SACO — Maine State Police will not charge the Saco resident who shot a New Hampshire man to death last September, saying the shooting was self-defense. For months, friends and relatives puzzled over why Michael Burns, a 54-year-old computer network repairman, went to a duplex at 26 Nye St. after 1 a.m. on Sept. 30, 2017, and […]

WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — With Wilmington cut off from the rest of North Carolina by still-rising floodwaters from Florence, officials plan to airlift food and water to a city of nearly 120,000 people as rescuers elsewhere pull inland residents from homes threatened by swollen rivers. The spreading disaster claimed additional lives Sunday, with at least […]

Rail service between Boston and Brunswick is expected to expand as soon as November, provided a critical rail project is completed on time. The Downeaster expects to make five round trips per day on its entire line as soon as it finishes the $9.4 million construction of a secondary passing rail line in Falmouth and […]

AUGUSTA — Voter reaction to two politicians not even on the ballot in 2018 – Gov. Paul LePage and President Trump – could play heavily in determining which party controls the Maine Legislature for the next two years. Power at the State House is currently split near evenly, with the Republicans holding a one-seat majority […]

The hunt for a convicted murderer who escaped from a Maine prison late Thursday was still underway as of Saturday afternoon, according to the Maine State Police. A dispatcher at the state police barracks in Bangor said authorities had yet to track down Arnold Nash, 65, formerly of Hancock County, who was last seen around […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “The Predator” is at the top of the food chain in its first weekend in theaters. 20th Century Fox said Sunday that the film earned an estimated $24 million from more than 4,000 North American theaters. But with an $88 million production price tag, the Shane Black-directed installment in the 30-year-old […]

One way to enjoy Arundel Heritage Day on Saturday was to take a wagon ride across North Chapel Common, like these people did. Arundel Heritage Day, held in the big field at the corner of Limerick Road and Route 111, is sponsored by Arundel Historical Society. People could peruse historical displays, buy an apple pie […]

SKOWHEGAN — Police are looking for the driver of a silver 2006 Dodge caravan who reportedly clambered down a steep embankment into the Kennebec River in Skowhegan early Sunday, fleeing police after crashing a vehicle into a chain link fence near the Old Mill Pub. Skowhegan Fire Department crews searched the river after the initial […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation for the Supreme Court is taking an uncertain turn as Republican senators express concern over a woman’s private-turned-public allegation that a drunken Kavanaugh groped her and tried to take off her clothes at a party when they were teenagers. The White House and other Kavanaugh supporters had dismissed […]

SABATTUS — A former tavern listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its 1820s frescoes featuring oversized trees, ships and old New England charm is being considered Tuesday night for demolition. Town officials say after a period of neglect, its roof is caving in and there is no obvious solution to saving the […]