As Hurricane Florence approaches the Southeastern U.S. coast, millions of people in the path of are frantically preparing for the monster storm. Residents in states from Virginia to Georgia — especially those who live in flood-prone areas or on the coast — must decide whether to stay or go. For some, the choice was easy. For others, […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Bob Woodward’s “Fear” is spreading quickly. Woodward’s account of a dysfunctional Trump White House has already sold more than 750,000 copies, Simon & Schuster announced Wednesday, a day after the book arrived in stores. “Fear” is virtually assured of joining Michael Wolff’s “Fire and Fury” as a million-selling takedown of Trump. […]

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Time is running short to get out of the way of Hurricane Florence, a monster of a storm that has a region of more than 10 million people in its potentially devastating sights as it zeroes in on the Southeastern coast. Forecasters said wind speeds have dropped from a high of […]

Sen. Angus King said Wednesday that he will vote against confirming U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. King, an independent from Maine, said in a statement that his decision followed careful deliberation and a thorough review of Kavanaugh’s record, at least what was made available to him. The statement said the senator also took into […]

A convicted killer who led police on the longest manhunt in state history says he did not get a fair trial for the shooting death of his former girlfriend. A jury found Robert Burton guilty last year of murdering 37-year-old Stephanie Gebo in 2015 inside her home in Parkman, a small town in Piscataquis County, roughly 20 miles north […]

ALFRED — York County District Attorney Kathryn Slattery said she’s seeking re-election to a third term as the county’s top prosecutor to continue the work she began when first elected in 2010. “I will continue to focus on the most serious crimes,” she said. “I will continue to focus on elder abuse and financial exploitation, […]

BIDDEFORD — A Biddeford School Committee member facing assault charges has taken a leave of absence from the board while maintaining his innocence. Dennis Anglea, 58, was indicted last week at York County Superior Court on felony charges for aggravated assault, attempted gross sexual and domestic violence assault. Anglea has served on the Biddeford School […]

ALFRED — York County District Attorney Kathryn Slattery has referred a 2011 civil case that involved allegations of strong-arm tactics by two sheriff’s deputies on behalf of a retired Portland detective to the Office of the Maine Attorney General. The case had been referred to Slattery by York County Commissioners in early August. “It is […]

Money from outside groups that can spend unlimited amounts on a campaign is pouring into state legislative races this year much earlier than usual – and at an exponentially higher rate. Spending by party committees and political action committees, known as independent expenditures, reached $365,979 for all legislative races by Sept. 7, according to 60-day […]