SEATTLE (AP) — Residents of the Pacific Northwest took to neighborhood hills with skis, sleds or even just laundry baskets Saturday to celebrate an unusual dump of snow in a region more accustomed to winter rain. Some areas received more than a foot of snow, and meteorologists say more is on the way early next […]

AUGUSTA — Biddeford and Central Aroostook are known for not only reaching the top of the state cheerleading pyramid, but holding steady in that coveted spot for a long time. At Saturday’s state finals, Biddeford reclaimed its spot atop Class A after a five-year hiatus, while Central Aroostook of Mars Hill made history with its […]

SCARBOROUGH — Twenty years ago, Ashley Ouellette’s body was found in the middle of a dark and desolate stretch of Pine Point Road, where the asphalt drops low and threads through the frozen Scarborough Marsh. It was just before 4 a.m. on Feb. 10, 1999. A passing motorist spotted the Saco teenager lying facedown on the centerline. […]

SANFORD — U.S. Felt Manufacturing Co. of Sanford has been awarded a $25,242 federal contract from the Defense Logistics Agency for felt sheets. U.S. Felt creates felt products that are woven with either wool, mohair or similar fibers. Its manufacturing technology focuses on traditional pressed wool or mechanical felt and needled non-woven materials. Products range from specialized […]

Hundreds of clergy members and laypeople convened Saturday in Bangor to elect a new bishop for the Episcopal Diocese of Maine. Pending confirmation by the other Episcopal dioceses, the Rev. Thomas James Brown, 48, will be the first openly gay Episcopal bishop in Maine and the third ever elected in the U.S. “I did not […]

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Meryl Streep’s self-professed addiction to “Big Little Lies” had the bonus of turning the Oscar-winning actress into a star of the HBO drama’s second season. “I loved this show. I was addicted to it. I thought it was an amazing exercise in what we know and don’t know about people — […]

The Regional School Unit 21 School Board voted Jan. 28 to extend Kennebunk High School Principal Sue Cressey’s contract by one year. Cressey, who is finishing out a three-year contract as principal, submitted her intent-to-retire on Aug. 16, 2018. The intent-to-retire would fall at the end of this 2018-19 school year, her eighth as principal. The RSU […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Old Orchard Beach man facing bigamy charges was arrested by the Franklin County, Ohio, Sheriff’s Office on Friday. Michael Middleton, 43, whose last known address was Old Orchard Beach, is being held in the Franklin County jail awaiting extradition, according to the sheriff’s office’s Facebook page. A warrant was put out for […]

LONDON (AP) — Prince Philip has decided to stop driving at the age of 97, less than a month after he was involved in a collision that left two women injured, Buckingham Palace said Saturday. Prosecutors said they would consider the decision as they decide whether to charge the husband of Queen Elizabeth II over […]