KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan policewoman shot and killed an American adviser outside the police headquarters in Kabul today, the latest in a rising tide of insider attacks by Afghans against their foreign allies, senior Afghan officials said. The woman, identified as Afghan police Sgt. Nargas, had entered a strategic compound in the heart […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — An unwavering National Rifle Association said Sunday that new gun regulations would not make children safer and that a White House task force on gun violence may try to undermine the Second Amendment. The organization blasted “a media machine” that it said relishes blaming the gun industry for each new attack like […]

KENNEBUNKPORT (AP) — Officials on Sunday continued searching for two young men who attended a Maine boat-building school and disappeared without a clue after a small party at one of their houses. Police said 21-year-old Zachary Wells of Burlington, Vt., and 23-year-old Prescott Wright of Barnstable, Mass., were last seen drinking beer with a small […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — As winter begins, an interactive, online calculator can help Maine homeowners estimate the costs of keeping warm and see how they can save money. The calculator is available on the LePage administration’s Energy Office website at www.maine.gov/energy. It allows homeowners to estimate their heating costs based on different types of fuels, their […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Real police have caught up with a man they say impersonated a Cumberland County sheriff ’s deputy in order to extort money from a resident of a Windham home. Police say 26-year-old Steven Shaw was arrested over the weekend on several warrants while hiding in the attic of an Augusta home. He […]

BARING (AP) — A grandmother has died in a twovehicle crash on Route 1 in the eastern Maine community of Baring, while her 8-yearold grandson suffered minor injuries. State police say a pickup truck driven by 55-year-old Lynn Roderick of Princeton was heading north at about 2:20 p.m. Sunday when it attempted to pass another […]

ORONO (AP) — Officials say the bodies of two brothers have been found in a burnedout house following an early morning fire Sunday in Orono. The Fire Marshal’s Office says the victims are believed to be 49-year-old Cris Davis of Milford and 47-year-old Randy Davis. They were killed in a fire that was discovered shortly […]

RUMFORD (AP) — The parent company of a large paper mill in western Maine has emerged from bankruptcy protection. NewPage Corp. has announced that it has completed its financial restructuring after receiving financial backing and a revolving credit line of 15 months after filing for bankruptcy. NewPage employs about 900 employees at its mill in […]