A Westbrook man was charged with operating under the influence Friday night after crashing into an ice cream shop in the city and fleeing the scene, authorities said. David A. Batchelor, 50, was arrested after a K9 unit tracked him to a residence on Stroudwater Place. Batchelor is accused of crashing into a retaining wall […]

AUBURN — Witnesses at the scene of a shooting Saturday evening at Walmart on Mount Auburn Avenue say two men got in a fistfight after one driver was cut off by another in the parking lot. One man called the other’s wife a name and began to walk back to his car, according to witnesses. […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Midway through the first year of their House majority, Democrats have yet to vote to impeach President Donald Trump. And maybe they never will. The House recessed Friday for a six-week summer break without opening impeachment proceedings, the Democrats no closer to taking a vote than they were when they swept to […]

The Maine Principals’ Association has created a new position called the Commissioner of Officials to oversee and advise game officials and, just as importantly, encourage more people to join the officiating ranks Retired athletic director and veteran game official Jeff Benson, 62, of Auburn, said his primary focus as the first MPA Commissioner of Officials […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration signed an agreement with Guatemala Friday that will restrict asylum applications to the U.S. from Central America. The so-called “safe third country” agreement would require migrants, including Salvadorans and Hondurans, who cross into Guatemala on their way to the U.S. to apply for protections in Guatemala instead of at […]

SACO — The city of Saco has directed the School Department to vacate 5 Willey Road, stating that its Pre-K program is not a valid use for the location, while landlord Cheryl Carrier says she disagrees with the city. With the expansion of its Pre-K program, the Saco School Department needs more classroom space this […]

SACO — Deputy Police Chief Jack Clements is slated to become the new Saco police chief, pending a Saco City Council vote. Clements has been serving as the interim police chief since former Police Chief Ray Demers retired on June 14. He has been unanimously recommended for the chief position by an interview team that […]

SANFORD — Maine Drug Enforcement Agency officials and the Sanford Police have arrested three suspects from Massachusetts and charged them with aggravated trafficking in cocaine and crack cocaine. According to a press release posted on the Maine DEA Facebook page, agents from MDEA York District Task Force and detectives from the Sanford Police Department conducted […]

Maine’s three providers of individual health insurance on the Affordable Care Act marketplace have revised their rate requests for 2020, significantly lowering their projected rates. Previously, the insurers had sought modest average rate increases of 1 percent to 8 percent. Under the revised filings, two of the three insurers are now requesting decreases for individual plans, and […]