The flight from New Orleans to Orlando is diverted to Pensacola and lands without incident.
August 2016
Churches criticize LePage’s racial profiling, lack of civility
The Maine Council of Churches, which represents 500 congregations statewide, is asking LePage to sign a ‘civil discourse covenant’ pledging to change his behavior.
Oxford 250: Holbrook a behind-the-scenes force
Seth Holbrook of Turner has been part of six teams that won the Oxford 250, and he’s looking to add to that total.
Thousands of pogies turn up dead in Portland Harbor, Casco Bay
The acting harbormaster says the die-off apparently is the result of predation by bluefish and stripers.
Man arrested after pointing gun at passing motorist in Windham, police say
Trevor J. McCutcheon, 24, of Gray is charged with reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon.
Central Maine forums to focus on reducing risk of substance abuse
The meetings in Gardiner and Augusta will deal with factors that can make people more likely to start abusing substances in the first place.
Suspicion persists that China still gets organs from executions
A criminal investigation launches following reports that an ailing Canadian got a kidney after a short wait.
Yarmouth Clippers Fall Sports Preview
Annika Murrin and her teammates won the Class B girls’ cross country state title a year ago for the first time. Murrin and Company are back for a repeat bid this fall. Yarmouth’s boys’ soccer team won its second consecutive Class B championship last fall and could be just as good this season. More photos […]
Disaster was ‘divine intervention’ for Vermont State Hospital
The dilapidated psychiatric facility, badly damaged by a storm in 2011, is replaced by a new system.
Lyman man fired gun after argument with wife, police say
Glen Waterman, 32, is charged with criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon.