BANGOR — Officials say no one was hurt when a Cessna 210 crashed at the Bangor International Jetport. The Bangor Daily News reported that a witness saw the front landing gear collapse, causing the propeller to strike the runway. Airport Director Tony Caruso said the incident happened around 2 p.m. Wednesday. The sole person in […]

The Maine Turnpike Authority has opened a new express toll plaza at Exit 44, which connects to Interstate 295 in Scarborough. Motorists with E-ZPass accounts can now enter and exit the turnpike at highway speeds instead of slowing through the toll gates. Cash toll booths are still available. The project also means some detours are […]

SANFORD — The city of Sanford has been awarded an $800,000 multi-purpose grant from the U.S. Department of Environmental Protection Agency for planning, assessment, and cleanup of old industrial sites. Most of the sites to be targeted are in the general area of Sanford’s downtown mill district, said Sanford Planning Director Beth Della Valle. “We’re […]

CHICAGO (AP) — The city of Chicago has released two 911 calls made after “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett claimed he was the victim of a racist, homophobic attack. Recordings of the calls following the Jan. 29 incident were obtained by The Associated Press and other outlets Wednesday evening. Both calls were made by an unidentified man who […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The Old Orchard Beach Police Department has released the names of individuals arrested or issued a summons from April 23 to May 5. • Brian Girard, 46, of Old Orchard Beach, was issued a summons for operating a vehicle without a license and attaching false plates. • Bradford Belding, 50, of […]

LONDON (AP) — President Donald Trump will pay his respects Wednesday to American service members and allies who helped rescue Europe from Nazi Germany, as he enters the midway point of his European visit. Trump will join Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Theresa May at Portsmouth Naval Base, which served as a key launch […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Prince protege and longtime friend Apollonia Kotero said the Purple One had major plans for her before his untimely death in 2016, including new music, a possible film and even a book to follow-up his upcoming memoir. He had even given Kotero and her Apollonia 6 bandmates the trademark to […]

PORTLAND — Regional School Unit 21 is asking the state Supreme Court to reverse a decision made in York County Superior court that is allowing Arundel students to attend Thornton Academy Middle School through public funding. In October, a York County Superior Court justice ruled that RSU 21, which oversees education in Kennebunk, Kennebunkport and […]

SACO — Arianna Libby is an example of determination and resilience. The 17-year-old Saco teenager is bubbly and smart, the captain of the cheerleading team and an honor roll student. She’s excited, like many of her peers, to be graduating high school this Sunday and is looking forward to working this summer again as a […]

LIVERMORE — Maine State Police used ground-penetrating radar equipment Tuesday to search a specific site on Route 4 for evidence that could help locate Kimberly Moreau, who has been missing for 33 years. Moreau was 17 when she was last seen at about 11 p.m. on May 10, 1986, leaving her family’s residence on Jewell Street in […]