A Sabattus man was wounded Saturday morning when his girlfriend slipped on ice and her shotgun discharged while they were out hunting in Topsham, according to the Maine Warden Service. Cpl. John MacDonald said Joshua Stark, 25, received a gunshot wound to the hip about 7:30 a.m. Stark was walking along a power line with […]

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A Utah mayor killed while serving in the National Guard in Afghanistan had “loved the Afghan people” and was a man of conviction, confidence and compassion, family and military leaders said at a public funeral Saturday. Brent Taylor, 39, was a deeply patriotic man who was committed to training commandos as […]

WEST GARDINER — With the sun reflecting off the disappearing layer of snow, Judy Abbott was enjoying a calm moment Saturday morning. The turkeys she and her husband, Tom, raise at Foggy Moon Farm had been shipped off the day before for processing, and customers who have reserved birds will stop by to pick them […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he “very easily” answered written questions from special counsel Robert Mueller, though he speculated that the questions had been “tricked up” to try to catch him in a lie. He said he hadn’t submitted his answers to investigators yet. “You have to always be careful when you answer […]

NEW YORK (AP) — First day sales for Michelle Obama’s “Becoming” topped 725,000 copies, making it one of the year’s biggest debuts. Crown Publishing told The Associated Press on Friday that the figures include sales and pre-orders for the former first lady’s memoir include hardcover, audio and e-books editions for the United States and Canada. […]

Maine State Police and the state medical examiner are investigating the death of a prisoner at the Maine State Prison in Warren on Friday morning. Christopher Q. Nault, 50, of Farmington died at 6:41 a.m. He was serving a two-year sentence for violating his probation. Joseph R. Fitzpatrick, commissioner of the Maine Department of Corrections, […]

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Friday proposed a major overhaul to the way colleges and universities handle sexual misconduct complaints, adding protections for students accused of assault and harassment and narrowing which cases schools would be required to investigate. Her plan would scale back important Obama administration rules while adding mandates that could reshape the […]

    OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Recovering from an injury or surgery can be difficult, and it’s more difficult for those who can’t afford mobility aids. Community members who have a short-term need for a shower seat, a walker, or other such equipment can call Dennis or Mary Beth Robillard. The Old Orchard Beach couple, […]

  SACO — Many people have holiday traditions, and for the local Knights of Columbus and many community members, it’s hosting Thanksgiving dinner at Most Holy Trinity Church in Saco. Now in its 20th year, the dinner is free to all community members. Some come because they can’t afford to make dinner, others come for […]

SPRINGVALE — Joshua Patrick Weldon, of  Springvale, who was wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, was taken into custody Friday afternoon in Sanford. A spokeswoman for the FBI said the search for Weldon, whom authorities considered armed and dangerous, concluded around 3 p.m., when he was taken into custody by the federal agency, Maine […]