“At this time, preliminary testing has indicated there is no threat to public safety in connection with this mailing. We encourage the public to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activity to law enforcement." Read More
Hurricane Michael killed at least 16 people in Florida, most of them in the coastal county that took a direct hit from the storm, state emergency authorities said Tuesday. That's in addition to at least 10 deaths elsewhere across the South. Read More
Police searching the Saudi Consulate found evidence that Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi was killed there, a high-level Turkish official said Tuesday, and authorities appeared ready to also search the nearby residence of the consul general after the diplomat left the country. Read More
The City Council agreed in principle Monday night to allow a Bangor-based ambulance service to house two vehicles in the city’s fire station for the next nine months. Read More
The fire chief said one burn victim was standing at the fryolator and one was standing nearby when the flash fire erupted. Read More
He plans to drive a trailer full of goods to the affected area on Thursday. Read More
Trump made the insult during a tweet about a recent court ruling. Read More
A motorcyclist who was seriously injured after colliding with a car in Saco earlier this month died on Monday, according to police. A motorcycle operated by Lee Pratt, 59, of Buxton collided with a car driven by Kayla Coniaris, 29, of Saco at the intersection of… Read More
A Bangor police officer, who has been on the force for about a year, was placed on paid administrative leave Tuesday after he shot and injured an armed man on Grove Street. Read More
Job postings exceeded the number of unemployed people by 902,000 in August, the most in data back to 2000. Read More
Paul Allen was directly responsible for Gerald Winters being able to recover after a devastating basement flood in January destroyed or damaged hundreds of thousands of dollars of inventory. Read More
PEN America alleges that "official acts" by Trump have "violated the First Amendment and his oath to uphold the Constitution." Read More
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison he will also review Australia's support for the Iran nuclear agreement due to “potentially destabilizing behavior in the Middle East when it comes to the activities of Iran.” Read More
Robert Dingman is counting on testimony from a forensic psychologist who argued he shouldn't be treated the same as an adult murderer because his brain was not fully formed. Read More
NOAA says photographs of the animal show wounds consistent with entanglement, though the agency noted it's too early to speculate about a cause of death. Read More
Warren released DNA test results Monday in part to push back against Trump's longstanding taunts about her ancestry claims. Read More
Many of the Democratic Party's most ambitious have begun building relationships on the ground in the states most responsible for picking the next presidential nominee. Read More
How many are missing seems to be anyone's guess. Read More
Despite growing alarm from the U.S. and the United Nations, China has maintained that Xinjiang's vast dragnet of police surveillance is necessary for countering latent extremism and preserving stability. Read More
Police in Maine's capital say a 50-pound piglet that wore itself out dodging traffic after escaping has been safely returned home. Read More
