A man was killed in Wayne early Saturday morning when the sport utility vehicle he was driving veered off the road and crashed into a pole, Maine State Police said. Michael Fitzherbert, 35, from the Oxford County town of Hartford, was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected partially from the vehicle, according to […]

AUGUSTA — “There’s nothing wrong with the new dialysis center,” Vietnam veteran Ron Wills said, “but it’s just not Togus.” The North Anson resident feels displaced, having received a letter during his dialysis treatment at the Togus VA Medical Center last week stating the outpatient dialysis center was closing. Christine Wills, Ron Wills’ daughter, said […]

BANGOR – The last of three people charged in a home invasion that left a Maine man dead has been found guilty of murder. A jury convicted 39-year-old Christopher Murray on Friday after deliberating for about 4 1/2 hours following a four-day trial. The trial of the 39-year-old Murray, of Red Springs, North Carolina, began […]

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Resisting widespread calls for his resignation, Virginia’s embattled governor on Saturday pledged to remain in office after disavowing a blatantly racist photograph that appeared under his name in his 1984 medical school yearbook. In a tumultuous 24 hours, Gov. Ralph Northam on Friday apologized for appearing in a photograph that featured […]

BIDDEFORD — Learning music can serve to enhance skills that students can apply to all areas of education and at Biddeford Middle School, the music program is helping to inspire young minds, recognize talent and foster a lasting appreciation for the arts in the community. This weekend, select BMS musicians will participate in the York […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Cory Booker on Friday declared his bid for the presidency in 2020 with a sweeping call to unite a deeply polarized nation around a “common purpose.” The New Jersey Democrat, who is the second black candidate in a primary field that’s already historically diverse, delivered his message of unity amid […]

LISBON — Two women were seriously injured Friday afternoon in a head-on crash on Route 9. Rescue crews from Lisbon and Sabattus were sent to a stretch of Route 9 between King and Upland roads just before 4 p.m. for a report that two vehicles had collided. Police said one of the women was trapped […]

FARMINGTON — A former Jay man was found guilty of murder Friday in the killing of his former girlfriend, Wendy Douglass, whom he hit in the head with a wooden bat at least three times on July 11, 2017. James E. “Ted” Sweeney had pleaded not criminally responsible by reason of insanity to killing Douglass, […]

AUGUSTA – The Maine Senate voted nearly unanimously Thursday to confirm the first nine commissioners in Gov. Janet Mills’ Cabinet. The votes installed Maj. Gen. Douglas Farnham in the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Services; Judith Camuso in Inland Fisheries and Wildlife; Laura Fortman in the Department of Labor; Bruce Van Note in the […]