By The Associated Press on Dec 20, 2021 06:03 pm The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention numbers showed nearly a six-fold increase in omicron's share of infections in only one week. Read more... »
By Troy R. Bennett on Dec 20, 2021 06:00 pm While it's no Star of Bethlehem beaming down over a stable, it's still worth finding in the night sky. Read more... »
By The Associated Press on Dec 20, 2021 05:50 pm A child who was "too young to have been vaccinated" against COVID-19 is the first person under age 18 from New Hampshire to have died from complications related to the virus, health officials said Monday. Read more... »
By Judy Harrison on Dec 20, 2021 04:49 pm The tribe is appealing a 3-2 decision issued in July by the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that found the 1980 Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act gave ownership of the land but not the river to the Penobscots. That ruling upheld a decision by a federal judge in Maine. Read more... »
By Valerie Royzman on Dec 20, 2021 04:24 pm A former school board member, teacher and coach from Milo will serve nine months and one day in prison for sex crimes involving a former student, according to the district attorney’s office. Read more... »
By Sawyer Loftus on Dec 20, 2021 04:22 pm Gary Rich, a 74-year-old Bangor man who was struck by a car while he was crossing the street Friday night, has died, according to Bangor police. Read more... »
By The Associated Press on Dec 20, 2021 04:09 pm Cases are surging in parts of the U.S., particularly the Northeast and Midwest, though it's not always clear which variant is driving the upswing. Read more... »
By The Associated Press on Dec 20, 2021 03:43 pm Commercial shrimping has been shut down in New England since 2013 because of concerns about the health of the shrimp population and warming ocean temperatures. Read more... »
By The Associated Press on Dec 20, 2021 03:28 pm In the lawsuit Trump contends the probe into matters including his company's valuation of assets has violated his constitutional rights in a "thinly-veiled effort to publicly malign Trump and his associates." Read more... »
By The Associated Press on Dec 20, 2021 03:06 pm In separate statements Sunday, the Democrats said they had been fully vaccinated with two doses and a booster and their symptoms were mild. Read more... »
