When Jeanne Lambrew stepped into Maine’s top public health agency as the new health and human services commissioner in January, she noticed what wasn’t there – enough workers. The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention had lost 25 percent of its employees since 2011, when Republican Gov. Paul LePage assumed office. Lambrew, a former […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Can the memory of Michael Jackson survive “Leaving Neverland?” After all, it has bounced back before. The superstar’s image was tarnished by allegations of sexual abuse that shadowed him throughout much of his adult life and even stood trial on child molestation charges in 2005, for which he was acquitted. His […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s former lawyer is returning to Capitol Hill for a fourth day of testimony as Democrats pursue a flurry of investigations into Trump’s White House, businesses and presidential campaign. Michael Cohen became a key figure in those investigations after turning on his former boss and cooperating with special counsel Robert […]

PRESQUE ISLE – Officials say a pilot and four passengers suffered minor injuries when a United Express regional jet slid off a runway during Monday’s snowstorm. An official said the pilot aborted the first landing attempt and requested that the runway lights be turned on due to low visibility before the second attempt at 11:30 […]

Thousands of people, including firefighters from across the nation and Canada, are expected to attend a public memorial service for Berwick firefighter Capt. Joel Barnes, who was killed Friday while fighting an apartment building fire in Berwick. The memorial service will be held Sunday at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland beginning at 11 a.m. A […]

Authorities have charged a Bonny Eagle High School student with terrorizing after he allegedly threatened to harm a student and a police officer. It comes days after a similar incident was reported at Bonny Eagle Middle School. The 17-year-old boy was charged Monday after he was seen on a social media site holding what appeared […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr will not recuse himself from overseeing the special counsel’s Russia probe after consulting with senior ethics officials, the Justice Department said Monday. The officials advised Barr against recusal from Robert Mueller’s investigation into possible coordination between Russia and Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, Justice Department spokeswoman Kerri Kupec said. […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Luke Perry, who gained instant heartthrob status as wealthy rebel Dylan McKay on “Beverly Hills, 90210,” died Monday after suffering a massive stroke, his publicist said. He was 52. Perry was surrounded by family and friends when he died, publicist Arnold Robinson said. The actor had been hospitalized since last Wednesday, […]

SANFORD — Slowly and carefully the operator of the big crane hoisted the steel beam high into the sky on its way to its final resting place as children and their teachers looked on. It was a big day Friday at Margaret Chase Smith Elementary School — a big day because placing the white steel […]

SANFORD — The apparent failure of a motorist to comply with a new traffic pattern on Main Street in Sanford has led to his arrest on three outstanding warrants and on a slew of new charges. As well, two others in the vehicle were charged with misdemeanor drug crimes. Sanford Deputy Police Chief Tim Strout […]