WGME-TV (Portland, ME)

WGME-TV is a CBS-affiliated TV station serving Southern Maine and Northern New Hampshire, with its license based in Portland. The station transmits a high-definition digital signal on UHF channel 38 from its transmitter located on Brown Hill, just west of Raymond. Owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group, WGME-TV operates its studios on Northport Drive in the North Deering area of Portland, as well as in the Lewiston/Auburn region and at the state capitol in Augusta.

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$35 million federal cut rolls back programs that help Mainers access the internet

1 day ago | wgme.com | Anna Coon

PORTLAND (WGME) -- Another round of federal funding cuts is threatening programs aimed at improving internet access and digital literacy. The cut is a $35 million loss for Maine. The funding loss is part of a nationwide rollback of congressionally approved funding tied to the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. In Maine, the funds were meant to help people learn to navigate the internet, after the state invested in broadband expansion.
Credit card balances fell in Q1 2025, but borrowers aren’t out of the woods yet

2 days ago | wgme.com | Ted Rossman

You’ve likely heard that the only certainties in life are death and taxes. Or that April showers bring May flowers. Here’s another truism to add to that list: Credit card balances don’t rise in the first quarter of the year. That was once again true in 2025, as balances fell to $1.18 trillion in Q1, down $29 billion (2.4 percent) from Q4 2024, according to the New York Fed. Over the past 22 years, credit card balances fell from Q4 to Q1 on 21 occasions, and they were flat once (in 2023).
Police release information on Bangor shooting

5 days ago | wgme.com | Susan Farley

Sat, May 10th 2025 at 10:39 AMBangor Police have released information about a shooting that happened on Wednesday. (WVII)BANGOR, Maine (WVII) -- Bangor Police have released information about a shooting that happened on Wednesday. Detective Lieutenant Brent Beaulieu says at approximately 9:30 pm , the Bangor Police Department got calls about gunshots in the area of 190 Harlow Street. Beaulieu says when officers arrived they found one man suffering from a gunshot wound.
Emergence of browntail moths in Maine off to slow start in 2025

5 days ago | wgme.com | Ryan Munn

PORTLAND (WGME) – The emergence of browntail moths has gotten off to a slow start in 2025. The warmer weather is here and browntail moths are already impacting parts of Maine. “This year, we saw emergence on the 24th of April, which is about a week and a half later than when they emerged last year,” Maine Forest Service Entomologist Brittany Schappach said. “That’s because we kind of had this stretch of cold and wet weather.”These caterpillars have been prevalent in the state since 2015.
Lisbon residents face potentially massive property tax increase

5 days ago | wgme.com | Brad Rogers

LISBON (WGME) – Lisbon residents are facing a potentially massive property tax increase. Town leaders say every year, their town and school budgets automatically go up hundreds of thousands of dollars. The difference this year is that revenues are down. "The proposed budget from all the departments was a 45 percent increase on property taxes," Lisbon resident and former state lawmaker Dale Crafts said.
Portland tenants group flags alleged rent control violations, asks for better enforcement

5 days ago | wgme.com | Anna Coon

PORTLAND (WGME) — A local tenants' rights group says it found dozens of apartment listings in Portland that may be violating the city's rent control ordinance. The Portland Tenants Union reviewed 240 listings on Zillow and Craigslist and claims roughly 60 percent of them were not in compliance with city rules. Housing in Portland (WGME)“I think the city is being willfully negligent and unaware,” Bradley Davis, a founding member of the Portland Tenants Union, said.
Ceiling collapses in New Hampshire classroom

6 days ago | wgme.com | Ariana St Pierre

WOLFEBORO, New Hampshire (WGME) – The ceiling in a New Hampshire classroom collapsed on Friday. The Wolfeboro Fire-Rescue Department says they responded to Carpenter School in Wolfeboro around 10:30 a.m. for a report of a sagging ceiling and light fixtures falling in a classroom on the second floor. Not long after crews arrived, the ceiling collapsed in the classroom. The ceiling in a New Hampshire classroom collapsed on Friday.
Man with firearm arrested outside Biddeford High School

6 days ago | wgme.com | Ariana St Pierre

BIDDEFORD, Maine (WGME) -- A man was arrested outside Biddeford High School on Friday. Police say he was in possession of a gun. Around 9 a.m., the school resource officer received information from a student about a possible threat. The school then went into lockdown. Police say they arrested 21-year-old Mohammed Hussein Kamaluldeen of Biddeford outside the school a short time later and charged him with possession of a firearm near a school. More charges are possible.
Maine man accused of using fire poker in fatal attack on wife

6 days ago | wgme.com | Sasha Ray

The Belfast man accused of killing his wife in Readfield earlier this year is alleged to have attacked her and his mother with a fire poker before he fled the scene and eventually confessed to police, according to newly released court documents about the Feb. 19 slaying. Samuel Whittemore, 34, was charged with murdering his wife, 32-year-old Margaux Whittemore, after police found her body outside his parent’s home on Giles Road in Readfield, where the couple had been staying for several days.
Maine bill aims to remove 'gender identity' from Maine Human Rights Act

6 days ago | wgme.com | Brad Rogers

AUGUSTA (WGME) -- A bill up for a public hearing Thursday calls for removing the term “gender identity” from the Maine Human Rights Act. The public hearing hasn’t started yet because of all the people testifying on school-related bills. Maine voters added the term “gender identity” to the Maine Human Rights Act 20 years ago. Now, some Republican lawmakers at the State House want it removed. "We’re all humans,” Jodi O’Connor, who opposes the bill, said. “We all deserve to be protected.