The driver of a pickup truck told police he had fallen asleep at the wheel before his vehicle slammed into the back of a family’s SUV in Gorham on Sunday, killing a 9-year-old girl, according to a crash report. Kenneth Morang, a corrections officer at the Cumberland County jail, had clocked out less than 30 […]

TORONTO (AP) — Meryl Streep will be the first recipient of an acting award bestowed as part of the Toronto International Film Festival. The festival’s organizers announced Friday that Streep will receive the inaugural TIFF Tribute Actor Award during a Feb. 9 charity gala. The glitzy fundraiser will support the festival’s year-around efforts to promote […]

BERWICK – As if “Mamma Mia!” isn’t schmaltzy enough to begin with, the Hackmatack Playhouse production of this Broadway mega-hit serves up its own dose of sentimentality, with two talented mother-child teams fueling the tender and nostalgic production in Berwick. First there is Kelli Leigh-Ann Connors of Lebanon, directing her son and daughter in the […]

SANFORD — A sex offender sought on a active warrant by law enforcement in Maine remains jailed in New Hampshire after he was arrested for criminal trespassing last week when residents reported to police that a naked man was allegedly seen walking down their road. According to a police affidavit filed by Hopkinton, New Hampshire, […]

BIDDEFORD — For 11 years, the city of Biddeford, partnering with local businesses and organizations, has put on a festival for all in the Bacon Street area as a way to highlight the progress that has been made in cleaning up the neighborhood. The 12th Annual Family Fun Festival, a free event for all community […]

The chief executive of one of the nation’s largest auto dealer networks, with nine locations in Maine, is alleging that his largest investor has engaged in financial misconduct. Prime Automotive Group CEO David Rosenberg – son of Ira Rosenberg, a colorful and longtime Maine auto dealer – filed a lawsuit in Massachusetts that, among other […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler filed a petition in federal court Friday to obtain secret grand jury material underlying former special counsel Robert Mueller’s report, arguing the panel needs the information as it weighs whether to pursue impeachment of President Donald Trump. The panel is also expected to file a lawsuit next […]

SACO – A bit of nostalgia will roll into town on Saturday at Saco Main Street’s 10th Annual Classic Car Show. The show will run from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in downtown Saco, though participants have been known to come as early as 5 a.m. to get a good spot, said Rob Biggs, executive […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Thursday the federal government will resume executing death-row inmates for the first time since 2003, ending an informal moratorium even as the nation sees a broad shift away from capital punishment. Attorney General William Barr instructed the Bureau of Prisons to schedule executions starting in December for five men, all […]