SACO — Two teenage girls missing since Monday were located in Biddeford on Thursday afternoon. The Saco Police Department posted a notice on social media on Thursday morning asking for the public’s help in locating two teenage girls from Saco — 16-year-old Katana Plourde and 15-year-old Jessica Gallant. A tweet issued by Saco Police late […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — An eleventh-hour rescue mission by Republican senators to stave off an awkward defeat for President Donald Trump on his declaration of a national emergency at the Mexican border, and to protect themselves from a politically dicey vote opposing him, seemed to collapse Wednesday. The setback made it all but certain that defections […]

A former bus driver for School Administrative District 15 will pay a $1,000 fine for slapping an autistic student. Raymond Files, 59, entered a plea of no contest to a misdemeanor assault charge, meaning he did not admit guilt but still was convicted. A judge did not sentence him to jail time, despite the request […]

WATERBORO — Selectmen in Waterboro took comment from a half-dozen residents on a proposed new ordinance that would allow all terrain vehicles to use portions of three town roads, and have set another public hearing on the matter for April 9. The Ossipee Mountain ATVers Club and the town have been working on the issue […]

Despite a tuition increase, increased enrollment and a $10 million increase in state funding, the University of Maine System is planning to dip into reserves to close a roughly $3 million shortfall for the fiscal year ending in June 2020. Staff is recommending the system close that gap by dipping into campus reserves at UMaine […]

AUGUSTA — A former state lawmaker faces a court appearance Thursday to answer charges that he fraudulently obtained or possessed a hunting license for the last three years by failing to disclose he had a felony criminal record. Jeffrey Pierce, a Republican from Dresden, was pardoned by former Republican Gov. Paul LePage for a felony […]

KENNEBUNK — A sure sign that spring is rapidly approaching can be found through the end of April in Kennebunk. In an effort to limit pavement damage during the transition from winter to spring, the town has announced restrictions of roads in the area for certain trucks hauling heavy loads. Posted roads are closed to nonexempt […]

BOSTON — A New Hampshire man serving life term in prison for a 2014 break in and shooting in Saco is asking the U.S. Court of Appeals to rehear his appeal. Gregory Owens, 62, of Londenderry, New Hampshire, was convicted of interstate domestic violence and using and discharging a firearm during and in relation to […]

SANFORD — For the last 47 years, mid-March has been Waban Telethon time — that annual opportunity for people across Maine to make a call and pledge some cash to help Waban continue its mission to provide services for children with development disabilities. This year, the Waban Telethon is set for Saturday. Waban Executive Director […]

NEW YORK (AP) — This week’s controversy over statements made by Fox News Channel’s Tucker Carlson is as much about a high-stakes battle over the network’s financial future as it is over what he said on a radio show a decade ago. The liberal advocacy group Media Matters for America this week released two batches […]