3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (353+ words) PORTLAND, Maine (WGME) -- People will gather in Portland on Thursday for the funeral of Gerald Talbot, the state’s first elected Black legislator and a civil rights activist. Talbot passed away earlier this month at the age of 94. The political activist…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (422+ words) by Max Williams, WGME PORTLAND (WGME) -- A Maine dispensary owner says he has discovered a loophole in the state's contaminated marijuana testing policy. The owner warns it’s an oversight that could create health risks for some consumers. Right now, there's…...

5+ mon, 3+ day ago   (232+ words) AUGUSTA (WGME) -- A new budget has passed in Augusta which includes those $300 relief checks for hundreds of thousands of Mainers and a new tax on the wealthiest Mainers. The more than $500 million budget narrowly passed in the House Wednesday night…...

5+ mon, 3+ day ago   (171+ words) After a history-making Moon mission, the four astronauts on Artemis II return to Earth, splashing down off San Diego's coast. AUGUSTA (WGME) — Maine is set to send $300 "affordability checks" to more than 500,000 residents after lawmakers gave final approval to a…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (110+ words) AUGUSTA, Maine (WGME) -- Mainers will soon be banned from using their credit cards when gambling online. Governor Mills, signing that bill into law Friday. It's part of a larger, national effort to curb gambling addiction. The new law prohibits gambling…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (308+ words) AUGUSTA (WGME) -- State officials confirm to the CBS13 I-Team that they're investigating how cybercriminals gained access to a Maine government employee’s email account and used it to send phishing messages to recipients inside and outside of state government. According to the…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (225+ words) High school students playing basketball in Maine (WGME) PORTLAND (WGME) -- A judge is now limiting what records the state and the Maine Principals’ Association must turn over to the federal government in the lawsuit over transgender athletes in Maine schools....

9+ mon, 18+ hour ago   (108+ words) Maine scored a legal victory over the Trump administration. Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey and a coalition of 20 states sued the administration after President Donald Trump unilaterally canceled... Maine scored a legal victory over the Trump administration. Maine Attorney General…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago   (396+ words) by Annie Rupertus, Bangor Daily News Progress on the clean up of the area behind the Hope House known as Tent City in Bangor. Trees are also being cut down, chipped and hauled away. (Linda Coan O'Kresik / BDN) BANGOR, Maine…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago   (516+ words) Both the House and Senate voted to pass a bill to force the release of the Epstein files. It will now head back to President Trump's desk. President Trump and First Lady Melania participate in a dinner with the Crown…...