TOLEDO, Ohio The armed robbery suspect hiding out in a camper in rural Michigan heard state troopers closing in, so he dashed into a field and crouched among the 6-foot-tall cornstalks. What he didn’t know was that police had eyes on him from above. Drones are fast becoming an essential tool for more law enforcement […]

Election Day is Tuesday. The Times Record asked candidates in contested local races to tell us, in 500 words or less, the issues they would address if elected, and how. Here are their responses. Brunswick TOWN COUNCIL AT LARGE Kathy Wilson Previous elected experience: Councilor At Large for the last three years Candidate’s statement: I […]

Is there a better way for outdoor enthusiasts to spend four days than mountain hiking on a range of magnificent summits, sea kayaking along perhaps the most spectacular section of the Maine coast and biking a network of scenic, off-road trails that weave through mountains and around secluded ponds on an island paradise? That’s exactly […]

This week’s storm knocked out power throughout Maine and struck the Midcoast the hardest. Many residents have plugged in their generators for electricity and are firing up chain saws to clear debris. Here are some tips from Maine Emergency Management Agency and Central Maine Power Company on using those tools safely and correctly. Chain Saws […]

BILLINGS, Mont. Environmentalists sued the administration of President Donald Trump on Thursday seeking to pry loose details of plans to shrink national monuments and marine areas and open them to more resource development. The lawsuit alleges the White House Council on Environmental Quality and the Interior Department illegally ignored Freedom of Information Act requests for […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Money is continuing to pour into the campaign for a casino in southern Maine in the final days leading up to the election. Campaign finance reports indicate nearly $700,000 has been contributed in recent days to Progress for Maine, a political action committee. That includes $450,000 from gambling entrepreneur Shawn Scott’s Capital […]

PORTLAND (AP) — A New York man has pleaded guilty to introducing misbranded animal drugs into interstate commerce. Prosecutors say 55-year-old Alain Lamontagne, of Middletown, New York, pleaded guilty on Wednesday in federal court. Court documents say he operated a business in New York that sold dietary supplements, intravenous drugs and other supplies for horses. […]

BOSTON (AP) — The Anti-Defamation League says anti-Semitic incidents have increased in New England. The New York civil rights group that’s focused on anti- Jewish attacks said in a report Thursday there have been 132 incidents recorded in the region from Jan. 1 through Sept. 30. The organization says that’s a 32 percent increase over […]

WASHINGTON Special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election jumped forward this week with a 12-count indictment against two former campaign advisers to President Donald Trump and a guilty plea from another adviser. Several congressional committees are also investigating the meddling, and whether there is any link to Trump’s campaign. Here’s […]

WASHINGTON For years, Republican Rep. Mary Bono endured the increasingly suggestive comments from a fellow lawmaker in the House. But when the congressman approached her on the House floor and told her he’d been thinking about her in the shower, she’d had enough. She confronted the man, who she said still serves in Congress, telling […]