LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alex Trebek got a standing ovation as he accepted an Emmy Award as host of “Jeopardy!” — and immediately set the audience at ease, even as he alluded to his cancer diagnosis. Trebek, 78, who announced in March he has advanced pancreatic cancer, told the theater audience Sunday he had been […]

KENNEBUNKPORT — The following individuals were arrested or issued a summons by Kennebunkport Police from April 24 to April 29, 2019: • Branden McKinney, 27, of Saco, was issued a summons for failure to display a current/valid certificate of inspection after the above violation was observed by officers on Walker’s Lane. • Edward Fitzpatrick, 64, […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Cohen, the former lawyer, media attack dog and all-around fixer for President Donald Trump, is scheduled to begin serving a three-year prison sentence Monday for crimes including campaign finance violations related to hush-money payments made on Trump’s behalf. Cohen faces a 2 p.m. deadline to report to the Federal Correctional […]

STERLING, Va. (AP) — President Donald Trump criticized social media companies after Facebook banned a number of extremist figures, declaring that he was “monitoring and watching, closely!!” Trump, who tweeted and re-tweeted complaints Friday and Saturday, said he would “monitor the censorship of AMERICAN CITIZENS on social media platforms.” He has previously asserted that social […]

RANGELEY PLANTATION – Firefighters pulled a man and his wife out of their burning home at 4 Swains Road on Friday. Rangeley Fire Chief Mike Bacon and Sgt. Jared Austin went into the home to retrieve the couple at about 3 p.m. and found fire in the upper floor. “When we got there, flames were […]

SKOWHEGAN — The school board delivered its proposed $36.7 million spending package for the coming year at an informational session Thursday night but was met with a challenge from some “Indian Pride” supporters who are not giving up on their bid to reverse local votes to drop Native American mascots in schools. James Macarthur, of […]

All that rainy weather in April that left people wishing for a few consecutive days of sunlight has a silver lining: There have been fewer forest fires this spring in northern New England. The miserable weather served to reduce fire danger across the region. In April, there was a trace or more of rain on […]

Police from South Portland, Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth arrested a 37-year-old man Thursday after a search that turned up drugs and $15,000 in cash. The Southern Maine Regional SWAT team, which includes officers from the three departments, searched an apartment at 113 MacArthur Circle in South Portland as part of an investigation by the Maine Drug […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Some records on Broadway are bound to fall one day and others are surely safe for all time. Sarah Stiles has one that’s hard to top. “I’ve had puppet sex on Broadway twice,” she says. “I think that is like a record or something.” Indeed, the actress who just earned her […]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Officials cited Maximum Security for interference and the colt became the first Kentucky Derby winner to be disqualified for violating a state regulation that penalizes horses for impeding the path of another in a race. Stewards, who supervise the outcome of horse races, referenced Section 12 of rule 810 KAR1:016. The […]