Dirigo Report
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
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Updated 3:46 PM
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Next update 4:00 PM
Maine news. Updated hourly.
Updated hourly, 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
EXTREME HEAT INCOMING: Confusion, Dizziness, and Fainting Are the Warning Signs, Doctors Say
NEWS CENTER Maine · 1:29 PM · 2h ago
Great White Shark Spotted Near Harpswell Beach
Yarmouth Doctor Takes Plea Deal in Sex Trafficking Case
Maine Groups React to Supreme Court Ruling Upholding Bans on Transgender Girls in Female Sports
AUGUSTA
STATEHOUSE
Maine Governor Candidates Split on Whether to Halt New Data Centers
Portland Press Herald · 1:29 PM · 2h ago
Maine Will Keep Defending Trans Student Athletes After Supreme Court Upholds Bans Elsewhere
Maine Morning Star · 12:46 PM · 3h ago
SCHOOLS / TOWN HALLS
Lincoln Suspends Budget Cuts That Would Have Gutted Fire Department
The Maine Monitor · 8:41 AM · 7h ago
Lincoln Town Council Rescinds Budget After Residents Petition for Referendum
NEWS CENTER Maine · 1:43 PM · 2h ago
BUSINESS / REAL ESTATE
Chick-A-Dee of Lewiston to Close After Decades; Family Calls It the End of an Era
Sun Journal · 3:37 PM · 9m ago
Half of Maine Counties Hit State Housing Permit Goals; Half Did Not
The Maine Monitor · 3:27 PM · 19m ago
END OF THE LINE PAYS OFF: RAIL INVESTMENT FLOWS INTO MAINE AS CROSS-BORDER FREIGHT GROWS
The Piscataquis Observer · 8:34 AM · 7h ago
AROUND MAINE
Boothbay Resists
Boothbay Register · 1:38 PM · 2h ago
Fire Departments Across the Country Write to Morrill After Andrew Cross Died Fighting the Robbins Lumber Fire
NEWS CENTER Maine · 7:19 PM · 20h ago
HIKER EVACUATED FROM KNIFE'S EDGE BY HELICOPTER; SECOND RESCUE ON KATAHDIN THIS SEASON
Portland Press Herald · 8:46 PM · 19h ago
A rural Maine town’s only grocery store is headed to foreclosure auction
The County · 10:01 AM · 5h ago
A Smell, A School, and a State Investigation
Midcoast Villager · 10:00 AM · 5h ago
Why Aroostook has become a ballooning hotspot
The County · 6:56 PM · 20h ago
Characters of the County: Jakobi Hagar Thrives on Discipline and Detail
The Lincoln County News · 8:28 AM · 1d ago
Shead graduate and family to serve on hospital ship in Africa
The Quoddy Tides · 5:00 AM · 4d ago
CAPE / PORTLAND / SOUTHERN MAINE
Overnight Fire Displaces Two Westbrook Families; Some Pets Still Missing
NEWS CENTER Maine · 12:59 PM · 2h ago
VACATIONLAND UPDATES: Non-Residents May Not Park Near the Secret Beach
Portland Press Herald · 1:55 PM · 1h ago
PORTLAND BUYS BACK ITS OWN VACANT LOTS FOR $15 MILLION, 15 YEARS LATER
Portland Press Herald · 3:17 PM · 29m ago
Not Air Force One: Portland Jetport Visitors Offered an Explanation
Portland Press Herald · 2:40 PM · 1h ago
COAST / LOBSTER / FISHERIES
Construction Begins on $45 Million Camp Ellis Erosion Fix, 150 Years After the Jetty That Caused It
Maine Morning Star · 2:25 PM · 1h ago
CULTURE / FOOD / EVENTS
PORTLAND CHEFS RUNNING FULL MENUS OUT OF THREE INDUCTION BURNERS AND A PRAYER
Portland Press Herald · 11:00 AM · 4h ago
SPORTS
RUMFORD TOWN HALL TO HOST MMA BRAWL... AS ONE DOES
Portland Press Herald · 4:00 AM · 11h ago
NATIONAL STORIES WITH MAINE ANGLE
Collins, Watching Closely, Wants Guardrails on the Iran Deal
The Maine Monitor · 9:40 AM · 6h ago
Platner Campaign Says Outside GOP Money Is Running $4.3 Million Ahead in Maine Senate Race
The Hill · 12:33 PM · 3h ago
COURTS / COPS
One Dead After Crash on Route 1 in Scarborough
NEWS CENTER Maine · 3:16 PM · 30m ago
One Killed, Three Hospitalized in Scarborough Crashes on Route 1 and Pine Point Road
Portland Press Herald · 12:41 PM · 3h ago
Yarmouth Family Physician Pleads Guilty in Freeport Massage Company Sex Trafficking Investigation
NEWS CENTER Maine · 12:59 PM · 2h ago
11-Year-Old on Bicycle Hit by Driver Near Brighton Avenue in Portland
Portland Press Herald · 12:05 PM · 3h ago
Portland Driver Allegedly on Cellphone When He Struck 11-Year-Old on Bicycle
Bangor Daily News · 11:15 AM · 4h ago
Oxford Woman Sues Town, Says She Was Arrested After Reporting Threats Tied to Police Chief's Relative
Sun Journal · 4:00 AM · 11h ago
Kennebunk Elementary Principal Resigns Following Police Investigation
Portland Press Herald · 10:41 AM · 5h ago
Norridgewock Man Charged With Fentanyl Trafficking After Appearing to Ingest Evidence at Arrest
Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel · 1:33 PM · 2h ago
Maine Bars Bangor Caterer; Judge Calls Evidence 'Completely Uncontested and Overwhelming.' Victims Likely See Nothing.
Bangor Daily News · 1:02 PM · 2h ago
SIX JUVENILES, AS YOUNG AS 10, ACCUSED IN BINGHAM BURGLARY SPREE
WGME CBS 13 · 6:49 AM · 8h ago
WEIRD MAINE
Parents: Do Not Microwave Fidget Toys. Boston Shriners Is Treating a Surge of Severe Burns in Children.
Penobscot Bay Pilot · 1:21 PM · 2h ago