BOSTON (AP) — Aaron Hernandez ambushed and shot to death two men after a chance encounter inside a Boston nightclub, prosecutors said Thursday as they announced new murder charges against the former NFL star, who was already awaiting trial in another shooting death. The victims in the 2012 killing, Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado, […]

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors is recalling about 8,200 midsize cars to fix a problem with the front brakes. It’s the sixth recall announced by the company this week and the 24th this year. Since January, GM has recalled about 11.2 million cars and trucks. The latest recall affects 2014 Buick Lacrosse and Chevrolet Malibu […]

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Six workers have been injured in an explosion at a Knoxville, Tenn., steel mill, fire officials said. One worker was critically burned in the Thursday night blast, Knoxville Fire Department Capt. D.J. Corcoran told local media outlets. “We don’t know if it was a steam burn or a metal burn, but […]

BANGOR (AP) — The former finance director of the Passamaquoddy Tribe’s Pleasant Point reservation has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of stealing more than $20,000 from the Maine tribe. Charles Fourcloud has been in federal custody since April 25 when he was arrested in California after federal authorities in Maine obtained […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH (AP) — An out-of-court settlement has been reached in a wrongful termination lawsuit brought against Old Orchard Beach by its former town manager. At a special town council meeting this week, councilors voted to give final approval to an agreement reached weeks ago at a mediation session. Terms of the deal remain […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Two lighthouses off the coast of Maine are being auctioned by the federal government. The Portland Press Herald reports that Halfway Rock Light Station off Harpswell and Boon Island Light Station off York went on sale Wednesday, as part of a federal program to rid the government of the expensive-tomaintain structures. Private […]

BANGOR (AP) — A military veteran who served in Iraq has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for stealing more than 400 pounds of copper from a VA hospital, which he sold to support his drug habit. Because Derek Conrad Less of Richmond has already been held six months since his arrest, he […]

PORTLAND (AP) — A Lewiston man already listed on Maine’s sex offender registry has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for sending child pornography over the Internet. A federal judge said 44- year-old Fredrick Butler Jr. is “incapable of stopping” himself after handing down a sentence that included a lifetime of probation upon release. […]

BANGOR — A Richmond man was sentenced Thursday to time served, six years of community confinement and three years supervised release for stealing copper to support his drug addiction. Derek Less, 26, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Bangor for stealing more than 400 pounds of copper wire and pipe fittings from the U.S. […]

The Times Record reserves this space to correct errors appearing in our news columns. We ask readers who are aware of factual errors to telephone Managing Editor Rob Montana at 504-8209. In the article, “Brunswick gets moving on the Mall,” on page A2 of Thursday’s edition, it was stated the Healthy Maine Streets program was […]