HONOLULU In a Cold War-era style diplomatic showdown, the United States unleashed a string of sanctions and ordered expulsion of 35 Russians in retaliation for alleged cyber-meddling against the U.S. election and Russia’s foreign minister said Moscow is weighing a move to kick out a like number of Americans. The confrontation, which had been festering […]

POWNAL The State Fire Marshal’s Office says a man has died this morning after fire destroyed his home in Pownal. The fire broke out at the man’s home on Elmwood Road around 1 a.m. and fire investigators located his body just before dawn, according to Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland. The apartment […]

LEBANON (AP) — Officials say a 75-year-old man is dead after falling into a furnace he was servicing in the town of Lebanon in southern Maine. Fire Chief Dan Meehan says the man was working on an old furnace underneath a grate in the floor when he fell in headfirst. Fire officials were alerted Wednesday […]

SANFORD ( AP) — A longtime former editor and columnist for the Portland Press Herald died at his home as he was showing a teenager a handgun and the gun went off while the boy was handling it, police said. Michael Harmon, 71, of Sanford, was fatally shot Wednesday evening, police said. Police said the […]

AUGUSTA ( AP) — The top lawyer for Gov. Paul LePage has left the administration and plans to start a new law firm with a former colleague. Avery Day, a former Pierce Atwood lobbyist, has served as LePage’s chief legal counsel since March. He previously served as a policy adviser to LePage on land-use and […]