AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine Governor’s Energy Office says the price of heating oil has risen over the last two weeks. The statewide average cash price for No. 2 heating oil was $2.22 per gallon this week. That’s up 8 cents over the last two weeks. The state’s average prices for kerosene and propane also increased, though […]

PRESQUE ISLE (AP) — Police in Presque Isle, are warning of a possible bad batch of heroin after five overdoses — one of them fatal — within a four-hour period. The overdoses on Tuesday in the city of 9,600 residents in northern Maine served to bring the state’s epidemic of heroin and Fentanyl abuse into […]

SKOWHEGAN (AP) – Police in Maine are investigating after fake Facebook police pages were created that posted fictional crimes. Facebook was notified of a fake Skowhegan police Facebook page and a fake Augusta police page reporting crimes that never occurred. The fake sites were removed as of Monday night. Police in both communities have been […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Maine Rep. Chellie Pingree is helping lead a group of lawmakers in support of hops research. Hops are flowers of the hop plant, and they’re used to impart flavor and aroma to beer. More than 100 lawmakers are calling for the U.S. Department of Agriculture to increase its commitment to research of […]

KENNEBUNK— Habitat for Humanity of York County is inviting skilled contractors and/or crews to join its Framing Blitz from Monday, Jan. 9 to Sunday, Jan. 15. The training for volunteers is a one-week, high energy building project that will make the foundation of concrete into a framed home in West Kennebunk. Contractors are asked to […]

LYMAN—Town of Lyman officials are reminding residents that the Maine Residents Property Tax and Rent Refund Program has been repealed and replaced by a refundable Property Tax Fairness Credit that can be claimed on the Maine Individual Income Tax Form. Those who don’t file State of Maine Income Tax form can call 626-8475 for assistance. […]

SANFORD — The snowfall inland could be heavy at times this afternoon and by the time it is all said and done, those living  just a few miles  from the coast could see as much 6 to 8 inches of snow on the ground. As well, winds, gusting as high as 50 miles a hour, […]

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump hammered rival Hillary Clinton during the presidential campaign for failing to prevent the attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, when she was secretary of state. Soon he’ll be the one responsible for protecting America’s diplomats, but he’s offered virtually no insight into how he’ll do that. After the 2012 […]

DALLAS (AP) — A police dashcam video released five months after a Texas officer shot a black man appears to show the man walking away as the officer fired, and the man’s lawyer says he was not a threat. David Collie was shot in the back, leaving him paralyzed, lawyer Nate Washington said Wednesday. Police […]

BERLIN — German prosecutors said Wednesday that they have detained a Tunisian man they think may have been involved in last week’s truck attack on a Christmas market in Berlin. The 40-year-old, who wasn’t identified, was detained in Berlin during a search of his home and business, federal prosecutors said.  The man’s telephone number was […]