The Latest Breaking News from Maine

Maine shooting spree: What we know about the deadly attacks on a home and highway

Man just released from prison kills parents and their friends before going on highway shooting rampage. Rachel Sharp and Gustaf Kilander report

The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2023

Who is Joseph Eaton? Everything we know about Maine shooting spree suspect

Joseph Eaton was released from prison just four days before he allegedly opened fire in a shooting spree in Maine. Rachel Sharp and Gustaf Kilander report

The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2023

Update on this year’s and next year’s ballot measure certifications

As of April 18, 2023, six statewide measures have been certified for the ballot in four states for elections in 2023. That’s the same as the average number (6) certified at this point in other odd-numbered years from 2011 to 2021. 

Ballotpedia · Apr 19, 2023

Maine shooting - live: Suspect named after four dead in house and interstate shooting spree

Police are responding to the shootings in Yarmouth, Bowdoin

The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2023

4 fatally shot in Maine home, followed by gunfire on highway

State police in Maine say gunfire that erupted on busy highway is linked to a second crime scene where four people were found dead in a home about 25 miles away

The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2023

Bowdoin Maine shooting: 4 found dead in home before triple shooting shuts down major road

Police have said the two incidents are connected and a section of the I-295 in Bowdoin, Maine, was closed as multiple police departments looked for the suspect

Daily Mirror · Apr 18, 2023

Update on this year’s and next year’s ballot measure certifications

As of April 18, 2023, six statewide measures have been certified for the ballot in four states for elections in 2023. That’s the same as the average number (6) certified at this point in other odd-numbered years from 2011 to 2021. 

Ballotpedia · Apr 18, 2023

Maine railway reopens 2 days after derailment and fire

Officials say a rail line where three locomotives and six train cars derailed over the weekend has reopened after track repairs

The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2023

The rising concerns over PFAS

As we become more aware of the dangers of PFAS in everyday items and foods, how do we combat them going forward?

Salon · Apr 17, 2023

Cleanup begins after freight train derailment, fire in Maine

The railway owner is leading cleanup and track repairs following a freight train derailment and fire in Maine

The Independent UK · Apr 16, 2023