LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jeff Bridges may have once been considered as one of Hollywood’s most underappreciated actors, but next month’s Golden Globe Awards will showcase his life and illustrious career next month by bestowing him one of its highest honors. Bridges will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award during the 76th annual awards ceremony […]

A man accused of leading police on a high-speed chase Sunday in Raymond that ended in a crash that injured four people was ordered held on at least $25,000 bail during his first appearance in court Monday. Police allege that Dale H. Tucker, 29, of Casco crashed his 2007 Chevy Cobalt into two other vehicles on Route […]

AUGUSTA — Maine’s minimum wage will increase to $11 an hour in the new year, thanks to a law approved by voters in 2016. Maine’s hourly wage will increase again at the start of 2020, to $12. Then, the wage will increase according to a formula tied to the cost of living. The minimum wage […]

BERLIN (AP) — Germany has agreed to one-time payments for survivors, primarily Jews, who were evacuated from Nazi Germany as children, many of whom never saw their parents again, the organization that negotiates compensation with the German government said Monday. The New York-based Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany said the government had agreed […]

PORTLAND – A Parsonsfield man has been sentenced to 12 years and five months in federal prison for his role in what police have described as the largest fentanyl bust ever in Maine. When arrested on Jan, 13, 2017 in Sanford, Jason Bolduc was said to have been in possession of 1,500 grams — which […]

SANFORD – The following people were charged by Sanford Police Dec. 12 to 16: • Lisa Marie Martin, 28, Sanford, was arrested on a warrant on State Street. • Megan E. Howard, 25, Sanford, was issued a summons charging she attached false license plates following a traffic stop at the intersection of Brook and Cottage […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Sunday pushed the federal government closer to the brink of a partial shutdown later this week, digging in on its demand for $5 billion to build a border wall as congressional Democrats stood firm against it. “We’re going to do whatever is necessary to build the border wall […]

Emergency crews were called to a house fire in Standish on Sunday night. A heavy fire was reported at 12 Maple Ridge Drive just before 9 p.m. Dispatchers called for all available personnel to respond and mutual aid from neighboring communities. A dispatcher at the Cumberland County Regional Communications Center said people were at home […]

MONTPELIER, Vt. — Snowmobile season kicks off in northern New England this weekend, but trails are open only in areas of Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire that have enough snow left from the two early season snowstorms in November. Riders are advised to check to see if trails are open and to drive slowly. “We’ve […]

When Brianna Bourgeois was pregnant, her unborn son was overly active. She could feel his kicks and his body wiggle. When those movements stopped, Bourgeois knew something was wrong. Bourgeois and her husband, Rick, went to the St. Mary’s Family Birthing Center in Lewiston, and they were quickly taken to The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital […]