A Saco bicyclist struck by a hit-and-run driver on Friday has been released from the hospital, but investigators are still trying to determine who was behind the wheel of the pickup truck that hit him. The same Red Ford pickup truck that struck 40-year-old Michael Buck of Saco on Jenkins Road around 5 p.m. Friday also was […]
2018
No. 1 Alabama tops preseason Top 25; Clemson, Georgia next
Alabama will begin its quest for a second consecutive national championship with a rare three-peat. The Crimson Tide is just the second team to be ranked No. 1 in the preseason Associated Press Top 25 poll for three straight seasons. Alabama received 42 out of 61 first-place votes. No. 2 Clemson received 18 first-place votes. […]
Trump plan rolls back Obama’s coal emissions standards
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is set to roll back the centerpiece of President Barack Obama’s efforts to slow global warming, the Clean Power Plan that restricts greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants. A plan to be announced in coming days would give states broad authority to determine how to restrict carbon dioxide […]
‘The Sinner’ was cathartic for Emmy nominee Jessica Biel
NEW YORK (AP) — As a kid, like a lot of us, Jessica Biel practiced giving a speech in front of a mirror for that fairytale moment when she won a top award. But unlike most of us, Biel’s moment has a chance to come true — she’s nominated for an Emmy Award for best […]
US deports former Nazi camp guard, 95, to Germany
NEW YORK (AP) — The last Nazi war crimes suspect facing deportation from the U.S. was taken from his New York City home and spirited early Tuesday morning to Germany, the White House said. The deportation of the 95-year-old former concentration camp guard, Jakiw Palij, came 25 years after investigators first confronted him about his […]
Commentary: Wickens crash a reminder racing will never be safe
Race car drivers understand death, more so than other professional athletes. Nearly every driver at the top levels has lost a friend or a rival in a race, an acquaintance from another series, a driver they grew up idolizing. Death is a risk the drivers willingly take and their loved ones accept, knowing the passion […]
LePage calls lawmaker ‘repugnant,’ storms out of meeting on report that he didn’t interfere in timber decision
Maine’s legislative watchdog found no evidence that Gov. Paul LePage was directly involved in a February decision to divert timber harvested on public lands away from two Maine mills. But the governor quickly overshadowed that news by demanding an apology from lawmakers, singling out a member of his own party as the “most repugnant human” […]
Major road project begins this week in downtown Biddeford
Biddeford officials say a major road construction project will close streets and affect downtown traffic starting this week. The work on Lincoln Street in the heart of the city’s downtown is being done in preparation for the upcoming $40 million redevelopment of the Lincoln Mill. The Lincoln Street reconstruction project will include removing old pavement, raising […]
Ohio State trustees set Wednesday meeting on Meyer’s future
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State trustees set a private meeting for Wednesday to talk about the future of coach Urban Meyer as the university seeks to quickly move past a scandal that has consumed the football program for nearly a month. Meyer has been the subject of an investigation into the handling of domestic-abuse allegations […]
Kyle Busch not his usual dominant self at Bristol this time
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Kyle Busch had cars strong enough to contend for his third sweep at Bristol Motor Speedway. Instead, he had two eventful races and left the track without a win. Busch arrived at Bristol trying to add to his career 21 national victories on the bullring. He led the Xfinity Series race Friday […]
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