Police told NEWS CENTER Maine that there have been more than 20 shootings or reports of shots fired this year, with the majority of them involving teenagers and young adults.

Misinformation about health care isn't new, but it has accelerated in recent years. In 2021, the U.S. Surgeon General issued an advisory calling misinformation — spurred by social media and political ...

Eight people were arrested during a crime crackdown in Lewiston. City leaders are urging residents to attend upcoming public safety listening sessions.

The safety session will come after a string of incidents in which Lewiston police recovered multiple firearms and charged ...

Two lawmakers have requested a full-scale review of safety and staffing concerns at Riverview in Augusta and Dorothea Dix in Bangor, which house patients with severe mental health issues.

A Monitor/CPI analysis of thousands of inspection records found years of safety violations at child care providers across the state.

The Maine Department of Labor is offering free training, starting this month, facilitated by SafetyWorks, to support workplace safety and labor law requirements for the construction industry.

A Maine utility wants to be an ally with law enforcement in the crackdown on illegal marijuana grow operations — if it can overcome privacy concerns.

BANGOR, Maine — Operators of illegal marijuana grow enterprises hidden inside rural homes in Maine don’t have to worry much about prying neighbors. But their staggering electric bills may give ...