BANGOR (AP) — A Maine woman charged in the death of her newborn son has been sentenced to nine years in prison after changing her plea to guilty. Twenty-one-year-old Fairfield resident Kayla Stewart pleaded guilty Wednesday to manslaughter under an agreement in which prosecutors dropped a murder charge. The judge proceeded to impose the sentence […]

PORTLAND (AP) — A Maine father accused of killing his 3-month-old son faces up to 15 years in prison. Eugene “Charlie” Martineau of Standish pleaded guilty Wednesday to manslaughter under an agreement in which prosecutors dropped a murder charge. The agreement calls for a sentence recommendation of 10 to 15 years in prison. No sentencing […]

WESTBROOK (AP) — Maine-based Idexx Laboratories Inc. is being added to the Standard and Poor’s 500 stock index. Idexx CEO Jonathan Ayers said Wednesday it’s an honor to be included in the market index that’s based on 500 large companies traded on the New York Stock Exchange or NASDAQ. He said it’s a testament to […]

PORTLAND (AP) — The federal government is changing some of the rules about how fishermen harvest tuna in an attempt to protect one of the species. The National Marine Fisheries Service has said the rule change is designed to steer fishermen who catch yellowfin tuna and swordfish via longline away from bluefin tuna. Globally, Atlantic […]

RENO, Nev. Much of Northern California and the Sierra Nevada braced for potential flooding into the weekend as a winter storm that dumped more than 2 feet of snow around Lake Tahoe made its way toward Utah and the Rockies. Stiff winds toppled a towering evergreen tree into an Oregon home, killing an 8- year-old […]

WASHINGTON Hardening battle lines for the brawl to come, President Barack Obama urged congressional Democrats to “look out for the American people” in defending his legacy health care overhaul, while Vice Presidentelect Mike Pence stood firm Wednesday in telling Republicans that dismantling “Obamacare” is No. 1 on Donald Trump’s list. “We’re going to be in […]

JE YANG, Myanmar Every afternoon, dozens of teenage girls at the school for displaced children line up on the grounds, dressed in white uniforms with belts of various colors: yellow, blue, white. They kick high and jump with glee before settling into their exercises, shouting in Japanese as they punch into the air. The reason […]

MADISON (AP) — The buyers of a recently shuttered Maine mill say they hope to redevelop part of the property. Madison Paper Industries closed in May. The mill had been producing paper since 1978. A joint venture of New Mill Capital Holdings, Perry Videx and Infinity Asset Solutions purchased the Madison Paper Industries mill from […]