Foster care advocates say the government won’t likely be able to reunite thousands of children separated from parents who crossed the border illegally, and some will end up in an American foster care system that is stacked against Latinos and other minorities. With few Spanish-speaking caseworkers, it’s a challenge tracking down family members of the […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Following his death, XXXTentacion has topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart with “Sad!” and his two albums have landed in the Top 10. Billboard reports that the rapper-singer’s song, which originally peaked at No. 7, jumps from No. 52 to No. 1 this week, supplanting Drake’s “Nice for What.” The 20-year-old […]

A freight train stopped in Saco due to a mechanical failure late Monday afternoon, blocking traffic on Main Street for about 15 minutes.

KENNEBUNK — The property owner of a damaged storefront is offering a $500 reward for information leading to the identification of the driver towing a camper that struck the building. An unknown person was driving a blue, newer model GMC or Chevrolet pickup truck towing a camper trailer at Shoppers Village on U.S. Route 1 […]

SANFORD — The following people were arrested or issued a summons by Sanford Police June 15 to June 24. If there is no listing for a specific date, it means no one was arrested or charged on that day, according to police logs provided by the agency: • Thomas Travis, 23, Sanford, was arrested on […]

Caregivers would have to get municipal approval to sell cannabis to their patients out of a retail shop under a proposed amendment to a sweeping medical marijuana reform bill pending before the Maine Legislature. The amendment, proposed by Sen. Roger Katz, R-Augusta, mirrors one that he added to the adult-use cannabis regulatory bill this year […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Some lawmakers said Monday that Maine’s Republican governor has been floating a new tax on hospitals to pay for voter-approved Medicaid expansion. Republican Senate President Mike Thibodeau said that Gov. Paul LePage’s administration has sent word the governor is considering the idea. LePage’s office didn’t respond to repeated requests for comment. But it’s unclear […]

Traffic backs up Friday at the intersection of Industrial Park Road and Route 112 in Saco. Nearly 20,000 cars travel through the corridor each day on average, including more than 18,000 that use Industrial Park Road, according to the Maine Department of Transportation. Staff photo by Ben McCanna The way Saco Public Works Director Patrick Fox […]

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s president says his country is in an economic fight with the U.S. In a televised speech on Tuesday, Hassan Rouhani said the U.S. is trying to damage Iran’s economy by creating “an economic war.” Rouhani’s comments come a day after protesters angered by Iran’s tanking economy confronted police in front […]