39+ min ago  (194+ words) WESTBROOK, Maine " A fire that caused significant damage to a two-story apartment building in Westbrook early Tuesday morning has been ruled accidental, according to the Maine State Fire Marshal's Office. The Westbrook Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire…...

1+ hour, 10+ min ago  (282+ words) A 33-year-old Indiana man has been arrested on multiple charges in connection with a fatal June crash in Hancock County that claimed the life of his 5-year-old son. Dion Campbell of Elkhart, Indiana, was arrested Monday night and transported to…...

1+ hour, 14+ min ago  (1247+ words) Buying a new car is becoming a financial burden many working Americans can no longer afford. New-vehicle prices are climbing again, but the sticker price is only the beginning. Higher interest rates, record monthly payments, longer loan terms, rising repair…...

1+ hour, 16+ min ago  (275+ words) The Somerset Sheriff's Department arrested a Norridgewock man when he was allegedly found with 324 grams of fentanyl during a traffic stop following months of investigation. [RELATED: Somerset Drug Bust Leads to Two Arrests in Madison] At approximately 11: 02 a. m. , the department's criminal…...

1+ hour, 22+ min ago  (265+ words) A driver from New Jersey allegedly hit a cyclist in Scarborough on Tuesday before failing to stop, striking another vehicle, and eventually coming to a stop after hitting a wooden fence. At approximately 10: 40 a. m. , the Scarborough and Old Orchard Beach police…...

1+ day, 42+ min ago  (634+ words) ICE agents arrested the Indian national and alleged illegal-alien owner of Wallace's Market, a gas station, convenience store, and restaurant in Friendship, on Saturday. [RELATED: Border Patrol Nabs Four Indian, One Algerian National Attempting Illegal Crossing into Maine] A group…...

21+ hour, 44+ min ago  (696+ words) A top Maine labor spokesman and vocal supporter of Democratic U. S. Senate nominee Graham Platner is facing backlash after using the phrase "first against the wall" in a social media comment aimed at a Democratic strategist who refused to support Platner....

21+ hour, 43+ min ago  (917+ words) The United States Supreme Court voted 6-3 Tuesday to uphold state laws barring biological males from playing on female-only sports teams. Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson concurred in part and dissented in part from the majority's opinion....

21+ hour, 44+ min ago  (263+ words) The City of Portland will activate cooling centers this week as dangerous heat is expected to settle over the city from Wednesday through Friday. The downtown Portland Public Library, located at 5 Monument Square, will serve as the city's cooling center…...

21+ hour, 43+ min ago  (126+ words) In fact, the decision merely keeps boys out of girls" sports. It doesn"t forbid boys claiming to be girls from playing on transsexual teams. The bottom line is so-called trans kids are welcome to be athletes " but not on…...