yet scheduled when it will be, though,...

A 20-year-old man was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in central Maine on Sunday afternoon. Maine State Police said they responded to the area of mile marker 134 on I-95 north in Benton around 4:17 p.m. Sunday for a report of a single-vehicle crash off the right side of the highway. When they arrived, troopers said the...

Democratic Rep. Jared Golden won reelection to Congress through Maine’s ranked choice system on Friday. It’s the third time in four elections in the hotly contested district that Golden won after votes were retabulated because first choices failed to produce a majority for any candidate. This time it was Republican challenger Austin Theriault who came out behind. His campaign had...

Republican Sen. Susan Collins is planning to run for a sixth term in two years, NBC affiliate News Center Maine reported. The senator made the announcement of her 2026 campaign at a stop Friday in Vassalboro. Collins has been in office since 1997 and has staked out a moderate position in the Republican Party. Earlier this week, she voiced skepticism...

A 59-year-old Maine man is facing attempted murder and arson charges following an “active shooter” incident last week that prompted a large response from law enforcement. Billy Morvent, of Rumford, was arrested Thursday on three counts of aggravated attempted murder, one count of arson, three counts of criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon and one count of aggravated criminal mischief,...

A ranked-choice voting tabulation aimed at determining the winner of a key congressional race in Maine will continue on Thursday, with the possibility of having final results by the end of the workday or sometime on Friday, the state’s top election official said. Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden already said he won the election in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District but...

A coalition of gun groups has filed a lawsuit claiming that Maine’s new 72-hour waiting period for firearms purchases is unconstitutional and seeking an injunction stopping its enforcement pending the outcome of the case. The lawsuit filed on behalf of five individuals contends that it’s illegal to require someone who passed a background check to wait three days before completing...

Maine’s elections chief, a former civil liberties attorney who sparred with President-elect Donald Trump over ballot access, is acting like a play-by-play sports announcer as she describes the state’s process of determining a congressional winner through ranked choice voting. Shenna Bellows is spending the week streaming the effort live on YouTube and answering questions in real time. “We hope that...

Portland, Maine was ranked as the most livable metro area in the U.S. A new analysis done by RentCafe.com named Portland as the most livable metro area, beating out Boston, for hitting a perfect balance between good living and location. The city’s claim to fame, according to the study, are its opportunities for higher education and diversity of healthcare...

In a pivotal congressional race in Maine, the state’s ranked choice voting system is being used this week to determine the winner, but that won’t be the end of it. The currently trailing candidate has requested a full recount that won’t begin until after more than 12,000 votes have been reallocated to determine a majority. Election workers will try to...

A man was found dead following a fire in a tent in Bangor, Maine, over the weekend. The State Fire Marshal’s Office said they were called to a fire that occurred inside a tent on Cleaveland Street in Bangor around 9:14 p.m. Sunday. They said the tent was occupied at the time by an adult male who was found dead...

A ranked-choice voting tabulation aimed at determining the winner of a key congressional race in Maine will start on Tuesday with scanning of ballots into a computer at a centralized location, with a goal of having results by week’s end, the state’s top election official said over the weekend. Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden already said he won the election...

A driver hit a buggy Friday morning in Maine, fatally injuring a horse and sending four people to the hospital. The Maine Department of Public Safety said the crash happened on Main Road in Bradford. State police responded just after 7:30 a.m. Authorities say the SUV’s driver, a 28-year-old Bradford woman, tried to pass the horse and buggy while another...

Votes will have to be redistributed under Maine’s ranked choice system to determine the winner of a key congressional race, election officials said. The campaigns of both Republican challenger Austin Theriault and Democratic Rep. Jared Golden said Friday that they would participate in the process, although Golden said he already won the election, without a need for additional tabulations. Elsewhere...

With the balance of power in the U.S. House still up for grabs, Democrats were claiming victory in a key tossup race in Maine. While NBC News hasn’t projected a winner at 77% of votes counted, the Maine Democratic Party said Wednesday afternoon that Rep. Jared Golden held on to the seat, fending off a challenge from former NASCAR driver...