WAYNE — A Fayette man was shot Monday morning when a person hunting wild turkey accidentally fired a 12-gauge shotgun in his direction, authorities said. The man, Richard Hannibal, was walking dogs along Richmond Mills Road when a single pellet from the round struck him in the chest, said Lt. Kevin Adam of the Maine […]

KENNEBUNKPORT — Former first daughter Barbara Bush has tied the knot. Bush, 36, married screenwriter boyfriend Craig Coyne, 37, Sunday at Walker’s Point in Kennebunkport, Maine, her father, former President George W. Bush, announced in a statement Monday. The new bride, donning a custom Vera Wang gown, was escorted down the aisle by her father, […]

An explosion and fire Monday at the Irving Oil refinery in Saint John, New Brunswick, could potentially affect Maine’s supply of gas and heating oil. The facility is the largest supplier of the state’s gasoline, diesel fuel and heating oil. The president of the Maine Energy Marketers Association said that until the scope of the […]

No progress has been made in locating a Waterford man who has not been seen since Friday afternoon, authorities said Monday. Deputy Zane Loper of the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office said Ricky Howard, 49, was reported missing by his wife. Howard was last seen at his home on 440 Norway Road in Waterford. Since his disappearance, Loper […]

LIMINGTON — Two of three family members allegedly involved in an altercation on Boothby Road in early July have been indicted by a York County grand jury. Walter Sellick, 64, of Limington and his son, Joshua Sellick, 37, of Hollis, each face formal charges handed up by the grand jury stemming from the July 7 […]

SANFORD – One candidate says 15 years in public safety, first as a firefighter and for the past several years as a police officer, qualifies him to tackle issues like school safety and the opioid crisis in the Maine Legislature. Republican Matthew Harrington, 31, a Springvale resident who is a police officer in neighboring Kennebunk,  […]

MIAMI (AP) — Michael gained new strength over warm tropical waters amid fears it would swiftly intensify into a major hurricane before striking Florida’s northeast Gulf Coast, where frantic coastal dwellers are boarding up homes and seeking evacuation routes away from the dangerous storm heading their way. A hurricane hunter plane that bounced into the […]