NORTH ANSON (AP) — Authorities have identified the body of a man who fell into an abandoned well in North Anson, Maine. Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster says 74-yearold Wilbert Bailey was inspecting the well when he fell 30 to 40 feet into it head first on Tuesday. Authorities discovered Bailey’s body after responding to […]

WINDHAM (AP) — Police in Maine say a bicyclist was killed in a hit-and-run in the town of Windham. Police say 25-year-old Brandon Dumond, of Windham, was hit by the vehicle just before 7 p.m. Wednesday. They say Dumond was dead when officers arrived. Authorities say a single-car crash was reported a short time after […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Forbes magazine says Maine is the second-worst state in which to do business. The magazine’s annual ranking, issued Wednesday, put Maine behind only West Virginia. The report cited Maine’s high cost of doing business, strict regulatory environment, weak labor supply, and poor growth prospects. Maine has historically done poor in the ranking, […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — A judge will decide whether a 17- year-old Maine boy should be tried as an adult or a juvenile on charges that he killed his parents. Andrew Balcer is scheduled to appear Thursday afternoon in court in Augusta. Balcer is accused of killing Antonio and Alice Balcer in their Winthrop home. He’s […]

WATERVILLE (AP) — A Winslow woman is facing charges after police say they found her passed out in her car with a needle in her arm and her toddler in the vehicle. The Morning Sentinel reports 26-year-old Kathryn Hopkins was charged Tuesday with driving under the influence of drugs and endangering the welfare of a […]