SANFORD — A police dog named Dutch tracked a Sanford suspect through backyards, over fences and up a sidewalk to an apartment building Thursday afternoon, where police say the wanted man was found hiding in a bathroom. Maine State Police said Sanford Police had requested a police dog to help them locate Marty Rich Byrd, […]

MIAMI (AP) — Unsure where Hurricane Dorian is going to land over Labor Day weekend, many Florida residents faced a sense of helplessness as they prepared for what President Donald Trump said could be an “absolute monster” of a storm. “All indications are it’s going to hit very hard and it’s going to be very […]

A fire that started in a garage spread to an attached home in Sanford Thursday afternoon, causing significant damage to both structures. Capt. Eric Neubert of the Sanford Fire Department said a relative of the home’s owners had finished mowing the lawn and had placed the lawnmower in a garage at 8 Foothill Lane when […]

Citing a spike in traffic deaths over last year, police agencies across Maine are ramping up patrols looking for drunk and drugged drivers during the Labor Day weekend. At the same time, the Maine Turnpike Authority is predicting a weekend of heavy traffic, which has been running about 3 percent higher than last year. Traffic […]

Maine health officials are warning about an active season for Eastern Equine Encephalitis, a potentially fatal mosquito-borne disease. The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention has not reported any activity in the state for EEE, but officials are urging residents and visitors to minimize risk, in light of increases seen in other Northeast states, […]

KENNEBUNK — Nine Rough Collies and two Doberman Pinschers seized last month in Solon will be up for adoption on Wednesday at the Animal Welfare Society in Kennebunk. The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry rescued about 100 animals including dogs, cats, chickens and horses that needed urgent care from R-N-D Kennels in Solon, owned […]

MaineHousing will receive $3.3 million in federal funding as part of a program designed to reduce youth homelessness. The state’s housing authority was one of 23 awardees announced Thursday by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The total of $75 million in funding, an increase from $43 million last year, for HUD’s Youth […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek has returned to work, saying he’s “on the mend” following treatment for pancreatic cancer. The game show posted a video Thursday on Twitter showing the 79-year-old host back on set and promising “a good year” ahead. He actually started work on July 22, his birthday. New episodes of the […]

ALFRED – York County Judge of Probate Bryan Chabot, who won a three-way race for the elected part-time judgeship three years ago, is resigning to take a position as an Administrative Law judge with the Maine Workers’ Compensation Board. Chabot informed York County Commissioners of his decision in a letter on Tuesday. His new appointment […]