The oppressive heat that held all of Maine in its grips for most of the weekend is expected to fade by Monday morning, when a new weather system will usher in a week of more seasonable and mostly mild weather. “A cold front is coming in that will knock down those high temperatures on Monday,” […]

BUXTON – A local man whom police say brandished a weapon and then pointed one at them when they went to check on his well-being Saturday was evaluated at a Sanford medical facility and then taken to York County Jail in Alfred. Jerry Aberle of Buxton, 68, is charged with criminal threatening with a firearm, […]

LONDON (AP) — Kensington Palace has released three new photographs before Prince George’s birthday. The future king turns 6 on Monday. It’s become a tradition for the palace to release snapshots taken by his mother Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge. In two of the pictures George is seen with a big smile as he wears […]

A child was transported by LifeFlight helicopter to Maine Medical Center in Portland after three motor vehicles collided Sunday afternoon on Route 25 in Gorham. Five other people were injured and had to be taken to the hospital. News Center Maine reported that an 8-year-old had to be flown by helicopter following a serious crash […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Manhattan District Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau, who spent more than three decades jailing criminals from mob kingpins and drug-dealing killers to a tax-dodging Harvard dean, died Sunday. He was 99, just 10 days short of his 100th birthday. Morgenthau died at Manhattan’s Lenox Hill Hospital after a short illness, his […]

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A moonstruck nation celebrated the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11′s “giant leap” by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin at parties, races, ball games and concerts Saturday, toasting with Tang and gobbling MoonPies. At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Aldrin showed Vice President Mike Pence the launch pad where he flew to […]

Denny’s, the national chain restaurant known for its breakfast slams and diner favorites, is now open at 45 Boulder Way in Biddeford. The restaurant, in the former Ruby Tuesday’s location just off the Maine Turnpike spur, opened Friday afternoon and is the sixth Denny’s in Maine. Other Maine locations include Auburn, Augusta, Bangor, Ellsworth and […]

A damaged transmission line knocked out power for nearly 8,000 people in York County on one of the hottest days of the summer Saturday. The damaged line was located in Sanford and a repair was underway at 8 p.m. Saturday. Most of the outages were located in Lebanon, Acton and Shapleigh, and power was expected be […]