SKOWHEGAN — Five schoolchildren were hospitalized with minor bumps and bruises Tuesday morning after the school bus they were passengers in slid off Malbons Mill Road in snowy conditions. Skowhegan police Chief David Bucknam said the accident happened about 10:15 a.m. as the bus made its way from the Cornville Regional Charter School on West […]

AUGUSTA — A Gardiner man whose apartment was used to facilitate drug deals pleaded guilty Tuesday to unlawful trafficking in heroin and cocaine. Clifford Sousa, 43, was sentenced to an initial nine months and one day in prison, with the remainder of the four-year term suspended while he spends two years on probation. At the […]

The Palace Diner in Biddeford has been named to Eater’s list of America’s 38 Essential Restaurants. The guide is compiled each year by Bill Addison, restaurant critic for the national website, after 34 weeks of travel around the country. This year, Addison ate almost 600 meals in 36 cities. This is the Palace Diner’s first […]

AUGUSTA – Republican 2nd District Congressman Bruce Poliquin filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday seeking to stop the tabulation of ranked-choice ballots in his race against Democratic challenger Jared Golden. Poliquin and three other plaintiffs are asking a federal judge in Bangor to block Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap from proceeding with the nation’s first ranked-choice voting […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Shortly after 9/11, the CIA considered using a drug it thought might work like a truth serum and force terror suspects to give up information about potential attacks. After months of research, the agency decided that a drug called Versed, a sedative often prescribed to reduce anxiety, was “possibly worth a try.” […]

ALFRED — Volunteers help a community in many ways. The help may be in the form of working at the election polls for 60 years, or assist sustain elm trees subject to blight. A volunteer might be the “go to” person for local history in the community, someone who picked up trash on the sides […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The eighth and last season of “Game of Thrones” finally has a date with destiny. HBO said Tuesday that the series will return in April 2019 with six episodes to conclude its run. The fantasy series based on the George R.R. Martin novels has been one of HBO’s most successful shows. […]

GENEVA (AP) — Christie’s sold the “Pink Legacy” diamond at auction Tuesday for more than $50 million including fees, saying it’s a new world record price per carat for a pink diamond. Christie’s said renowned jeweler Harry Winston was the buyer. The auction house had expected to fetch $30 million to $50 million for the […]

SACO — A local social service agency is part of a partnership that’s bringing video-conference phones to those who are deaf or hard of hearing. For many people, scheduling a doctor’s appointment or ordering take out from the neighborhood pizza shop is as simple as picking up the phone and dialing a number. For those […]