WELLS — A new walking trail will give the York County Community College students an opportunity to get exercise and enjoy the benefits of nature. The new trail on the college campus was dedicated Thursday morning. The trail head is at the edge of the parking lot. The trail is about a mile roundtrip, and winds […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The 14th annual Run for Cash 5K race and three mile walk will be held this Saturday, benefiting Maine veterans and local students. The race and walk is held in honor Captain Christopher Cash, Sr., who died June 24, 2004 in Iraq while serving in the National Guard. Cash was a […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States attacked first, imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum from around the globe and threatening to hit tens of billions of dollars in Chinese products. Now, the world is punching back. The European Union is set Friday to slap tariffs on $3.4 billion in American products, from whiskey and motorcycles […]

BIDDEFORD — Motorists in Biddeford should be aware of changes in downtown traffic as a result of the La Kermesse Festival’s Block Party on Thursday evening and into Friday afternoon. The block party will be at the corner of Water and Main Streets. As of 7 a.m. Thursday, Biddeford Police have restricted access to Water […]

A 36-year-old Gorham woman missing for six days was found safe and unharmed by Portland police Wednesday night. Katharine “Katy” Kinney was last seen leaving Maine Medical Center about 11 a.m. Thursday, police said. Friends and family say that she had been dropped off at the hospital emergency room about 9 a.m. by a relative […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Gov. Paul LePage has approved a federal request to send a National Guard helicopter with two pilots to the U.S.-Mexico border. LePage’s office said the team will support Customs and Border Patrol in Arizona from July through September. LePage’s office said Maine will fly the helicopter, but won’t be involved in law […]

AUGUSTA —Attorney General Janet Mills won the Democratic nomination for governor on Wednesday following the nation’s first use of ranked-choice voting to decide a statewide election. After days of scanning, downloading and certifying ballots, the Secretary of State’s Office ran all of the results from last Tuesday’s election through the ranked-choice voting tabulation software. The […]

SACO — Downtown Saco will turn into an outdoor art gallery on Saturday during the Saco Main Street Sidewalk Art Festival. The popular annual festival sponsored by the local economic development group is now in its 48th year. The festival runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Main Street will be closed to vehicles from […]

WASHINGTON — Bowing to pressure from anxious allies, President Donald Trump abruptly reversed himself Wednesday and signed an executive order halting his administration’s policy of separating children from their parents when they are detained illegally crossing the U.S. border.It was a dramatic turnaround for Trump, who has been insisting, wrongly, that his administration had no […]