LIMINGTON — A bail compliance check on a suspect charged with drug possession in January has resulted in the discovery of a methamphetamine lab and the arrest of the man police believe was making the drug. Andrew Sweeney, 33, of Hemlock Lane in Limington, was taken into custody without incident on Thursday. He is charged […]

BIDDEFORD — The invention of 3-D printing has been hailed as the foundation of a new industrial revolution and allows anyone to create three-dimensional products without the expense of traditional manufacturing. And thanks to a generous donation from the Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution, would-be entrepreneurs of all ages can now harness this revolutionary technology […]

SPRINGVALE — While no one knows exactly what day the small ice disk formed on the Mousam River in Springvale, and was first reported by a passerby on Wednesday, it now seems to have disappeared. Whether the 4- to 5- foot diameter disk had clung to other ice formations in the river – thus losing […]

Saco City Administrator Kevin Sutherland runs into the ocean on Thursday morning. LIZ GOTTHELF/Journal Tribune SACO — With temperatures hovering in the single digits on Thursday, many people opted to avoid the outdoors and the bitter cold. Not so for Saco City Administrator Kevin Sutherland. While others were home drinking their morning cup of coffee, […]

SANFORD — If you live in the greater Sanford area and enjoy live music, theater and more, Sanford Performing Arts Center has a deal for you. SPAC needs volunteers to help with a variety of tasks, said director Brett Williams, and those who help get to see the programs at no charge. Volunteer ushers, box […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that “unity” will be the theme of his first State of the Union address under divided government and that he respects Stacey Abrams, who will give the Democratic response. “I hope she does a good job. I respect her,” Trump said of Abrams, who will be the […]

SANFORD — Photos taken by city codes officials inside 22 North Ave. in Sanford show spray painted slogans on the walls and garbage cans overturned on the kitchen floor, with debris and filth everywhere. Some of the wiring has been removed from the vacant single-family home at the corner of North Avenue and Thompson Street, […]

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Bryan Cranston will star in a new TV legal thriller set in New Orleans. Showtime said Thursday that Cranston will play the lead role in “Your Honor,” a limited series from executive producers Robert and Michelle King of “The Good Wife” and “The Good Fight” and Peter Moffat. Cranston, who’s also […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon had another strong holiday season: Its quarterly profit topped $3 billion for the first time as revenue grew across many of its businesses, including online shopping, advertising and cloud computing. The company, however, issued an estimate for the current quarter’s revenue that was below what Wall Street analysts expected, sending […]