As the number of dead and stranded seals washing up on southern Maine beaches rises by the day, researchers are linking the sudden die-off to decades of chemical pollution that made the seal population vulnerable to toxins and disease. “We don’t think there is any possibility that these animals are biologically healthy,” said Susan Shaw, […]

Two people were taken to area hospitals Sunday morning after a van and sport utility vehicle collided at the intersection of Bald Hill Road and Ricker Road in New Gloucester. Sgt. Marc Marion of the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said their injuries were not life-threatening. Marion said a 2015 Toyota Sienna van operated by Lisa […]

ISTANBUL (AP) — Unknown attackers fired shots at a security booth outside the U.S. Embassy in Turkey’s capital early Monday, but U.S. officials said no one was hurt. Ankara governor’s office said six shots were fired from a moving white car towards the embassy compound at 5:30 am (2:30 GMT). Three of the bullets hit […]

An 11-year-old Naples boy who went missing Sunday afternoon for several hours was located and reunited with his parents Sunday night, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. Capt. Craig Smith said Anthony Labrecque of 411 Harrison Road was last seen around 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Five deputies and four game wardens spent most of the […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The very mention of Manchester still brings Ariana Grande to tears. The singer cried during an interview Friday with Ebro for Beats 1 on Apple Music as she shared thoughts on the 2017 concert in England, when a suicide bomber killed 22 people. She said that terrorists “want you to be […]