The Latest Breaking News from Maine

Kids return to school, plan to trick-or-treat as Maine communities start to heal from mass shooting

Children have returned to school and planned to go trick-or-treating in Lewiston, Maine, after the deadliest mass shooting in the state's history

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2023

Maine governor snaps at reporters demanding answers on missed Lewiston shooter warnings

‘Governor, you really don’t know what we’re talking about? Is that what you’re going to stand here and tell us?’ the CNN correspondent asked

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2023

Robert Card: What we know about the suspect in Maine mass shooting

The body of 40-year-old Army reservist Robert Card has been found after a two-day manhunt. Mike Bedigan, Maroosha Muzaffar and Richard Hall report on what we know about the suspect in the Lewiston mass shooting. WARNING: Disturbing images

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2023

Maine shooter’s family raised mental health alarm five months before mass shooting

Robert Card was also previously denied purchase of gun silencer

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2023

Deaf family grieves father of 4 and beloved community leader who was killed in Maine shootings

Communities that were sheltering in place in the aftermath of Maine's shootings are beginning to move forward, with kids returning to school and residents celebrating Halloween

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2023

Maine shooting update: Lewiston shooter Robert Card’s gun history emerges as locals host vigil

Maine National Guard reportedly raised concerns that the gunman would ‘snap and commit a mass shooting’ weeks before Lewiston massacre

The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2023

Seven states have banned foreign spending in ballot measure elections. Maine voters will decide the issue with Question 2 on Nov. 7.

In Maine, voters will decide on Question 2 on Nov. 7. Question 2, a citizen-initiated statute, would prohibit foreign governments, or entities with at least 5% foreign government ownership or control, from spending money to influence ballot measures or candidate elections.

Ballotpedia · Oct 30, 2023

Families of Maine shooting victims divided over shooter’s death

18 people were killed and 13 more were injured during the shootings in Lewiston on Wednesday

The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2023

Maine gunman was blocked from buying silencer months before shooting

Robert Card was prevented from buying suppressor at firearms store after he revealed he was in a mental health facility

The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2023

Lewiston shooting victim ate the same meal at the same cafe each week. Now friends are paying a unique tribute

Thousands turned out on Sunday night at a Maine basilica for a vigil remembering those senselessly killed days earlier by the state’s first mass shooter – as friends and family remembered loved ones with smaller, beautiful gestures, as well. Andrea Blanco and Sheila Flynn report from Lewiston

The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2023