SEATTLE (AP) — The two contract delivery drivers working for Amazon had a clear-cut assignment: They were supposed to bring packages from a warehouse south of Seattle to a post office for shipping, or sometimes drive to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to pick up items that were being returned to the company. Instead, the FBI said […]

An albino porcupine seen at the Seashore Museum in Kennebunkport has been named Marshmallow. SUBMITTED PHOTO/Courtesy of Karen Dooks KENNEBUNKPORT — An albino porcupine that stumbled onto the grounds of the Seashore Trolley Museum last month and stole hearts around the globe now has a name. The little white critter has been dubbed Marshmallow, said […]

ALFRED – A police report prepared by the York County Sheriff’s Office deputy who arrested a Waterboro landowner appears to shed additional light on what took place on Jan. 30, 2018, that led to Caleb Gaul filing a civil complaint against the county. Gaul was arrested following a disagreement over the parking of a school […]

The shooting in a Walmart parking lot Saturday in Auburn was the result of a petty dispute that began months ago, the girlfriend of the victim said Wednesday. Police have declined to describe the connection between Gage Dalphonse, 21, who was charged Wednesday with murdering Jean Fournier, 41. But Jean Fournier’s girlfriend, Tara Nguyen, 38, […]

South Portland residents tired of airliners flying over their homes are pushing the Federal Aviation Administration to improve landing routes into the Portland International Jetport. Last year, the jetport logged more than 1,400 noise complaints – three times as many as in 2016 – mainly from residents of South Portland’s residential neighborhoods of Willard Beach […]

Stonewall Kitchen, the specialty foods company that started at a New Hampshire farmers market and grew into a powerhouse brand with more than 8,500 wholesale accounts worldwide, has been sold to a Boston investment firm. Stonewall CEO John Stiker and the rest of the executive team will remain with the company after the acquisition by […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News personality Tomi Lahren is apologizing for an offensive tweet directed at Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris. Lahren hosts a show on the digital Fox Nation site and is a contributor to the TV network. She wrote on Wednesday about the California senator: “Kamala did you fight for ideals or […]

A new federal program targeting young people who age out of the foster care system could provide housing vouchers to as many as 25 youths in Greater Portland. U.S. Housing and Urban Development regional administrator David Tille will be in Portland on Friday to give more details about the initiative that was announced last week […]

SANFORD – A renewed local focus on municipal investment in Sanford’s downtown has created discussions within the walls of City Hall and also with a state partner that may result in infrastructure improvements by the mid-2020s. Conversations that started at a Maine Department of Transportation conference in December have resulted in the city entering into […]