WASHINGTON (AP) — Two questions loom large as Paul Manafort prepares to walk into a federal courtroom Tuesday: Will Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman spend what effectively could be the rest of his life in prison? Or will special counsel Robert Mueller be handed a defeat in his team’s first trial since his appointment more […]

A Raymond woman was killed Monday morning in a head-on crash on Cape Road when the vehicle she was driving veered into oncoming traffic, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. Dioni Javiera Araya Arriagada, 30, was heading north on a curve near 102 Cape Road in Rayond around 8:40 a.m., when the 2007 Subaru […]

AUGUSTA – Gov. Paul LePage touted a state budget surplus of $175.8 million Monday, noting that Maine had concluded the fiscal year well in the black. LePage credited his administration’s sound fiscal management for the surplus. He said $74.6 million of the surplus has been allocated to the state’s next two-year budget and $76.2 million […]

PORTLAND  — Three Dollar Dewey’s, a pub that’s been a staple of the Old Port for nearly 40 years and that helped to launch Maine’s craft beer scene, has closed. “The family has made the decision to retire,” a sign posted on the door over the weekend said. “Our family has been honored sharing this […]

LEBANON — If imagination is the spark of creativity, Karri L. Moser of Lebanon is connecting her love for Maine with readers who hang on every word she writes. Moser, a former Army brat and Army wife, fell in love with the state when her husband was stationed in New England and when her husband […]

Maine Gov. Paul LePage, responding to growing concerns raised by state child protective services caseworkers, said Monday that he hopes to have legislation drafted this week that would make their jobs easier. The governor said he’ll be asking for more money for staff training, money to upgrade the agency’s systems and a better way to […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — It was just meant to be: Pop singer Bebe Rexha and country duo Florida Georgia Line’s massive crossover hit “Meant to Be” has broken a new record on Billboard’s Hot country songs chart, remaining in the No. 1 spot for 35 weeks. Billboard reports the song, which was dually promoted to […]

Members of the Portland Police Dive Team stand on the bridge over the Saco River on Main Street, Saco, on Monday morning. According to Portland Police Lt. Robert Martin, the dive team was in Saco looking for evidence as part of a criminal investigation. He did not give details about the nature of the investigation. […]

LAKEPORT, Calif. (AP) — Twin wildfires tearing through vineyards and brushy hills threatened some 10,000 homes in Northern California Tuesday — yet another front in the seemingly endless summer of wildfires that have ravaged some of the most scenic areas of the state. The two fires straddling Mendocino and Lake counties had burned seven homes […]

REDDING, Calif. (AP) — Thousands more fled their homes after wildfires surged near a small lake town in Northern California while a deadly blaze farther north slowed slightly as crews stretched to their limits across the state fight flames that have claimed the lives of both firefighters and civilians. Residents of the waterfront town Lakeport […]