WASHINGTON (AP) — Nancy Pelosi isn’t speaker of the House just yet, but her path back to the gavel is now firmly in sight. Pelosi was overwhelmingly nominated to become House speaker in an internal Democratic caucus vote Wednesday. The final tally, 203-32, puts her within range of the 218 threshold needed in January to […]

ALFRED – A Sanford resident is in trouble with the law after he allegedly brought crystal methamphetamine with him when he went to York County Superior Court in Alfred on Tuesday. A corrections officer at York County Jail said that Ronald Seth Johnson, 44, was released from custody after paying $450 bail on Wednesday afternoon […]

BIDDEFORD — By putting their faith to practical use, students from St. James School learned first-hand on Giving Tuesday that no matter what anyone may say, words and ideas can make a change for the better in the world that they live in. Braving chilly temperatures and soggy conditions, representing their school, a group of […]

BIDDEFORD — The founder of Walmart, Sam Walton, believed that in order for his stores to be successful, they needed to be deeply rooted and involved in the communities they served, and residents in Biddeford will soon be able to benefit from his vision. “Each Walmart store should reflect the values of its customers and support the […]

SANFORD — The home of the industrialist who established Sanford’s position as a hub for textile manufacturing in the 1800s and 1900s is for sale for the second time in five years. The property known as the Goodall mansion at 938 Main St., built for Thomas Goodall starting in 1868 — a year after he […]

PORTLAND — A local man wanted by the FBI who was captured outside a Springvale convenience store earlier this month will remain in federal custody until his trial on a federal drug charge. U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge John H. Rich revoked bail for Joshua Patrick Weldon,  26, and ordered that he be detained in […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The breakdown of a plea deal with former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and an explosive British news report about alleged contacts he may have had with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange threw a new element of uncertainty into the Trump-Russia investigation. On Tuesday, a day after prosecutors accused Manafort of repeatedly lying […]

SACO — This holiday season, Socks for Seniors is aiming to once again warm the hearts and feet of local seniors in need. Saco Police Department Administrative Secretary Lori Angis began an annual drive to collect socks for area seniors in need in 2015 after reading an article about a sock drive in a different […]

With the official start of winter still weeks away, Mainers are dealing with another day of wintry weather and slow travel conditions. The Tuesday morning commute was slow and treacherous for many people forced to navigate roads covered with wet snow or slush and dotted by deep puddles of water that had nowhere to drain. […]

Early indicators show that Affordable Care Act enrollment for 2019 is down significantly in Maine compared with a year ago, when sign-ups in the state led the nation in terms of a percent increase from the previous year. The change is a sign that a move by congressional Republicans in late 2017 to eliminate the […]