HEBRON (AP) — State Police in Maine are investigating the discovery of the bodies of a man and woman found in a house in Hebron. Police say on Thursday that a neighbor discovered the bodies and detectives are now investigating the deaths. They say the home is located on Marshall Pond Road. Police did not […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine is covered in snow, but that doesn’t mean the drought is over. The Maine Drought Task Force meets Friday in Augusta to discuss the drought and how the task force intends to proceed heading into the winter. The U.S. Drought Monitor says more than two-thirds of the state remains either abnormally […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s new batch of legislators may take up the construction of a privately run rehabilitation facility in Augusta next month. Republican Gov. Paul LePage is looking for other locations for a proposed 21-bed facility after an arcane law allowed Democratic leaders calling for more oversight of the facility to block construction in […]

ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — A man who killed an Alabama convenience store clerk more than two decades ago was put to death Thursday night, an execution that required two consciousness tests as the inmate heaved and coughed 13 minutes into the lethal injection. Ronald Bert Smith Jr., 45, was pronounced dead at 11:05 p.m., about […]

PORTLAND (AP) – A business-led education advocacy group is holding a conference in Portland that will focus on increasing the number of skilled workers in the state. Educate Maine held its Education Symposium on Friday from at an event designed to bring together business, public policy and education leaders for presentations and workshops. The organization […]