PAGO PAGO, American Samoa (AP) — A North Korean cargo ship seized by the U.S. because of suspicion it was used to violate international sanctions arrived at the capital of this American territory, where it will undergo inspections. The Wise Honest was slowly towed to the port of Pago Pago during a cloudy Saturday morning […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is scoffing at Democrats’ attempts to pry loose his tax returns, saying his refusal to release the records as a candidate didn’t hurt him in 2016 and voters “didn’t care” about the issue. A leading House Democrat has issued subpoenas for six years of Trump’s tax documents and given […]

Gov. Janet Mills told University of Southern Maine graduates Saturday to be “ambassadors” for Maine in their post-college lives but also urged them to stay – or eventually come back – to “a world of opportunity right here.” “There is so much to explore, so much to do, so many people to meet, and so […]

Police departments across southern Maine collected dozens of unwanted firearms Saturday as part of a coordinated “gun give-back” program. The event was organized by the Maine Gun Safety Coalition in conjunction with police departments in Portland, South Portland, Gorham, Scarborough, Cape Elizabeth, Wells, Falmouth, Yarmouth and Brunswick. Firearms turned in to the nine departments will be disabled […]

AUGUSTA — One person was killed and another was seriously injured late Saturday night when a vehicle traveling south in the northbound lane of Interstate 95 struck another vehicle head-on. Maine State Police spokesman Stephen McCausland said the crash occurred in the northbound lane between Exits 109 and 112 and that section of the highway […]

LIMERICK — A man armed with a handgun walked into Village Variety at 32 Main St. on Monday morning and demanded money, according to the York County Sheriff’s Office. No one was hurt in the robbery, which took place at around 9:30 a.m., said York County Sheriff William L. King Jr. A clerk was on […]

KENNEBUNKPORT — Mabel’s Lobster Claw may be under new ownership, but the spirit remains post renovation. Nestled on Ocean Avenue near the Kennebunk River, Mabel’s has been a staple in Kennebunkport since the 1950s. Since opening in 1954, Mabel’s Lobster Claw has a storied history in Kennebunkport. The restaurant is known for its seafood selection […]

ROCKLAND — A Dexter man with a long criminal record is being held in jail after being arrested Wednesday, accused of selling the deadly drug fentanyl that killed a Thomaston man earlier this year. Joshua R. Nickerson, 39, is charged with Class A aggravated trafficking in drugs that caused a death. He was also charged […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Peggy Lipton, a star of the groundbreaking late 1960s TV show “The Mod Squad” and the 1990s show “Twin Peaks,” died of cancer Saturday. She was 72. Lipton died surrounded by her family, her daughters, Rashida and Kidada Jones, said in a statement. “We are heartbroken that our beloved mother passed […]

LEBANON – Police believe the death of a man and a woman found inside their Lebanon home on Saturday was the result of a murder-suicide. Allison Parker, 30, was shot to death by her estranged boyfriend, Thomas Doyon, 27, who then shot himself, according to Maine Public Safety Spokesman Steve McCausland. The shootings took place […]