ALFRED — An woman charged with killing her husband by stabbing him in the chest in his Acton driveway in February 2017 after she learned he had been awarded custody of their two children has changed her plea to guilty. Kandee Collind, 48, formerly known as Kandee Weyland, entered a guilty plea to intentional and […]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A gunman opened fire Sunday at an online video game tournament as it was being livestreamed from a Florida mall, killing two people and then fatally shooting himself in a rampage that wounded several others, authorities said. Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams said authorities believe 24-year-old David Katz of Baltimore carried out […]

NEW YORK (AP) — When master playwright Neil Simon accepted the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2006, he was visibly nervous. But his gentle humor was evident. “It took me six years to write my first play,” he said, recalling that he found the title for “Come Blow Your Horn” from one of […]

The Ironman 70.3 Maine triathlon began Sunday morning in Old Orchard Beach shortly before 6:30 a.m. Matthew Hurley won the race, which consisted of a 1.2-mile swim, a 56-mile bike ride and a 13.1-mile run. He completed the course in 4 hours, 4 minutes and 43 seconds. In second was Benjamin Williams at 4:05:46. Melissa […]

James Sheppard Jr., a member of the first all-black aviation unit in the U.S. military that saw action in World War II and whose experiences were chronicled in a Hollywood movie, will be buried Monday at the Southern Maine Veterans Cemetery in the Springvale section of Sanford Sheppard, who died Aug. 19 at age 93 […]

Eight people were transported to hospitals in Lewiston and Portland on Sunday night after a two-car crash on the Maine Turnpike in Gray. Steve McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety, said the vehicles crashed in the northbound lane, about a mile south of the Gray toll exit. “Eight people were injured, but […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — A Maine Democrat is at least the 30th lawmaker to leave office since January 2017 following claims of sexual misconduct, according to a 50-state analysis by The Associated Press. Former Maine Rep. Dillon Bates quit last week while denying claims of inappropriate relationships with students. The AP’s analysis finds at least 30 […]

Maine’s largest electric utility has lost the trust of thousands of its customers. Never before in Central Maine Power’s 119-year history has the company been under assault from more directions. CMP is facing a storm of attacks for how it treats and bills its customers and whether it’s telling the truth about problems at the […]

BIDDEFORD — There isn’t enough parking in Biddeford’s downtown and mill district, city officials say. To address the need for more parking the City Council has approved the design of a parking garage in the mill district — though there are more hurdles to go over before greenlighting that project. In addition, the council is […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. John McCain’s service to his country began more than six decades ago at the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis and will end there in a cemetery overlooking Maryland’s Severn River. A private burial service next Sunday will conclude nearly a week of events honoring the Navy aviator, prisoner of war, congressman, […]