Portland Metro News

PORTLAND, Maine-Maine's highest court has rejected an appeal by a couple who wanted the town of Swans Island to pay for their children's education at a Christian school.

Thursday, July 03, 2008 The wrong Lennon murder revisited It has come to our attention that someone is propagating the conspiracy theory known as the " Stephen King Killed John Lennon! " theory.

The 11th of a dozen defendants charged in connection with a cocaine distribution ring that stretched from Costa Rica to the Lincoln-Lee area pleaded not guilty to a drug conspiracy charge Wednesday in U.S. ...

My Good Dog, LLC, of South Portland, Maine, is pleased to announce its association with three new distributors; The Animal Company of Spain, My Sporty Dog of Germany, and Collarways of the United Kingdom.

A 36-year-old Westbrook man has been ordered to prison for more than 10 years for robbing a TD Banknorth branch in Portland.

Jimmy Dunn joins us to talk about his upcoming shows and his new commercials for Olympia Sports.

Motor vehicle excise tax collections, one of the few levies the state allows towns to keep, could be the next victim of the slow economy.

A Roman Catholic priest has been found dead in the rectory of a Maine church, one day after being informed of an investigation into the alleged sexual abuse of a minor nearly 30 years ago.

AUGUSTA : The petition asking voters in November to overturn beer, wine, soda and insurance taxes passed by the Legislature in the last week of session appears to have a shot, with proponents spending more than ...

Wits or white beers, a frothy, spicy style of wheat beer, have been around for years.

More than 5,000 people are expected to pump about $10 million into the economy when southern Maine hosts the US Youth Soccer Region 1 Championships, which gets under way this week.

John Connolly has just published his latest Charlie Parker novel, The Reapers. Connolly will be at Bookland in Brunswick on Saturday, June 21st at noon; at Nonesuch books in South Portland on Saturday, June ...

PORTLAND, Maine -- Investigators were seeking the cause of a weekend plane crash off the Maine coast that claimed the lives of a Lincoln Park couple.

The soldiers were stationed at a combat support hospital in Iraq. They were deployed last June.

A federal judge in Maine has scheduled a July 10 meeting with class-action lawyers before deciding which of two groups will lead a lawsuit arising from last winter's data breach at Hannaford Bros.

Emergency workers have recovered the remains of two people from the spot where a small plane crashed off the coast of Maine.

AP photo Democrat Chellie Pingree speaks at a news conference after being congratulated by her former rivals as they celebrate her victory in Portland, Maine, on Wednesday.

John Garbarino, the chief executive officer of OceanFirst Financial Corp., can remember the exact date - Feb.

Whether people are going green or just going after the green, they are lining up to cash in truckloads of scrap metal.

Think a summer getaway translates to an emptying of your wallet? Not necessarily.