NEW YORK (AP) — Sid Haig, the bearded character actor best known as Captain Spaulding in the “House of 1000 Corpses” trilogy, has died. Haig representative Kathleen Schultz tells The Associated Press that he died Saturday after a recent fall in his home. He was 80. “House of 1000 Corpses” director Rob Zombie posted a […]

University of Southern Maine officials were working Monday to relocate a food pantry, a dining hall, the campus bookstore and other services from the student center because of flooding caused by a water pipe that burst over the weekend. The school is still not sure what caused the underground fire main to rupture beneath the […]

Gorham police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 13-year-old girl who was last seen Thursday night. Nevaeh Joyce of Gorham was last seen around 6 p.m. walking toward Windham following an argument, Interim Police Chief Christopher Sanborn in a statement. Her cellphone was taken away from her, Sanborn said. Joyce has […]

The new leader of Maine’s child welfare system said on Monday that he will propose boosting a near-dormant state program that would expand counseling services for families with at-risk children. The initiative, which is still in its early stages, would include dozens of additional therapists. Todd Landry, director of the Office of Child and Family […]

AUGUSTA — A woman who sexually assaulted a 15-year-old student from a Fairfield school for at-risk youths, where she was employed as a direct care worker, was sentenced Monday to serve at least 18 months in prison. The sentencing followed emotional testimony during which she apologized. Tia Chris-Ann Rousseau, 31, sexually assaulted the teenage boy Oct. […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Samsung’s folding phone is finally hitting the U.S. Samsung will start selling the Galaxy Fold, a phone with a screen that folds together like a book, on Friday. There will be an AT&T version as well as an unlocked version sold at Best Buy and Samsung stores. The South Korean tech […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Faced with growing tumult at home and abroad, President Donald Trump heads into his three-day visit to the United Nations this week hoping to lean on strained alliances while fending off questions about whether he sought foreign help to damage a political rival. Trump’s latest U.N. trip comes after nearly three years of […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Partial list of winners at the Primetime Emmy Awards. For the complete list, visit Emmys.com : Drama Series: “Game of Thrones” Comedy Series: “Fleabag” Actor, Comedy Series: Bill Hader, “Barry” Actress, Comedy Series: Phoebe Waller-Bridge, “Fleabag” Actor, Drama Series: Billy Porter, “Pose” Actress, Drama Series: Jodie Comer, “Killing Eve” Directing, Drama Series: Jason […]

Campus police at the University of Southern Maine are warning female students to be cautious after police received a report Saturday morning of a man who repeatedly tried get a student to come over to his car to look at a photograph on his cellphone. The incident took place around 10 a.m. in the area […]

CUMBERLAND — How many people do you need to lift a prize-winning giant pumpkin? Trick question. It takes three burly, bearded men – and a crane. Or so it did on the opening day of the 148th annual Cumberland County Fair, which featured pig races, pulling competitions, a demolition derby and the annual pumpkin contest, […]