LYMAN — A Sanford man was arrested in Lyman after driving a truck with license plates registered to a Ford Escort. Cedric Murley, 28,  of Sanford, was stopped by a sheriff’s deputy at 2 a.m. Saturday at Kennebunk Road in Lyman because he was allegedly driving a Chevrolet pick-up truck with license plates registered to […]

A Gorham man was seriously injured early Saturday following a short police chase in Standish, just hours after another police chase in Standish. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said Joseph Turner, 26, was operating a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee in the wrong lane on Chadbourne Road at 12:58 a.m. Saturday when a sheriff’s deputy spotted […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says that President Donald Trump directed illegal payments to buy the silence of two women whose claims of extramarital affairs threatened his presidential campaign, the first time prosecutors have connected Trump to a federal crime. In a court filing, prosecutors said former Trump lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen arranged […]

PORTLAND — Rashad Sabree, of Boston, 37, was sentenced Thursday in federal court to 17 years in prison and ordered to pay restitution after previously pleading guilty to two counts of sex trafficking. According to court documents, Sabree spent time between an apartment in Biddeford and an apartment in Portland from December 2015 through Jan. 5, […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Golden Globe nominations recognized Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s talents as actors, but Thursday’s announcement also came with a nod for their soulful duet “Shallow” from “A Star is Born.” They join an impressive roster of music stars who earned Globe nominations Thursday, including Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Dolly Parton, Annie […]

BIDDEFORD — The up and coming downtown of Biddeford is home to a new theater company. The Maine Repertory Theater is an intimate space in the Pepperell Mill that holds a multitude of different performances, ranging from improvisational skits to live radio shows. The theater, in the heart of downtown Biddeford, had its opening weekend […]

SANFORD — In times of tragedy, either the best or worst of human nature can come out. In the case of a fire that destroyed the home of Sanford Police Detective Colleen Adams and her two young daughters, human nature at its best has come to the forefront. In an outpouring of support from the […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Thanks to the generosity of the local business community, items on the wish lists of local teachers are no longer just a dream. Lisa Kidd, a local business owner whose businesses include seasonal market Ocean Park Sub and Grocery, which she’s owned for 17 years, and year-round coffee shop Cafe 64; […]