Two Maine men are facing aggravated drug trafficking charges after cocaine and Xanax pills were found in their car on the Maine Turnpike, police say. A Maine State Police trooper stopped a car traveling north on the turnpike in York at 9 p.m. Thursday and, after noting what police described as “criminal indicators,” a police […]

The Westbrook Fire Department is investigating the cause of a fire that damaged an apartment building Thursday night. The fire in a three-story, multi-unit building at 35 Lamb St. was reported around 10 p.m. through a 911 call, fire officials said in a Facebook post. The first fire companies to arrive at the scene found […]

Maine’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted unemployment rate estimate fell to what would be a record low of 3 percent for July, another strong indicator of the state’s ongoing labor shortage. Preliminary unemployment rates often do not hold up when the state Department of Labor revises its numbers in April of the following year based on additional […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Peter Fonda, the son of a Hollywood legend who became a movie star in his own right after both writing and starring in the counter-culture classic “Easy Rider,” died Friday at his home of complications from lung cancer. He was 79. “I am very sad,” Jane Fonda said in a […]

JERUSALEM (AP) — Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib said Friday she would not visit her grandmother in the occupied West Bank, despite being granted an Israeli permit on humanitarian grounds, saying Israel’s “oppressive” conditions aimed to humiliate her. Israel barred Tlaib and another Democrat, Rep. Ilhan Omar, from visiting Jerusalem and the West Bank over their […]

Someone in a galaxy not-so-far away came up with an idea: If one can’t milk any more money from a sequel of a successful picture (“Star Wars” for example), then why not make a prequel of it? Why not indeed. This idea leads us from “Peter Pan” to “Hook” to … “Peter and the Starcatcher.” This is […]

JERUSALEM (AP) — With a push from President Donald Trump, Israel on Thursday barred two Muslim-American congresswomen from entering the country for a visit, an extraordinary step bringing the longtime U.S. ally into Trump’s domestic fight against political rivals at home. The U.S. president is essentially relying on Israel to retaliate against two freshman lawmakers, […]

SACO — Eighteen-month-old Newcomb Stevens IV of Saco is not old enough to know the value of a dollar or what college he wants to attend, but financial planning for his higher education just got a little easier. The toddler was recently awarded a $20,000 scholarship through the Finance Authority of Maine, in a sweepstakes […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The Beach Olympics is returning to Old Orchard Beach this weekend, bringing fun, games and entertainment while raising money for Special Olympics Maine. The Old Orchard Beach Chamber of Commerce’s 36th annual Beach Olympics kicks off tonight with opening ceremonies at 7 p.m. at Town Square, followed by music with local […]