Portland City Council approves new police oversight board despite union concern

Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce speaks at a news conference on Thursday about a trainee corrections officer that was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Wednesday night in Bayside. (Derek Davis/Staff Photographer)…

Brackett’s Market donation to Bath Area Food Bank. " data-image-caption="Brackett’s Market employees hand donations over to the Bath Area Food Bank as part of the HungerLESS Holidays fundraiser through the Hometown Foundation.…

LEWISTON, January 21, 2026 -Federal agents assmeble Wednesday morning at 165 Bartlett Street in Lewiston. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer) " data-image-caption="Federal agents assemble Wednesday morning outside an apartment on Bartlett…

A weather system with dangerously cold wind chills is expected to arrive in Maine on Friday and bring snow on Sunday.

Sean Frost of Attleboro, MA. pauses before he takes a photograph while walking a trail at Two Lights State Park in Cape Elizabeth Tuesday, December 30, 2025. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer) " data-image-caption="Sean Frost, of…

A woman carries her dog in the bitter cold in 2023 in Portland, Maine. (Robert F. Bukaty/Associated Press) " data-medium-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/Winter_Weather_Maine_97396.jpg?w=300"…

Eric Saindon, second from right, along with other winners of the Oscar for best visual effects for “Avatar: The Way of Water” in 2023. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) " data-image-caption="Gorham native Eric Saindon,…

Recording artist John Legend attends the premiere for “Loudmouth” at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center during the 2022 Tribeca Festival on June 18, 2022, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP) "…