INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The body of notorious 1930s gangster John Dillinger is expected to be exhumed in September from a concrete-encased grave at an Indianapolis cemetery more than 85 years after he was killed by FBI agents outside a Chicago theater. The upcoming exhumation could put to rest conspiracy theories suggesting that the violent criminal […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The Old Orchard Beach Police Department has released the names of individuals arrested or issued a summons from June 10 to June 22. • Lars Sterling, 46, of Old Orchard Beach, was arrested and charged with criminal trespass. • Stephen Tracy, 19, of Scarborough, was arrested on a warrant and also […]

BROOKFIELD, Wis. (AP) — Carol Evans approves of Donald Trump’s immigration policy. She gives him credit for the strong economy. But the Republican from the affluent Milwaukee suburbs of Waukesha County, a GOP bedrock in the state, just can’t commit to voting for the president next year like she did in 2016. “I just don’t […]

The state with the largest population of black bears on the East Coast is putting off a plan to study how the consumption of human food affects the animals. Maine is home to more than 35,000 bears, and the population has been growing quickly over the past 15 years. The state issued a request for […]

A Boston man is facing charges for allegedly making secret video recordings of guests in the shower and bathroom of his family’s home in Eliot, police said. Samuel P. Mickey, 26, was arrested by the Boston Police Department last week on charges of violation of privacy and fugitive from justice. Mickey is accused of having […]

AUGUSTA – Maine’s top utilities regulator told lawmakers Monday that it appears likely the Public Utilities Commission would approve a stay of Central Maine Power’s recent rate increase request, delaying any decision until late this year or early next year. PUC Chairman Philip Bartlett also said that when the PUC does consider CMP’s request, it will […]

A schooner operated by a Portland tour company, and a lobster boat collided near the entrance to Customs House Wharf on Sunday evening, resulting in one arrest for boating under the influence. The lobster boat, Patricia Ann, was being operated by Russell N. Parmenter, 39, a lobster fisherman from Yarmouth. The bowsprit of the schooner, […]

The promoter of an outdoor concert in Westbrook on Sunday night voluntarily lowered the volume after about 130 complaint calls were logged. The promoter has fielded hundreds of complaints about the noise from musical performances at the Rock Row development site since the first concert at the new outdoor amphitheater on May 26. Sunday’s concert by guitarist […]

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — A documentary about the life and political career of former President George W. Bush is coming to PBS stations next year. The two-part documentary, titled “W,” will include interviews with historians, journalists and inner-circle members. Among them: Bush’s chiefs of staff, press secretary Ari Fleischer and speechwriter David Frum. The […]

PORTLAND — The husband of a Saco woman who died in a stabbing at the Saco Shaw’s grocery store is appealing a federal court’s dismissal of a civil case. Wendy Boudreau, 59, died on Aug. 19, 2015, after being attacked by Connor MacCalister, who stabbed her in the throat in the ice cream aisle at […]