LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eva Longoria is a mom. The actress and husband Jose “Pepe” Baston welcomed Santiago Enrique Baston into the world on Tuesday. They say they are so grateful “for this beautiful blessing.” The couple shared the child’s first picture with the magazine Hola! USA . The baby, wearing a hospital cap, is shown resting […]

Jared Golden has won the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican Rep. Bruce Poliquin for the seat representing Maine’s 2nd Congressional District. Golden, a member of the Maine House, finished with 54 percent of the vote. Golden had finished well ahead of the two other candidates based on incomplete results available on election night, June 12. […]

  OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The police department is using grant money to purchase a drone for Old Orchard Beach. Old Orchard Beach Police Chief Dana Kelley said at Tuesday night’s Town Council meeting that the police department had about $10,000 left of a $100,000 CDBG Safe Communities Grant that was going to expire at […]

BIDDEFORD — Alliance Press has announced the promotion of David Clark to serve as managing director of both the Journal Tribune and Mainely Media’s weekly newspapers. Growing up in the Kennebunkport and Cape Porpoise area in Southern Maine, Clark graduated from Kennebunk High School in 1989 and went on to obtain a degree in Business […]

BIDDEFORD — A suspect charged in the fatal shooting of a Biddeford resident in 2016 is standing trial in York County Superior Court. Timothy Ortiz, 22, of New York City, was arrested for murder in connection with the death of Jonathan Methot. 30, at his home at 68 West Cutts St. in Biddeford in the […]

TORONTO (AP) — Marijuana will be legal nationwide in Canada starting Oct. 17 in a move that should take market share away from organized crime and protect the country’s youth, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday. The Senate gave final passage to the bill to legalize cannabis on Tuesday, legislation that will make Canada only […]

Portland police are looking for a woman who was last seen Thursday as she left Maine Medical Center. Police said Katharine “Katy” Kinney, 36, was wearing a pink fleece jacket, a tank top, black leggings with a pink stripe, and slippers. She wears glasses or contact lenses and hearing aids. In a post shared on […]

AUGUSTA — Democrats were still waiting Tuesday to find out which candidate will represent them in Maine’s gubernatorial race this fall because the effort to certify ballots from around the state delayed tabulation in the ranked-choice voting election until Wednesday. Republicans, meanwhile, rallied outside the State House on Tuesday, using more than a week’s head start on […]