WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Thursday it is reevaluating its controversial plan to sharply expand offshore drilling as it responds to a court ruling that blocked oil and gas development off Alaska and parts of the Atlantic. Governors and lawmakers from both Republican- and Democratic-led states have strongly opposed the expanded drilling. And a […]

BIDDEFORD — When thinking about space exploration, Biddeford doesn’t immediately come to mind, but a local company celebrating its 50th anniversary this year is trying to change that perception. Fiber Materials Inc. was founded in 1969 and is experiencing remarkable growth, thanks to its success in space-driven and defense-related business. FMI develops and manufactures high temperature […]

BIDDEFORD — Scarborough police arrested two Biddeford residents Thursday morning on drug trafficking charges following a hit-and-run crash at the intersection of Payne Road and Scarborough Downs Road. The police department said in a post on its Facebook page that Erick Robinson, 35, and Jessica Cahill, 33, were arrested following the crash, which took place around […]

AUGUSTA — Maine could join three other states in banning single-use plastic shopping bags if a bill heard Wednesday by the Legislature’s Environment and Natural Resources Committee becomes law. “It is time we tackle this issue on a larger scale,” said the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Holly Stover, D-Boothbay, at a news conference before the hearing. […]

State Treasurer Henry Beck urged Mainers on Thursday to check and come forward if they are owed a chunk of more than $246 million in unclaimed property and cash in the state’s possession. Beck said the Office of State Treasurer on Thursday mailed letters to more than 5,000 Maine residents who have more than $1,000 […]

ALFRED — A jury found a former corrections officer not guilty of sexually assaulting a woman who was in custody at a transitional facility where he worked. Joshua Dall-Leighton, 34, was acquitted Thursday morning of five counts of gross sexual assault. He hugged his family as he left the courtroom, and one woman with their […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The 25th James Bond movie and Daniel Craig’s fifth and final installment as 007 is heading home to Jamaica. Craig, Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, and director Cary Fukunaga on Thursday launched the film from the Caribbean island nation where Ian Fleming wrote all of his Bond novels. […]

YORK COUNTY — Those who have any expired, unused or unwanted prescriptions in their medicine cabinet can safely dispose of them the 17th National Drug Take Back Day across York County on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has partnered with public safety departments and community agencies throughout the […]