5 Things

1. Karen Read was acquitted of second-degree murder in the 2022 death of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe....

1. Maine will get $26 million from Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family as part of a $7.4 billion opioid...

1. A series of bills targeting transgender students and athletes have mostly failed in Maine’s State Legislature. The Senate rejected...

1. Thousands of Mainers joined “No Kings” protests Saturday, opposing the Trump administration and a military parade marking the Army’s...

1. An Air India flight crashed after takeoff Thursday, killing at least 290 people. The Boeing 787 was headed to...

1. At least five Maine hospitals, including Central Maine Medical Center and St. Mary’s in Lewiston, are facing ongoing cyber...

1. A trial date is set in the legal battle over transgender athletes in Maine. A judge says both sides...

1. Maine voters will cast their ballots in local elections today. All communities will be voting on the fate of...

1. Maine’s Air Quality Alert for particle pollution has been extended through Monday morning in Oxford, Franklin, and Somerset counties....

1. A climate-focused standout is happening today at L.L. Bean in Freeport, starting at 8 a.m. Organized by Third Act...