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FILE – A federal agent wears an Immigration and Customs Enforcement badge at the immigration court at Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, on Monday, June 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File) " data-medium-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/ICE-Call_Center_41729_020edc.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/ICE-Call_Center_41729_020edc.jpg?w=780" />We are actively reporting on anyone detained by federal immigration agents in Maine.

Gov. Janet Mills speaks at Portland’s City Council meeting on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, to honor the Portland Fire Department and neighboring agencies that responded to the blaze on Custom House Wharf last month. (Derek Davis/Staff Photographer) " data-image-caption="Gov. Janet Mills speaks at Portland’s City Council meeting on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. (Derek Davis/Staff Photographer) " data-medium-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/43352586_20260105_mills_2.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/43352586_20260105_mills_2.jpg?w=780" />The bill would have given auto manufacturers more control over diagnostic data that independent repair shops say is essential to service modern vehicles.

A hiker traverses a rope bridge on a hiking trail in Moab, Utah. (Courtesy of Laurie Watt) " data-medium-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/Treadwell.jpg?w=225" data-large-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/Treadwell.jpg?w=768" />Sixty-year-old New Englander makes career out of dangerous hikes.

ST. GEORGE ME – JAN. 15: Executive Chef Gil Plaster, poses for a portrait Thursday January 15, 2026 at The Causeway Restaurant at the Craignair Inn in St. George. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer) " data-image-caption="Executive Chef Gil Plaster of The Causeway Restaurant at the Craignair Inn in Spruce Head has found AI to be an indispensable tool over the last three years. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer) " data-medium-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/43364250_20260115_AIrestaurants_1844.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/43364250_20260115_AIrestaurants_1844.jpg?w=780" />The technology provides assistance for everything from data crunching to taking reservations and learning about new dishes.