Nearly 14,000 Central Maine Power Co. customers were still without power late Thursday night after a powerful thunderstorm rolled through southern Maine, knocking out electricity to as many as 29,700 homes and businesses at the storm’s peak. Cumberland and Lincoln counties appeared to have suffered the biggest hit, according to the CMP outage reporting site. […]

PORTLAND — The largest single-masted sailing yacht ever built is docked in Portland Harbor and towering over DiMillo’s Marina in the Old Port. Called the M5 and measuring about 277 feet long with a beam 54 feet, the massive pleasure craft arrived Monday, a DiMillo’s employee said. Where it’s headed or who’s aboard has not […]

MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Vince Vaughn has been charged with drunken driving. Los Angeles County prosecutors announced on Friday that the 48-year-old “Wedding Crashers” actor is charged with three misdemeanors: driving under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, driving with a blood alcohol level of .08 or higher and refusing to comply with police. […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former Playboy model’s lawsuit against a top fundraiser for President Donald Trump and other Republicans revealed embarrassing details of their sexual affair and said she feared for her safety after he impregnated her, according to previously censored allegations unsealed Friday. Shera Bechard said she went to a lawyer after Elliott […]

WASHINGTON — After two years of double-digit premium hikes, millions of people covered under the Affordable Care Act will see only modest increases next year, according to an exclusive analysis that highlights the changing politics of health care heading into the midterm elections. The consulting firm Avalere Health and The Associated Press crunched available state […]

FARGO, N.D. — President Donald Trump said Friday that the ongoing investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential is not only bad for the country, “it’s really unfair for our midterms.” Trump also said special counsel Robert Mueller should have wrapped up the inquiry a “long time ago.” Asked about the investigation, which he […]

BIDDEFORD — A Biddeford School Committee member has been indicted on multiple charges of assault. Dennis Anglea, 58, was indicted on Thursday for felony charges for aggravated assault and attempted gross sexual assault. He is also charged with a misdemeanor for domestic violence assault. Anglea, has served on the Biddeford School Committee since 2013, and […]

SANFORD — Sanford firefighters will have a new piece of equipment to test their breathing masks and medical masks, and will also be able to purchase some rescue ropes as a result of a federal grant. Sanford Fire Department will receive $16,386 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Fire Chief Steve Benotti said the current […]

BIDDEFORD — Motorists are going to have to find an alternative route around a busy railroad crossing in Biddeford for more than 24 hours next week. According to a press release issued by the Biddeford Police Department, the Main Street Railroad Crossing will be closed to traffic starting at 9 a.m. Tuesday and running through mid- […]

SANFORD — A spokesman for a group opposed to a Nov. 6 referendum that would impose a new payroll tax to fund universal home care for the elderly and disabled says the proposal is bad for Maine. Newell Auger, chairman of the No on 1/Stop the Scam campaign, was speaking to the Sanford Springvale Rotary […]