The National Weather Service warned motorists to use caution Sunday night and Monday as several rivers across Maine reached flood stage or were soon expected to flood their banks. Chris Legro, a meteorologist with the weather service in Gray, said river conditions vary widely from northern Maine to the state’s border with New Hampshire, with […]

BIDDEFORD — Police have not yet identified a man they say died after being struck by a train. Around 4 p.m. on Sunday the Biddeford dispatch center received call from Amtrak Railroad dispatch that a southbound train had struck a pedestrian, according to a press release from Biddeford Deputy Police Chief JoAnne Fisk. A 42-year-old […]

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The coordinated Easter Sunday bombings that ripped through Sri Lankan churches and luxury hotels, killing more than 200 people, were carried out by seven suicide bombers from a domestic militant group named National Thowfeek Jamaath, a government official said Monday. All of the bombers were Sri Lankan citizens, but authorities […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Mitt Romney says he’s “sickened” by the dishonesty the Russia investigation found in the Trump White House, but the president fires back that Romney should have put the same energy into running for president in 2012 that the Utah Republican has tapped in criticizing him. Romney also tweeted Friday that in […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chrissy Metz says she believed in miracles well before getting the call to meet producer DeVon Franklin to discuss taking the lead in director Roxann Dawson’s just-released faith-based drama “Breakthrough.” Metz was already familiar with the film’s story of Joyce Smith, whose son, John, fell through ice on a lake in […]

NEW VINEYARD — The White House Easter Egg Roll will once again feature colorful eggs made in Maine. Maine Wood Concepts has created 100,000 wooden eggs featuring the president and first lady’s signatures for the annual event, which takes place Monday on the White House lawn. The eggs will be included in gift bags given […]

OXFORD — The Oxford Police Department is asking for help to find a local man. Eric Berube, 43, was last seen Monday on Gore Road in Oxford heading toward Otisfield, according to a Police Department statement. Berube resides off Coldwater Brook Road, Police Chief Michael Ward said Friday evening. He said family members and officers […]

ALFRED — David R. Burns of Alfred is a happy man this week, courtesy of the Maine Lottery. Burns won $10,000 playing the Maine Lottery’s Ultimate Millions $25 Scratch-Off Game. He purchased the ticket at Firkinsnock Variety in Lyman. In the Ultimate Millions game, the maximum award is $1 million. To win, participants match scratched-off […]

A combination of warm weather, rain and melting snow was feeding floodwaters in low-lying areas of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont on Saturday. The National Weather Service in Caribou was reporting potentially dangerous flood levels in Aroostook County Saturday evening, including a flood warning for the Washburn Bridge in Washburn. The bridge was just below […]

A 37-year-old man from Naples was arrested and charged with trafficking drugs and possession of drugs during a routine traffic stop at 4:25 p.m. Thursday in Naples, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office reported Friday. Jason R. Dailey was charged with violating conditions of release, possession of scheduled drugs and trafficking scheduled drugs. He is being […]