WISCASSET — Shawna Gatto has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for the murder of 4-year-old Kendall Chick. Superior Court Justice William Stokes said during a hearing Tuesday morning that he considered a life sentence for Gatto, but decided against it because he believes the 44-year-old woman got in over her head caring for […]

AUGUSTA — Maine’s governor has signed a bill aiming to protect internet customers. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills’ office announced Tuesday that the law takes effect in September. The amended bill says internet service providers that are contracted by the state have to agree to provide “net neutral service.” The law defines “net neutral service” as […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — “Jeopardy!” champion and professional sports gambler James Holzhauer finished out of money in his World Series of Poker debut on Monday, a tournament official said. Holzhauer finished in 454th place among more than 1,800 entrants in a No-Limit Hold’em event, spokesman Seth Palansky said. Buy-in was $1,500 and Holzhauer didn’t reach […]

One person was injured in a crash in Portland Tuesday morning when a van careened into a house and damaged a porch. Lt. Robert Martin said a Subaru collided with the van around 10:50 a.m. near the intersection of Dartmouth and Freeman streets. “The van careened off and struck the porch of a home,” Martin […]

BIDDEFORD — The following individuals were arrested or issued a summons by Biddeford Police from June 21 to June 24: • Monique D. Bridges, 28, of Biddeford, was issued a summons for unlawful possession of a scheduled drug. • Billie Jo M. Tracy, 41, of Arundel, was issued a summons for stalking. • Frederick E. Dykeman, 52, […]

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The man and his 23-month-old daughter lay face down in shallow water along the bank of the Rio Grande, his black shirt hiked up to his chest with the girl tucked inside. Her arm was draped around his neck suggesting she clung to him in her final moments. The searing photograph […]

PARSONSFIELD – The pregnant victim of a late-night stabbing during an altercation in Parsonsfield on Sunday night has been discharged from the hospital. A spokeswoman for Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston could provide no further information about the condition of the woman or her fetus, who had been airlifted to the hospital by LifeFlight […]

SACO — The majority interest in a Saco manufacturing company that is a provider of high-performance solid carbide cutting tools has been acquired by Precision Cutting Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Alleghany Capital Corporation. CID Performance Tooling, located at 6 Willey Road in the Saco Industrial Park, will join Alleghany Capital’s new holding company for […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Fifty years after humans first visited, businesses are still trying to make a buck off the moon. Hundreds of millions of people were riveted when Apollo 11 landed on the moon on July 20, 1969. Naturally, marketers jumped at the chance to sell products from cars and televisions, to cereal and […]