WASHINGTON (AP) — The wealth gap between younger and older Americans has stretched to the widest on record, worsened by a prolonged economic downturn that has wiped out job opportunities for young adults and saddled them with housing and college debt. The typical U.S. household headed by a person age 65 or older has a […]

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Just hours after stepping down, two high-ranking Penn State administrators face arraignment today on charges they lied to a grand jury investigating former defense coordinator Jerry Sandusky and failed to properly report suspected child abuse, a case that has left fans reeling. Late Sunday, after an emergency meeting of the Board […]

ATHENS, Greece ( AP) — The leaders of Greece’s two biggest parties are due to resume talks today to agree on who should be the country’s new prime minister, after reaching a historic power-sharing deal to push through a massive financial rescue deal and prevent imminent bankruptcy. Europe’s markets and government, however, remained cautious that […]

WEST PARIS ( AP) — A family of six is homeless following a weekend blaze that gutted their West Paris home. Fire Chief Norm St. Pierre says the blaze at the home of Josh and Kristy Basso was reported just before 11 a.m. on Sunday. No one was injured. St. Pierre says Josh Basso and […]

OWLS HEAD ( AP) — Authorities say an Owls Head woman is facing drunken driving charges after crashing her car into a home over the weekend, totaling the vehicle and causing extensive damage to the home. The Knox County Sheriff ’s Office says 25-year-old Haley Watkinson was released from jail on $500 unsecured bail on […]

SEBAGO (AP) — The Maine Warden Service on Sunday was investigating the fatal shooting of a hunter a day earlier. Wardens said Peter Kolofsky, 46, of Sebago, was wearing hunter orange when he was shot Saturday afternoon. He died at the scene. Officials identify the person who shot Kolofsky as William Briggs, 61, of Windham. […]

INDIAN TOWNSHIP (AP) — One voice has been largely silent as Maine residents prepare to vote whether to allow three more casinos in Maine. The Passamaquoddy Indians aren’t putting money into Question 2 after being stung by a series of referendum defeats, explaining why the Passamaquoddies’ voice has seemed largely silent during the latest high-profile […]

Shannon Post, who was wearing a helmet, as well as chest, waist and kidney protection, lost control of his motorcycle and struck a tree, Turcotte said.

Thayne Ormsby, 22, of Orient, Maine, showed no emotion as he was arraigned today in Rochester District Court by video hookup from jail. He did not have a lawyer and did not enter a plea.