WASHINGTON (AP) — A partial federal shutdown took hold early Saturday after Democrats refused to meet President Donald Trump’s demands for $5 billion to start erecting his cherished Mexican border wall, a chaotic postscript for Republicans in the waning days of their two-year reign controlling government. Vice President Mike Pence, Trump son-in-law and senior adviser […]

NORRIDGEWOCK — Police on Thursday arrested an alleged drug dealer whose property was visited by John Williams the night Williams is alleged to have killed Cpl. Eugene Cole, of the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office. Richard Austin, 33, of Norridgewock, was arrested around 5:30 a.m. Thursday after a months-long investigation that culminated in a drug search […]

York police said they apprehended a 34-year-old man who apparently removed his clothes and shoes while attempting to flee a multi-vehicle crash Friday afternoon. Police Sgt. Brian Curtin said in a statement Friday night that emergency responders began receiving reports of a crash at Route 1 and Spur Road shortly before 3:30 p.m. Callers reported […]

A Maine State Police trooper was hospitalized Friday after a tractor-trailer rammed into his cruiser on the Maine Turnpike in New Gloucester. He was being treated for multiple injuries that were described as not life-threatening. The crash happened near the Auburn city line shortly after 5 a.m., said Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department […]

SCARBOROUGH — Marilyn Gugliucci, Ph.D., the director of geriatrics education and research at the University of New England and its College of Osteopathic Medicine, received the Katherine Pope Leadership Award from Hospice of Southern Maine, the agency announced Friday. The award recognizes visionary leadership in advancing the work of hospice and supporting the mission of […]

SANFORD – A new piece of artwork depicting Sanford’s charm and history can be found in the new Sanford High School. In the mosaic created by two Maine artists, an eagle flies high overhead as people in kayaks navigate the Mousam River in Sanford. There are the mills in the background, those familiar buildings that […]

BIDDEFORD — With the recent changes to Biddeford’s parking rules, resident Jules Dennison said parking near her Alfred Street apartment has been difficult. Dennison has a disability and the parking changes have made it harder for her to find a space close to her residence to park her car for long periods of time. But […]

  SACO — Saco Middle School sixth-graders Allison Marines and Kamila Dzabiev stood inside the doorway at the school on Friday morning and greeted fellow students with a smile, and a cup of hot chocolate. As students entered the building, they were serenaded by the school band, which was playing Christmas carols and seasonal songs […]

ALFRED – Knives, box cutters, a gun, ammunition and an array of other items have all been detected through security screenings conducted by judicial marshals of people seeking to enter the four courthouses in York County. The arrest of a Sanford man caught during a screening allegedly carrying  crystal methamphetamine on him when he went […]

BIDDEFORD — Because of the holiday, the Journal Tribune will not publish an edition on Christmas Day, Tuesday, Dec. 25. Instead, the newspaper will publish an edition on Christmas Eve, Monday, Dec. 24. The newspaper publishing schedule continues with an edition published on Wednesday, Dec. 26 through Saturday, Dec. 29. In addition, the Journal Tribune […]