AUGUSTA — Despite concerns about driver texting and inattention, the number of motor vehicle deaths in Maine in 2018 was among the lowest in 60 years, officials say. As of New Year’s Day, there were 140 deaths on Maine roads over the past year, 33 lower than the 173 recorded in the previous year, said […]

SANFORD — The timeline for the Environmental Protection Agency to commence cleanup and demolition of the rear tower of the Stenton Trust mill on River Street that burned in June 2017 has again been revised. In a report to the Sanford City Council in December, Sanford City Manager Steve Buck said the EPA’s onsite coordinator […]

BIDDEFORD — As the clock struck midnight on New Year’s Eve, a number of new laws took effect in Maine that could impact the public in significant ways in years to come. Here’s a quick rundown on some of the most impactful new laws that are now in force across the state: Minimum Wage  Maine’s […]

LAUREL, Md. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft has gone into orbit around an ancient asteroid, setting a pair of records. The Osiris-Rex spacecraft entered orbit Monday around the asteroid Bennu, 70 million miles (110 million kilometers) from Earth. It’s the smallest celestial body ever to be orbited by a spacecraft. Bennu is just 1,600 feet […]

WASHINGTON — Nancy Pelosi often quotes Abraham Lincoln saying public sentiment is everything. It’s a theory that will be put to the test when the new House Democratic majority gavels in this week and votes to end the government shutdown without money for President Donald Trump’s border wall with Mexico. The high-stakes move to reopen […]

Maine State Police were investigating the discovery of two bodies Tuesday night at a apartment in the Oxford County town of South Paris. State police spokesman Steve McCausland said in a media release that a man and a woman were found dead at about 8 p.m. in an apartment at Market Square on Main Street. […]

Karly Drue Williams was the first baby reported to be born in Maine in 2019, arriving at 12:09 a.m. Tuesday at Northern Light AR Gould Hospital in Presque Isle, in the upper reaches of Aroostook County. Twelve minutes later on the coast of Cumberland County, Lev McGuckin, son of Anna and Jarlath McGuckin of Portland, […]

BIDDEFORD — Fire Captain John Pothier of Biddeford Fire and Rescue takes a celebratory last ride in a fire engine after a retirement lunch at the fire station on Friday. Pothier served the department for 33 years.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — In the final weekend of 2018, “Aquaman” still led the pack at the box office, but other films like “Mary Poppins Returns,” ″The Mule” and “Second Act” enjoyed post-holiday bumps too, even amid an onslaught of new Christmas offerings like “Vice,” ″Holmes and Watson,” ″On the Basis of Sex” and the […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH – The Old Orchard Beach Police Department has released the names of individuals arrested or issued a summons from Dec. 10 to Dec. 16. • Michael Lessard, 50, of Saco, was issued a summons for operating while suspended/revoked. • Michael Heim, 50, of Old Orchard Beach, was arrested for violating bail conditions […]