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2 days ago | wgme.com | Ida Domingo |John Gonzalez

Pope Francis's body is laid out in state inside his private chapel at the Vatican, Monday, April 21, 2025. (Vatican Media via AP, HO)

6 days ago | wgme.com | Anna Coon

AUGUSTA (WGME) — Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey said Friday he is confident Maine’s interpretation of Title IX will hold up in court, following a federal lawsuit challenging the state’s policy on transgender athletes. The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Maine Wednesday over its policy allowing transgender girls to compete on girls sports teams. The DOJ argues that the policy violates Title IX, the federal law prohibiting sex-based discrimination in education.

1 week ago | wgme.com | Anna Coon

BANGOR (WGME) – Maine Governor Janet Mills spoke publicly Thursday for the first time since the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the state. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday, claims Maine is violating Title IX by allowing transgender student-athletes to compete in girls sports. Speaking to reporters Thursday, Mills said she welcomes the legal challenge. “I’m happy to go to court and litigate the issues that are being raised in this court complaint,” Mills said.

1 week ago | wgme.com | Ethan Andrews

AUGUSTA, Maine (BDN) -- A judge has ruled that a Belfast man accused of killing his wife and injuring his mother in February is not competent to stand trial, WABI reported on Wednesday. Maine State Police charged Samuel Whittemore, 34, with murdering his wife, 32-year-old Margaux Whittemore, after her body was found on Feb. 19 outside his mother’s home on Giles Road in Readfield.

1 week ago | wgme.com | Brad Rogers

TOPICS:MaineTransgender athletesWomen’s sportsTitle IXFederal lawsuitDiscriminationPam BondiGovernor Janet MillsCUMBERLAND (WGME) – The federal government is now suing the state of Maine for allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls sports. Wednesday, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Maine's defiance will cost the state millions of dollars in federal funding. "The State of Maine is discriminating against women by failing to protect women in women's sports,” Bondi said.