HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — “One special seed” and months of care by an Oregon commercial pilot produced a massive pumpkin that tipped the scales at a global weigh-in Monday in Northern California, the fourth time his gargantuan plants were awarded top honors. Steve Daletas of Pleasant Hill, Oregon, also credited lots of sunny […]

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday he has no plans to fire Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, delivering a reprieve for the Justice Department official whose future has been the source of intense speculation for two weeks. Trump told reporters at the White House that he had “a very good relationship” with Rosenstein and […]

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins says that while she believes that Christine Blasey Ford was sexually assaulted, she does not think that Brett Kavanaugh – sworn in Saturday as a Supreme Court justice – was her assailant. Collins explained the reasoning behind her vote Saturday to confirm Kavanaugh on CBS’s “Face the Nation” program. In an […]

WASHINGTON — Preventing an extra single degree of heat could make a life-or-death difference in the next few decades for multitudes of people and ecosystems on this fast-warming planet, an international panel of scientists reported Sunday. But they provide little hope the world will rise to the challenge. The Nobel Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate […]

  OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The Old Orchard Beach Police Department has released the names of of individuals arrested or issued a summons from Aug. 20 to Aug. 26. • Carmine Riccardo, 35, of Old Orchard Beach was arrested for domestic violence terrorizing at 1:23 a.m. on Aug. 20. • Harris Cooley, 60, of Old […]

KENNEBUNK – If you’re a fan of apples, the Kennebunk Farmers’ Market is going to be the place to be on Saturday, Oct. 13. On that day, the farmer’s market will host its annual “Fall Apple-Tasting” event. More than 20 varieties of apples will be provided by Kelly Orchards of Acton for the event and tasters […]

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A tropical storm that rapidly formed off Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula has gained new strength and could become a dangerous Category 2 hurricane with an expected midweek strike on the Gulf Coast in the Florida Panhandle, forecasts say. Florida Gov. Rick Scott issued an order for a state of emergency for 26 […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Scott Wilson, who played the murderer Richard Hickock in 1967′s “In Cold Blood” and was a series regular on “The Walking Dead,” has died. He was 76. AMC, the show’s network, announced Wilson’s death Saturday. The network called Wilson’s character on “The Walking Dead,” veterinarian Hershel Greene, “the emotional core of […]

SCARBOROUGH — The Risbara and Michaud brothers are successful local businessmen and longtime friends who grew up in town and raised families here. Scarborough Downs is a failing harness-racing venue that more than a dozen would-be developers, most from out of town, have failed to rescue or reinvent in recent years. So when the brothers purchased […]

BIDDEFORD — Starting Nov. 1 those parking in downtown Biddeford will notice some big differences. There will be more time-limited parking spaces and parking in city-owned lots will no longer be free. Although the changes don’t take affect until the beginning of next month, signs announcing the changes may be rolled out sooner. City officials […]