WASHINGTON (AP) — Blistered by bipartisan condemnation of his embrace of a longtime U.S. enemy, President Donald Trump backed away from his public undermining of American intelligence agencies, saying he simply misspoke when he said he saw no reason to believe Russia had interfered in the 2016 U.S. election. Rebuked as never before by his […]

KENNEBUNK — Habitat for Humanity of York County has received a grant of $5,000 from Saco and Biddeford Savings Institution to assist with their 29th home building project, this time in Springvale. Habitat is in the final process of selecting a Habitat Partner Family for the Springvale Build, said Habitat for Humanity of York County’s Executive […]

BIDDEFORD — Rising property values and a spate of new development have led to a lower property tax rate this year, but that doesn’t mean residents will see a reduction property tax bills, according to a city press release. “Residents are being advised escalating property values might still lead to increased tax bills,” according to […]

  OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The Old Orchard Beach Police Department has released the names of individuals arrested or issued a summons from June 25 to July 1. • Catherine Sheehan, 34, of Portland, was issued a summons for failure to register a vehicle more than 150 days at 9:23 a.m. on June 25. • […]

The 76-year-old man charged with stabbing a woman to death Sunday morning in Lewiston had a nearly 40-year pattern of killing or attacking women, but eight years ago, a judge in Portland said Albert Flick would soon be too old to pose a threat to society. At a 2010 sentencing hearing, Judge Robert E. Crowley sentenced Flick […]

Ed Buonvecchio, an artist from Manchester, paints a picture on Tuesday morning on Temple Avenue as part of the Art in the Park festival in Ocean Park. Paintings from the participating artists will be on sale from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 18, at 50 Temple Ave. in Ocean Park.  LIZ GOTTHELF/Journal Tribune

You won’t usually find Denzel Washington in a movie sequel. He just doesn’t do them. Something about not wanting to repeat himself. So there must be something special indeed for him to break his own rule for “The Equalizer 2.” Fans of the first film will instantly know why Washington is drawn to the character […]

NEWPORT — Police are seeking help from the public in finding a masked thief who made off with an undisclosed sum of money from a business making a bank deposit in Newport. According to police Chief Leonard Macdaid, about 1 a.m. on Tuesday, employees from a local Burger King were making a cash deposit at […]

Portland is trying to put itself on the map of the emerging self-driving vehicle industry. Maine’s biggest city is one of seven places selected for a pilot project to test new software that maps out local traffic rules and restrictions for autonomous vehicles. There are no self-driving vehicle companies operating in Portland yet, but officials […]