AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry announced on Friday that a horse in York County has tested positive for West Nile Virus. The horse was showing neurological symptoms last week, according to a press release from the MDACF. The horse was not vaccinated for the disease, according to the press release. […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — “In Case You Didn’t Know,” a love ballad by country singer Brett Young, has been added to a lot of wedding playlists since it came out in 2017, but it has put Young in an awkward position for his own upcoming nuptials. Young, who is engaged to longtime girlfriend Taylor Mills, […]

WILMINGTON, N.C. — Hurricane Florence lumbered ashore in North Carolina with howling 90 mph winds and terrifying storm surge early Friday, splintering buildings and trapping hundreds of people in high water as it settled in for what could be a long and extraordinarily destructive drenching. More than 60 people had to be pulled from a […]

WASHINGTON — Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort agreed Friday to cooperate with the special counsel’s Russia investigation as he pleaded guilty to federal charges and avoided a second trial that could have exposed him to even greater punishment. The deal gives special counsel Robert Mueller a key cooperator who led the Trump election effort […]

KENNEBUNKPORT — Katie Orlando knows expectations are high as she takes the reins as the second-ever executive director at the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport. After all, there are some volunteers at the 79-year-old institution who have been busy working for its mission for longer than she’s been alive. But the 36-year-old is no rookie at […]

WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — The National Hurricane Center said early Friday that Florence was about to make landfall in North Carolina bringing with it life-threatening storm surge and hurricane strength winds. The powerful storm already has inundated coastal streets with ocean water and left tens of thousands without power, and forecasters say that “catastrophic” freshwater […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Despite knowing she could be facing a big backlash, actress Olivia Munn nonetheless blew the whistle on a fellow actor after she learned he was a registered sex offender. Her actions — and the reactions of her co-stars and director, Shane Black — as well as the feelings of critics and […]

SANFORD — Contractors are still working, but the end is in sight and the new Sanford High School and Regional Technical Center is coming together quickly. Soon, the hallways of the vast, 330,000-square-foot building, with  6.8 acres of roof, will be teeming with students, rushing from class to class in each of four educational pathways. […]

Independent Marty Grohman and Republican Mark Holbrook are battling for Republican voters as they take on the challenge of unseating incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree. And while the Maine Republican Party’s official stance is to support Holbrook, Republican Gov. Paul LePage has made positive comments about Grohman, who has been endorsed by Sen. Amy […]

WEST KENNEBUNK — Two longtime staff members of the Animal Welfare Society are each celebrating 20 years of service with the organization. Shelter Manager Bobbi Adkins and Lead Canine Training Instructor Kim VanSickle both joined AWS three days apart in September 1998. Adkins began her career at AWS as an animal care technician on Sept. 8, […]