SOUTH PORTLAND (AP) — A Maine-based fuel management company has come out with a new mobile app aimed at helping motorists save money at the pump. Wright Express Corp., which provides payment processing services for commercial and government vehicle fleets nationwide, has launched an app that gives drivers the locations of nearby gas stations and […]

WINDHAM ( AP) — A Maine motorist who struck an 11-year-old boy while driving around a school bus faces three counts. A Cumberland County grand jury indicted 23-yearold Ryan Boucher of Lewiston on charges of aggravated assault, reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon and passing a stopped school bus. Windham police said the bus was […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Portland has approved a $280,000 project to dredge at the city’s cruise ship terminal. The Board of Harbor Commissioners on Thursday approved a permit that will allow a contractor to dredge Ocean Gateway Pier II — the so-called megaberth — for the world’s largest cruise ships. The state- funded project will begin […]

EDDINGTON (AP) — Police say text messaging behind the wheel likely played a factor in a fatal car crash in Eddington. Penobscot County Sheriff ’s Office Deputy Chief Troy Morton says the investigation has revealed that the driver was sending and receiving text messages in the moments before Wednesday night’s crash. Police say 44-year-old Tracy […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Efforts to patch up a gaping hole left by the courts in Maine’s public campaign financing law failed Thursday as the state Senate voted to remove the socalled “matching fund” provision from the law. The bill faces further House and Senate votes. After a debate that went on for more than two […]

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece has cleared a major hurdle in its race to avoid bankruptcy by persuading the vast majority of its private creditors to sign up to the biggest national debt writedown in history, paving the way for a second massive bailout. Following weeks of intense discussions, the Greek government said today that […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added 227,000 jobs in February to complete three of the best months of hiring since the recession began. The unemployment rate was unchanged, largely because more people streamed into the work force. The Labor Department said today that the unemployment rate stayed at 8.3 percent last month, the lowest in […]

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The University of Pittsburgh psychiatric clinic gunman wasn’t carrying identification and his fingerprints have yielded no clues to his identity, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office said today. The gunman’s fingerprints were run through a nationwide database used by police and federal agencies, including the FBI and CIA, to no avail. City […]

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The U.S. military signed a last-minute agreement today to transfer its main detention center in the country to Afghan control in six months — a key step toward a longterm pact on U. S. military presence in Afghanistan. The deal removes a sticking point that had threatened to derail talks between […]