Maine’s unemployment rate ticked up slightly to 3.3 percent in September, but remained under 4 percent for the 34th consecutive month, the state Department of Labor said Friday. The seasonably adjusted rate was up slightly from 3.2 percent in August and was unchanged from a year ago, the department said. Maine’s jobless rate for the […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A few weeks ago, Elle King was in a rehearsal hall in Nashville, Tennessee, going over guitar licks from a new song with her band mates who were all wearing matching jackets that read “Brethren” on the back. The musicians were trying to get a handle on the new material from […]

OGUNQUIT  — The first film in the 2018-2019 Classic Film Series presented by Ogunquit Performing Arts will be John Huston’s “The African Queen.” The film will be screened at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4 in the Dunaway Center, 23 School St. in Ogunquit. The enduring  adventure film starring Katharine Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart will be shown on a […]

Authorities found approximately 130 guns inside the South Carolina home of a man who set up his house in an upscale neighborhood to ambush police officers coming to question his son about a possible child sex assault, the sheriff investigating the case said Tuesday. Frederick Hopkins only fired three of the guns on Oct. 3 […]

AUGUSTA — A Gardiner woman who was attacked by two dogs and then watched their owner walk away wants what happened to her to be a crime under state law. Cynthia Roodman stood by Rep. Matt Pouliot, R-Augusta, at a State House news conference Friday as he announced plans to introduce a bill to make it a […]

AUGUSTA — A judge has refused to suppress blood test results and other evidence relating to the driver in a May 12, 2017, single-vehicle crash in Mount Vernon that killed one passenger and seriously injured another. Tyler Goucher, 23, of Wayne is scheduled for trial next month on charges of manslaughter, aggravated assault and two counts of […]

KILLINGTON, Vt. — New England’s ski season is getting underway with the first resorts opening in Vermont and Maine. Vermont’s Killington Ski Resort opened Friday for season’s pass holders. It opened to the general public on Saturday. In Maine, the Sunday River Ski Resort also opened Friday, with one trail available to skiers. At Killington, skiing […]

The times we live in are disquieting, and Brenda Bettinson’s latest paintings are a warning to anyone who feels safe from the oppression of war. “Yes, it is a warning,” she said, a sniff of anger rising in her English voice. “It could happen here.” Bettinson, 89, grew up in the suburbs of London during […]

Firefighters responded to a fatal fire at 20 Hillview Ave. in Saco Saturday night. Saco Fire Chief John Duross, who was on scene, said that there was a fatal fire in a single family residence. He said the fire is being investigated by the fire marshal’s office.

LONDON (AP) — Anti-Brexit protesters are gathering in central London for a demonstration calling for a second referendum on Britain’s exit from the European Union. Around 150 buses are ferrying thousands of protesters from across the country to the British capital. The march will begin at noon (1100 GMT) and will be followed by a […]