Portland police investigating death of Cumberland County Jail inmate

The man, in his mid-60s, was found unresponsive in his cell Wednesday morning.

Fatal drug overdoses soar in Portland, mirroring statewide trend

There have been 28 in the city in the first six months of 2022, surpassing the 23 that occurred in all of last year.

In chaotic July 4th scene, a Portland man is shot and a crowd aims fireworks at police who respond

Portland police said officers were forced to fire pepper balls on people targeting officers with fireworks after they responded to a scene where a 35-year-old man had been shot and was then assaulted.

Hundreds protest in Portland on the Fourth for abortion rights

Later, they marched up Congress Street to the city's annual fireworks display on the Eastern Promenade.

At Portland couple’s Tar Beach, you come for dinner but stay for community

For a decade, Jim Ohannes and Elizabeth McGrady have hosted friends and neighbors at their West End home for dinner every Wednesday between Memorial Day and Labor Day.

No fare: The taxi business sees the end of the road

There used to be hundreds of taxicabs in the region. Just one company and a few dozen drivers remain.

Foundation awards $580K in cancer screening grants

South Portland hotels will continue housing homeless individuals

The hotels' owner planned to stop the state-contracted service by the end of the month, but efforts to open an alternative emergency shelter have failed.

Regional planners raise funds for communities of tiny homes to house asylum seekers

The Greater Portland Council of Governments is raising money to purchase and install 200 small modular homes for migrant adults and families seeking asylum.

Former partners detail abuse by man sought in death of girlfriend in Acadia

Two women who dated Raymond Lester about a decade ago say he was emotionally and physically abusive. They came forward after Lester was charged in the death of his girlfriend, Nicole Mokeme, 35, last week in Acadia.