LONDON (AP) — Bob Mackie-designed outfits worn by Cher, Carol Burnett, Diana Ross and other celebrities are going up for auction. Nine-time Emmy Award winner Mackie designed the wardrobe for “The Carol Burnett Show” and has been creating outrageous outfits for Cher for decades. The sale includes a marigold jumpsuit worn by Cher on “The […]

FREDERICK, Colo. (AP) — The bodies of two young girls were submerged in crude oil for four days before authorities discovered them, according to court documents filed by an attorney defending the girls’ father against accusations that he killed his children and wife. The motion filed Friday by Christopher Watts’ attorney, James Merson, also asked […]

Love them or hate them – you’re probably going to see campaign signs go up earlier and stay up longer. That’s because a state law change that went into effect Aug. 1 allows temporary signs to be placed in the public right of way for 12 weeks a year, twice as long as previous limits. […]

HOLLIS — Two men were arrested and a teenager was issued a summons after an incident at the Salmon Falls Bridge in Hollis on Thursday. A Maine State Troopers  went to the Salmon Falls Bridge on Route 202 in Hollis at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday to investigate a complaint of suspicious activity and alcohol violation, according […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Town officials in Old Orchard Beach have announced traffic closings during the IRONMAN 70.3 triathlon later this month. About 2,500 athletes from around the world will be participating in the triathlon on Sunday, Aug. 26, according to race organizers. Racers begin at 6:20 a.m. with a 1.2 mile swim in the […]

SKOWHEGAN — The young Skowhegan mother of three who went to jail last year after police found her lying unconscious next to a naked 2-year-old in an apartment filthy with cat feces, vomit, empty prescription bottles and beer cans was back in jail Thursday. Stephanie Freeman, 29, was arrested and taken to the Somerset County […]

Maine’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 3 percent for July was up slightly from 2.9 percent for June and down from 3.5 percent in July 2017, according to the state Department of Labor. The number of unemployed job-seekers in Maine declined by 2,800 over the one-year period ending in July to 21,500, the department […]

DAYTON — A state trooper suffered a hand injury during the arrest of a Windham woman in her mother’s home in Dayton on Thursday. Maine State Troopers responded to a report of an assault at a Dayton residence around 4:40 p.m. on Thursday, according to a report filed by the Maine State Police. Troopers arrived […]

YORK COUNTY — Law enforcement agents arrested two people Thursday following an investigation of methamphetamine sales in Sanford and Biddeford. According to Steve McCausland, Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman, agents have been investigating the sales of methamphetamine by a Sanford couple for the past three months. “Agents had made a number of sales from the couple,” […]

BIDDEFORD — For the fourth consecutive year, the University of New England has been featured in the Princeton Review’s Best 384 Colleges guide. Newly issued for 2019, the publication is highly selective, showcasing only the top 13 percent of four-year colleges and universities in the nation and it rates institutions of higher education in eight […]