AUGUSTA — The Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles has begun offering Real ID-compliant driver’s licenses. The federal Real ID law was passed by Congress after the 2001 terrorist attacks to strengthen rules for government-sanctioned identification. Maine was the first state to opt out of the Real ID program more than a decade ago, but Republican […]

LEWISTON – The Lewiston Police Department is investigating a shooting incident from Saturday night that left two Lewiston men with gunshot wounds. Lewiston Lt. David St. Pierre said Sunday that Lewiston police officers responded Saturday night to the area of 97 Birch St. for a report of fighting with shots fired. “Upon arrival, officers witnessed […]

The Fourth of July fireworks show will go on as planned in Old Orchard Beach on Thursday despite concerns about an endangered bird that was about to give birth to a brood of chicks nearby. The piping plover’s nest was only 400 feet from where the fireworks are staged just south of the Palace Playland […]

Saco police are seeking the public’s help locating a 15-year-old girl who has been missing since March. Kayla Skula was last seen March 22, when she arranged for transportation from Portland Road in an unknown vehicle. She left a residential facility. The search is being conducted by multiple police agencies in multiple states, and with […]

Opioid prescribing in Maine has plummeted over the past five years, including a 14.1 percent decline in 2018, a positive sign as the state battles to control an epidemic of substance use disorder that has fueled an overdose rate of one death every day. Since 2013, Maine opioid prescriptions have fallen by 41.5 percent, according […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kaley Cuoco is making a big move after wrapping 12 seasons with “The Big Bang Theory,” with a new production deal and a pivot from comedy to drama. Cuoco has signed an exclusive, multi-year deal with Warner Bros. Television Group, the company said Monday. The agreement keeps Cuoco in business with […]

YORK COUNTY — A typical Unitil natural gas customer in Maine could see their cost rise more than 9 percent next year if a proposed rate increase is approved. Unitil Corporation provides electricity and natural gas in Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts and has 105,600 electric customers and 82,700 gas customers. The utility provider has […]

CLINT, Texas (AP) — The head of the U.S. Border Patrol on Monday slammed as “completely inappropriate” sexually explicit posts about U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and comments questioning the authenticity of a photo of a drowned man and his young daughter in a secret Facebook group for agents. The existence of the group was reported by […]

BIDDEFORD — Following in the footsteps of colonialists, City Theater will team up with the Biddeford Historical Society to reenact Biddeford’s debate about joining the American Revolution this weekend at the site of the actual event more than two centuries ago. The public is invited to witness a reenactment performance of “Liberty Defended,” based upon […]