WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg suggested Friday that there will be sharp divisions among her colleagues as they finish their term, with decisions in high-profile cases about the census and the drawing of electoral maps expected before the end of the month. The justice was speaking at a conference for judges […]

The federal government is opening a new mass facility to hold migrant children in Texas and considering detaining hundreds more youths on three military bases around the country, adding up to 3,000 new beds to the already overtaxed system. The new emergency facility in Carrizo Springs, Texas, will hold as many as 1,600 teens in […]

The Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine will receive a significant infusion of federal funds to develop a site in Portland where it plans to build a new facility, a move that means the downtown landmark in Portland’s arts district must be sold. Members of Maine’s congressional delegation announced Wednesday that the Children’s Museum has […]

OAKLAND — An Oakland man kicked out the rear door window and attempted to “kick his way into the front of the cruiser” Wednesday afternoon as he was being taken to the Kennebec County jail in Augusta, according to Oakland police. Michael Christopher Lee, 45, had been arrested on a charge of domestic violence assault […]

AUGUSTA —  Maine internet service providers will face the strictest consumer privacy protections in the nation under a bill signed Thursday by Gov. Janet Mills, but the new law will almost certainly be challenged in court. Several technology and communication trade groups warned in testimony before the Legislature that the measure may be in conflict […]

SACO — Police Chief Raynald “Ray” Demers will be retiring later this month. In a May 31 letter to City Administrator Kevin Sutherland, Demers stated that he would be retiring effective June 14. Demers said in the letter he has worked nearly 35 years in the department, and has worked his way to chief and […]

BIDDEFORD — Maine Water Company has begun seeking permits needed for a proposed new facility in Biddeford. The company announced earlier this week it had filed applications with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for state and federal environmental permits in support of the company’s proposal to build […]

KENNEBUNK — A suspect was arrested on the Maine Turnpike on a drug warrant Wednesday, and while no drugs were found in the car Thell Brown was driving, Maine State Police say narcotics were later found on him as he was being booked at York County Jail. Brown, 28, of Saco was charged with unlawful […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Saturday is set to be fun and festive in Old Orchard Beach with the Kora Shriners parade and Corvette show on the schedule. The Kora Shriners parade is set to begin at 10 a.m. at The Ballpark, and the parade route will follow Saco Avenue to Heath Street, ending at Veterans […]

SANFORD – When Joshua Champagne finished a four-year hitch in the U.S. Marines, he spent time working other jobs – and then, when  opportunity knocked six years ago, he became Sanford High School’s band director. Champagne, a 1999 Sanford High School graduate, has enjoyed his time at the school and is credited with building the […]