Cumberland County News

Authorities have identified the man and woman killed when struck by lightning outside their home in Standish.

Sheriff's officials say a man and woman in Standish were killed after a lightning strike at their home.

SEBAGO : A routine probation visit from law enforcement officials to the home of a Sebago man Wednesday led to his arrest on drug trafficking charges.

Strapped for cash? The IRS may have a check for you! According to the IRS, as many as 5,400 retired and disabled veteran Cumberland County residents have yet to apply for their cut in the national economic ...

A 19-year-old Portland man accused of setting a string of car fires in the city is being released on bail for a second time since his arrest in April.

SOUTH PORTLAND : Two men were arrested without incident in connection to a robbery Monday afternoon in South Portland.

LINDA GREENLAW Author Linda Greenlaw has just published her latest book, "Fisherman's Bend." She'll be travelling throughout New England promoting the book over the next several weeks.

State Police and the Cumberland County Sheriff's Department are searching for a 15-year-old boy.

A 25-year-old Windham man awaits sentencing after pleading guilty to manslaughter and drunken driving in a motor vehicle accident that killed a mother of two.

A second guard at the Maine Correctional Center in Windham stands accused of sexually assaulting someone in custody.

A New Hampshire man has been arrested on a murder charge in a 22-year-old slaying in Portland.

Maine State Police spokesperson Steve McCausland told News 8 that police and deputies from the Cumberland County Sheriff's Department are searching the area around Route 100 for a 15-year-old inmate from the ...

The owner of The Brick, a recently opened Norway restaurant, pleaded not guilty in Oxford County Superior Court Tuesday to drug trafficking charges.

CAPE ELIZABETH : James Bump, 19, one of the 10 seniors who broke into Cape Elizabeth High School in March and signed a good-behavior contract in May, pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges of criminal mischief, ...

One person was killed and several others injured in a Sunday afternoon crash that involved seven motorcycles on Route 114 in Naples near the River Road intersection.

BELFAST : Police Chief Jeff Trafton has recommended that Dan Fitzpatrick II of Brooks, 30, be the new patrolman for the police department.

Freeport, Maine - Celebrations of Independence, freedom and fun will be the order of the day in Freeport with a wide variety of festivities from early morning into the brightly lit evening.

The Cumberland County Sheriff's Department has arrested two men and a woman for a holdup at a hair salon in Standish last week.

Does anyone pay rent anymore in the city of Portland? As a landlord with 2 rental units, I find that every applicant has one of the following: RAC, Section 8, BRAP , or Shelter Plus Care.

STANDISH : Cumberland County Sheriff's Deputies have identified a potential suspect, but no arrests have been made, after an unsuccessful armed robbery at a hair salon in Standish Thursday.