5 Things

1. Portland voters will decide in November whether to raise the city’s minimum wage. The proposal would increase pay from...

1. One person is dead after a small plane crashed while landing at Bangor International Airport Friday afternoon. The plane...

1. Many beaches are closing to swimmers as Hurricane Erin stirs up dangerous surf. Red flags are flying in York,...

1. Multiple agencies are searching for 55-year-old Rebecca Dorr of Brunswick, who’s been missing for more than 36 hours. She...

1. The White House just launched an official TikTok account, even as the app’s future in the U.S. hangs in...

1. A statewide emergency alert about a “gunman at large” in Windham was blasted to nearly every phone in Maine...

1. Police say a U-Haul driver chased North Windham shooting suspect James Ford through Raymond on Friday, even calling 911...

1. Eighteen candidates have already filed to run for Maine governor in 2026 — the most at this point in...

1. Bowdoin College is among more than 30 schools facing an antitrust lawsuit. The suit claims they conspired not to...

1. Portland is spending $750,000 to keep downtown clean and safe. The city’s Downtown Ambassadors will tackle trash, graffiti, needles,...