LEWISTON (AP) — An outbreak of mumps has been reported at two Maine colleges. Two cases have been confirmed at Bowdoin College in Brunswick and a spokesman for Bates College in Lewiston says eight of its students have been diagnosed with the disease since the beginning of October, but none have an active infection now. […]

WALDOBORO (AP) — Maine State Police say a fugitive who escaped police through a hole in his home in September has been arrested after a SWAT team standoff in Waldoboro. Brian Bennett was taken into custody at about 7:30 a.m. Friday. Police closed nearby Waldoboro Elementary School as a precaution. Police tell WCSH-TV they fired tear gas […]

WESTBROOK (AP) — Cities and towns across Maine are considering temporarily banning businesses from selling marijuana as voters prepare to decide Tuesday whether the drug can be legally sold in the state for recreational use. Passage would allow retail stores and social clubs to open around the state. However, municipalities would be allowed to decide […]

LONDON (AP) — A 21-year-old Italian aristocrat has died after he collided with a truck while riding his bicycle in central London — the eighth cyclist to die this year on the city’s streets. Family, friends and fellow students mourned Wednesday for Filippo Corsini, who was studying international business at Regent’s University. He was killed […]

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Street battles between supporters and foes of a mayor being tried for corruption left at least two people dead and 33 hurt Wednesday in a natural gas-rich town in Peru’s Amazon, authorities said. The clash in the town of Curimana was triggered by the decision by Peru’s national electoral council to […]