OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The Old Orchard Beach Police Department has released the names of individuals arrested or issued a summons from Dec. 17 to Dec. 30, 2018. • Joseph Maxfield, 26, of Hollis, was arrested on a warrant. • Adam St. Pierre, 38, of Raymond, was issued a summons for operating after suspension with […]

BIDDEFORD — An educational summit featuring Google for Education will be hosted on the Maine coast for educators in area schools on Aug. 7 through Aug. 9 with a series of workshops throughout the day led by highly acclaimed Google Certified Trainers and Educators. Google Educator Certification L1 & L2 Boot Camps will be held […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Federal employees are turning on office lights and computers and reopening national parks and museums for the first time in weeks, but others employed by government contractors face still more uncertainty over when they’ll resume work or whether they’ll ever be paid for time lost to the stalemate over President Donald […]

LEWISTON — This probably won’t make the tourism brochure. CBS’s hit show “Criminal Minds” has set the 14th episode of its 14th season right here in Maine. Its title? “Sick and Evil.” CBS’s official episode description for the FBI crime drama: “The BAU (Behavioral Analysis Unit) leads the investigation into a string of murders taking […]

OGUNQUIT — After a busy summer of hosting guests at his bed and breakfast, Rick Barber looks forward to the quiet off-season in Ogunquit. With the beaches empty and most businesses closed, it’s a more social time for year-round residents. “You don’t have as much going on, so you have time to check in on […]

A 52-year-old man was killed in a fire early Saturday morning at a mobile home park on Dana Avenue in Kittery. Kittery Fire Chief David O’Brien said the mobile home at 12 Balsam Lane was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived at the scene after neighbors in the mobile home park reported the fire about […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was feeling the heat. Week after week, Trump had demanded that the government stay partially shuttered until Democrats agreed to pay for his wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Surrounded by a shrinking cast of advisers, he watched as federal workers went unpaid and basic services were frozen. His poll […]

A former star University of Maine football linebacker who now plays for the Detroit Lions allegedly punched a cop in the face after being arrested in New York City early Saturday. Trevor Bates, 25, of Westbrook is being held at a hospital for psychiatric evaluation after he hit a police sergeant who was trying to […]

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Director Ron Howard is planning to make a documentary about a Northern California town’s attempt to rebuild after a devastating wildfire last year National Geographic Documentary Films announced the project Thursday which will focus on the Sierra Nevada foothills town of Paradise, California. In November of 2018, flames destroyed nearly […]