The Latest Breaking News from Maine

Lewiston entered the weekend in stunned grief, emerging from the shelter-in-place order to plan memorials and fundraisers while praying for the dead and the survivors still hospitalised – as the community started to heal from physical and emotional scars. Andrea Blanco and Sheila Flynn report from Maine

Residents in Maine gathered for Sunday mass just days after the body of man suspected of killing 18 people earlier this week was found dead

US response to mass shootings is ‘extremely frustrating’, but David Hogg and Trevon Bosley call on youth voices to effect change

The news was confirmed by Maine governor Janet Mills at a press conference late on Friday night

Police across Maine were alerted just last month about “veiled threats” by the man who authorities say would go on to carry out the worst mass shooting in the state’s history

Gunman killed 18 people in attacks at a restaurant and a bowling alley, and details are now emerging of those who died

Sunshine and a sense of relief swept through central Maine after a gunman who had been on the loose for days was found dead

The recycling corporation’s owner reportedly told police: ‘this individual knows the property’

‘This family has been incredibly cooperative,’ said Public Safety Commissioner Michael Sauschuck

Maine police refused to reveal the contents of the note left by Robert Card, hinting that it may point to a possible motive for the Lewiston mass shootings

Authorities said the 40-year-old man's body was found inside a trailer close to a recycling center Friday evening. Nearby trailers had previously been cleared twice by police.