5 Things

1. Gov. Paul LePage's threat to stop running the food stamp program if sugary drinks and candy remain eligible purchases...

1. After dozens of people spoke about a desperate need to improve four elementary schools, Portland’s school board voted 6-2...

1. Following a record-setting, lethal heat wave that hit the Southwest U.S. on summer's first day, more than a dozen...

1. Donald Trump suggested Sunday that the United States should “seriously” consider profiling Muslims inside the country as a terrorism-fighting...

1. 40 Firefighters from 7 towns worked through the night to contain a woods fire in Windham on Thursday. The...

1. The remains of a toddler who was dragged into a lagoon and killed by an alligator at Disney's Grand...

1. 2016 Maine Election results can be found here. Freeport and Kennebunk approve plastic bag bans. Falmouth residents overwhelmingly approved...

1. More than 1,200 miles away from Orlando, Florida, hundreds gathered at the steps of Portland City Hall Monday night...

1. At least 50 people were killed and 53 wounded after a gunman stormed a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida,...

1. Hillary Clinton said Wednesday she'll consider "the most qualified people" for the Democratic vice presidential nomination -- which would...