Maine State Police say a body has been found in a home that was destroyed by fire in Fort Fairfield. Spokesman Steve McCausland says investigators found the body in the basement Monday night and believe it’s the 90-year-old homeowner, Dawn Findlen, who lived in the home alone. Fire investigators say cause of the blaze is […]
Astronaut Jessica Meir will be leaving the International Space Station for a pair of spacewalks this month. The Maine native and fellow astronaut Christina Koch are scheduled for spacewalks on Wednesday and again on Jan. 20. They’ll be completing the installation of new batteries that store energy generated by the space station’s solar array. The […]
Gov. Janet Mills and Democratic legislative leaders have unveiled a health care proposal aimed at removing some copayments and combining markets to lower health care costs. The bill would let Maine manage parts of the exchange under the Affordable Care Act, combine the small group and individual markets, and cover yearly primary care and behavioral […]
Around 60 vehicles were involved in a crash on the interstate this morning near mile marker 174 in the Carmel area. It happened on the northbound side. State Police Spokesman Steve McCausland says there are multiple injuries and Lifeflight is assisting. Traffic is reportedly backed up for miles and drivers are advised to detour at […]
Officials say a police officer and a motorist were shot in an armed confrontation and high-speed pursuit in Maine. State Police say several cruisers were struck by bullets during the chase that started in Waterville and ended Sunday afternoon in the town of Canaan. Maine Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland said the shooting started with […]
Testimony is underway in the trial of a Maine man charged with killing his sister’s boyfriend in a late-night confrontation in the family home. Mark Cardilli Jr. waived the right to a jury trial, so a judge will determine his fate. Cardilli said he shot Isahak Muse in self-defense, but an autopsy indicates Muse was […]
CARIBOU, Maine (AP) — A man charged in connection with the deaths of two men in northern Maine has pleaded not guilty to all charges. Thirty-eight-year-old Bobby Nightingale is being held on murder charges stemming from the killings of 25-year-old Allen Curtis and 51-year-old Roger Ellis in August in Castle Hill. The Bangor Daily News […]
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine marijuana enthusiasts will probably be able to purchase their preferred products in retail stores by March 2020 after years of waiting. Voters approved legal adult-use marijuana at the polls in November 2016, and the road to legal sales has been long and bumpy. But a […]
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Gas prices are continuing to fall in northern New England. The latest GasBuddy price reports show New Hampshire’s prices dropped 2.2 cents per gallon in the last week, to $2.45. Vermont’s went down 1.4 cents, to $2.62 per gallon. Maine’s price also fell slightly, to $2.52 per gallon. The national average […]
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A United Airlines flight with more than 200 people aboard has made an emergency landing in Maine. A United spokesman says a cabin pressure issue diverted the Amsterdam-bound Flight 986 that had left San Francisco on Sunday afternoon to land in Bangor early Monday, local time. The spokesman says the 13 […]
