Sarah Fuller became the first woman to participate in a Power Five conference football game when she kicked off for Vanderbilt to start the second half at Missouri.
Posted inNew England
Storms and broken plane force layover for turtles found in Cape Cod
Kemp’s ridley turtles are the smallest sea turtles in the world, growing to a little over 2 feet.
Posted inWorld
UK poised to be first to approve Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
The U.K. had long signaled it would move fast on any promising vaccine candidate.
Posted inPortland
Maine company working on tidal power with help from feds
Ocean Renewable Power Company is slated to receive more than $3.6 million from the federal government toward the development of a tidal power system.
Posted inNation
Fauci: US may see ‘surge upon surge’ of virus in weeks ahead
Dr. Anthony Fauci said the arrival of vaccines offers a “light at the end of the tunnel.”
Posted inContributors
Successful missile defense test is welcome news as rogue threats advance
“As preparations take place for the next administration and a new Congress, homeland missile defense must remain a top priority,” Patty-Jane Geller writes.
Posted inWeather
Heavy rain, wind predicted to cause power outages Monday into Tuesday
Heavy rain and gusting winds are forecasted for all of Maine on Monday afternoon into Tuesday and are expected to cause power outages.
Posted inNew England Patriots
AP source: NFL fines Saints $500,000, Patriots $350,000
New England, which had a mini-outbreak of COVID-19 earlier this season that included positive tests for quarterback Cam Newton and cornerback Stephon Gilmore, was fined for not following protocols at that time.
Posted inNational Politics
Biden plans swift moves to protect and advance LGBTQ rights
Beyond executive actions he can take unilaterally, Biden says his top legislative priority for LGBTQ issues is the Equality Act.
Posted inArts & Culture
Dave Prowse, actor who played Darth Vader, dies at 85
Prowse died Saturday after a short illness.
Posted inBangor
Bangor middle school joins high school in move to online classes
The parents of children who have been potentially exposed to COVID-19 were to be contacted by noon Sunday to determine which students and families might need to quarantine.
Posted inNew England
27 homeless in Massachusetts after turkey frying sparks fire
An attempt to fry a turkey on Thanksgiving Day touched off a blaze that damaged three buildings and displaced 27 people in New Bedford.
Posted inNews
Maine CDC reports 224 cases of coronavirus statewide
Sunday’s report brings the total number of coronavirus cases in Maine to 11,508.
Posted inNFL
Sources: NFL disqualifies Broncos QBs for not wearing masks
he Denver Broncos won’t have any of their four quarterbacks available Sunday when they face the New Orleans Saints because of coronavirus concerns.
Posted inNational Business
Black Friday sees record online as US shoppers stay home
Consumers spent an estimated $9 billion on U.S. retail websites on Black Friday.
Posted inEditorials
Supporting Maine fishermen in tragedy and triumph
“We have yet another tragic reminder that some of the wonders in the deep mentioned in Psalm 107 don’t just arrive at our local fish market or grocery store,” the BDN Editorial Board writes.
Posted inNFL
Lions fire former Pats standout Matt Patricia as head coach
Since Detroit won the 1957 NFL title, it has won only one playoff game — and that was way back on Jan. 5, 1992.
Posted inOutdoors
2 deer, nose to nose, seems too perfect for a trail cam image
In the photo that Bradley M. Robinson sent in, you’d swear someone had the subjects pose in this nose-to-nose greeting card-quality image.
Posted inHancock
76 years ago, a Hancock Boy Scout and his neighbor helped foil the plans of two Nazi spies
It was a snowy, blustery November night in 1944 when two Hancock residents separately spotted something highly unusual.
Posted inPenobscot
Penobscot County administrator to retire 18 years after ‘big mistake’ of taking job
Register of Deeds Susan Bulay described Collins as “always reachable, always approachable, even tempered, compassionate and no fool.”