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Patrick Welch stepped on a land mine in 1965 during a firefight in Vietnam and spent his late teens in two military hospitals recovering from his injuries.

The contentious debate mirrored several at City Hall in recent weeks, as did the 4-3 vote to approve it.

If Paul LePage succeeds in winning back the governor’s office this November, he could become the first person to receive a gubernatorial pension while serving as Maine’s chief executive. It’s not unprecedented to receive a state pension while...

A criminal defense attorney was suing for access to phone records involving an inmate who was not his client, arguing that he had as much right to them as prosecutors.

The Maine attorney general would likely decide whether Paul R. LePage, who receives about $27,000 a year, could continue collecting his pension on top of a state salary.

If LePage is elected governor Maine again, the state attorney general would likely determine if he could continue to collect his pension of about $27,000.

The Sun Journal analyzed data from Maine’s Prescription Monitoring Program from 2016 to 2021; and data from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Automation of Reports and Consolidated Orders System from 2006 to 2014.

Twenty years after Purdue Pharma introduced its pain medication, OxyContin, Maine lawmakers passed a bill that significantly stemmed the flow of pain pills into the state. A Sun Journal investigation found the new restrictions may have been too little, too late: A generation of Mainers were already grappling with substance use disorder and a growing illicit drug trade was ready to meet the demand.

Documents reveal Canberra began seeking powers to crack encrypted communications nearly two years before unveiling law.

Current dispute began after York developer bought Route 1 property.