The U.S. Coast Guard launched a six-hour search in Penobscot Bay this afternoon for a possible sinking boat but now suspects the call may have been a hoax.
March 2010
Two men indicted in Parkside shooting death
Two Portland men were indicted Friday in the shooting death of a man outside a Parkside apartment building on Feb. 10.
Sanford boy, 5, drowns in Mousam River
A 5-year-old boy drowned in the Mousam River in the Springvale area of Sanford this afternoon. The identity of the boy was not immediately available. Sanford Fire Department Captain Paul Morrison said the boy had been hiking along the Mousam Way Trail with his parents and at least one sibling when he fell into the […]
New offer, but still no deal for Pirates
The team’s CEO says ‘I’ve got the ball’ after the civic center responds to his revenue plan with a ‘simpler’ proposal.
Voters choose a breakfast champion
Restaurant chefs try out morning dishes on a crowd of hungry judges at a benefit cook-off.
Candidates for governor reach out to fishermen
Fishing and economic issues are highlighted as 12 hopefuls speak at the industry forum.
People & Entertainment
Principal apologizes for school’s choice of role models LOS ANGELES – The principal of a South Los Angeles elementary school has apologized after some children carried photos of O.J. Simpson, RuPaul and Dennis Rodman in a parade celebrating Black History Month. “Unfortunately, questionable decisions were made in the selection of noteworthy African-American role models,” Lorraine […]
Pentagon gunman thought gangsters ran U.S.
John Patrick Bedell said a ‘coup regime’ infiltrated the nation after the death of President Kennedy.
Brutal storms hit beaches hard
Replacing coastal sands and trees will take years
N.H. man pleads guilty to hiding evidence of killing
A mother was hacked to death and her 11-year-old daughter severely injured.