PORTLAND (AP) — A Maine man accused of chasing and firing at another man as children were preparing to catch their school bus is going to prison for 18 years for being a felon in possession of ammunition. Forty-four-year-old Jerome Hudson was subject to enhanced sentence guidelines because of prior convictions for drug offenses and […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Maine officials say seasonally adjusted unemployment rose slightly in the state from August to September. The state’s Department of Labor reports preliminary seasonally adjusted unemployment rose from 5.6 percent in August to 5.8 percent in September. The figure is down one percentage point from a year ago. Officials say the number of […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Gov. Paul LePage is urging Mainers to get involved in an upcoming basketball tournament that supports children who have been impacted by domestic violence. The Republican governor highlighted the Taylor Tip- Off Tournament alongside the Maine Athletic Club and members of the Maine Swish basketball team at the Augusta YMCA on Tuesday. […]

WILTON (AP) — A Maine firefighter is facing an arson charge for allegedly setting a small blaze at an outdoor music theater in the village of East Dixfield. An investigator with the state Fire Marshal’s office says Jason Baldwin set a fire at the Countryfolk Music Theatre on U.S. Route 2 on Oct. 15 and […]

EAST MILLINOCKET (AP) — Two people have been arrested on charges that they were running a methamphetamine lab in East Millinocket. Maine drug agents say 31- year-old Beau Pelletier and 33-year-old Cynthia Burley were taken into custody Tuesday night after a search of their Main Street apartment and charged with drug trafficking. Investigators say they […]