SKOWHEGAN — Two people were arrested Tuesday and charged with theft and arson in connection with the theft of a minivan from Napa Auto Parts that was destroyed by fire off Malbons Mills Road, according to Skowhegan police Chief David Bucknam. After police executed a search warrant at a home in Skowhegan, they took Felicia […]

Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage sent a letter this week to President Trump opposing proposed regulations designed to protect endangered North Atlantic rights whales that LePage says will be detrimental to the state’s signature lobster industry. In his three-page letter, LePage called the proposal by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to reduce the number […]

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday criticized the increasing intolerance and absolutism of world politics, a message that many will see as aimed at her successor as Britain’s leader — and at President Donald Trump. May, who is due to leave office in a week after a three-year premiership dominated by […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a remarkable political repudiation, the Democratic-led U.S. House voted to condemn President Donald Trump’s “racist comments” against four congresswomen of color, despite protestations by Trump’s Republican congressional allies and his own insistence he hasn’t “a racist bone in my body.” Two days after Trump tweeted that four Democratic freshmen should “go back” […]

SACO — Plans are in the works for local community group Saco Main Street and part of Shuttlebus-ZOOM to move next month into empty office space at the Saco train station. The city owned train station at 138 Main St. was constructed in 2008 and includes office space that was originally used by the Biddeford […]

BIDDEFORD — Thousands drive by its majestic iron gates every day without knowing what actually lies within Clifford Park, a sprawling 140-acre wooded recreational site steeped in history and located in the heart of Biddeford on Pool Street. But on Saturday, July 27, the public is invited to participate in a free “Hike Through History” […]

LEBANON — Four suspects could be looking at more than a decade behind bars if convicted on burglary and criminal theft charges stemming from an April incident in which copper pipes were cut out and removed from a Lebanon residence. A York County grand jury has indicted Cody Mros, 32, of South Berwick; William Kimball, […]

WATERBORO – Those living in Waterboro, in neighboring communities and vacationing in the area will soon be able to buy produce, dairy products, baked goods, meats, poultry and other items from local farms, all in one location. The weekly Waterboro Farmer’s Market debuts at 2 p.m. Monday on the grounds of the 1850 Taylor Frey […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — HBO’s “Game of Thrones” slashed its way to a record-setting 32 Emmy nominations Tuesday for its eighth and final season, leading HBO back to dominance over Netflix, the streaming service that bumped it last year from atop the increasingly crowded television heap. The bloodthirsty saga’s total eclipsed the all-time series record […]