By The Associated Press on Aug 27, 2021 05:47 pm A Maine man who was falsely accused of reckless conduct and criminal threatening five years ago has been awarded $90,000 in damages from the lawsuit filed against his accusers. Read more... »
By The Associated Press on Aug 27, 2021 05:32 pm The last of a new class of stealth destroyer left the Maine coast for sea trials on Friday. Read more... »
By Sawyer Loftus on Aug 27, 2021 05:14 pm Thadius Wind, 47, was initially arrested June 14 and charged with criminal threatening, terrorizing with a dangerous weapon and violating conditions of release after the standoff that closed down Stillwater Avenue for several hours. Read more... »
By The Associated Press on Aug 27, 2021 05:10 pm U.S. intelligence agencies remain divided on the origins of the coronavirus but believe China's leaders did not know about the virus before the start of the global pandemic, according to results released Friday of a review ordered by President Joe Biden. Read more... »
By Lia Russell on Aug 27, 2021 04:56 pm Some Ellsworth children will have to start the school year in quarantine after coming into contact with an adult at an Eastbrook day camp who tested positive for COVID-19. Read more... »
By Sawyer Loftus on Aug 27, 2021 04:24 pm Hillary Goding, 28, of Old Town was arrested and charged with manslaughter June 6 after her daughter, Hailey Goding, was pronounced dead at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center that same day. Read more... »
By Judy Harrison on Aug 27, 2021 04:08 pm Penobscot County Treasurer and former Bangor School Committee member John Hiatt was indicted Friday by the Penobscot County grand jury on charges related to his alleged harassment of a female friend. Read more... »
By The Associated Press on Aug 27, 2021 04:03 pm "The success of the Taliban opens the way for radical groups to step up their recruitment operations globally. It is much easier for them now, and there is more receptivity," said Hassan Abu Haniyeh, an expert on Islamic militants based in Amman, Jordan. Read more... »
By The Associated Press on Aug 27, 2021 03:41 pm The Biden administration said half of U.S. adolescents ages 12-17 had gotten at least their first COVID-19 vaccine, and the inoculation rate among teens is growing faster than any other age group. Read more... »