TOKYO (AP) — It sure looked historic: President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un strode toward each other Sunday from opposite sides of a strip of land that marks one of the world’s most dangerous places. They shook hands and then Trump stepped over the concrete slab that marks the borderline between […]

EAST WATERBORO — From her home in East Waterboro, Nadine Molloy is making a difference in the lives of pet owners of York, Cumberland and  Androscoggin counties and helping to keep them from abandoning their furry friends. Molloy was running a cat rescue in 2015 when she noticed that elderly residents were having a hard time […]

NEW YORK (AP) — You can dance to a new-ish Whitney Houston song this weekend. Houston originally released a cover of Steve Winwood’s “Higher Love” as a Japan-only bonus track on her 1990 album “I’m Your Baby Tonight,” but the song has been given an upbeat, dance remix by Norwegian DJ-producer Kygo. The new version […]

HOLLIS – Maine State Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a man they say struck his pregnant wife with a motor vehicle in York County. But they are also warning people to use caution because the suspect may be armed. In a statement posted Sunday on their Facebook page, state police said that […]

Gov. Janet Mills signed a marijuana rules bill Thursday that puts Maine on track to launch recreational sales in March, 2½ years after voters approved legalization at the ballot box. The governor endorsed regulations that spell out how Mainers can grow, buy, and sell marijuana without a public bill-signing ceremony. The rules, which go into effect in September, make […]

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A Small Business Innovation Research grant proposal submitted by bluShift Aerospace earlier this year has been selected by NASA for negotiation of a contract. The Phase 1 grant will help bluShift develop its fully modular hybrid rocket engines, referred to as MAREVLs (Modular Adaptable Rocket Engine for Vehicle Launch), said Seth […]

BIDDEFORD — The following individuals were arrested or issued a summons by Biddeford Police from June 25 to June 29: • Kimberly A. Wilder, 57, of Old Orchard Beach, was arrested for an outstanding warrant. • Taryn L. Gourdouros, 34, of Biddeford, was issued a summons for criminal mischief. • John J. Dodge, 63, of Biddeford, was arrested […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A 43-year-old El Salvadoran man who crossed into the U.S. with his daughter collapsed at a border station and later died at a hospital, officials said Saturday. The man had been held about a week at the Rio Grande Valley central processing center in McAllen, Texas, according to a law enforcement official. […]

PANMUNJOM, Korea (AP) — With wide grins and a historic handshake, President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un met at the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone on Sunday and agreed to revive talks on the pariah nation’s nuclear program. Trump, pressing his bid for a legacy-defining accord, became the first sitting American leader to […]

BANGOR  — Police in Bangor have arrested a Sanford man and charged him with robbery following an incident there last week. According to Bangor Police Sergeant Wade Betters, officers responded to a parking lot at 89 State St. in Bangor for a reported robbery on Thursday morning. Betters said  that a male victim reported a man, […]