KAVIK RIVER CAMP, Alaska Alaska’s North Slope was hit Sunday by the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in the region, the state’s seismologist said. At 6:58 a.m. Sunday, the magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck an area 42 miles east of Kavik River Camp and 343 miles northeast of Fairbanks, the state’s second biggest city. The U.S. […]
2018
Van L. McCullough
A memorial service for Van L. McCullough will be held Friday, August 17, 2018, at 11 a.m. at the First Parish Church in Brunswick, Maine.
120 Afghan forces, civilians killed in battle
KABUL, Afghanistan Four days of ferocious fighting between Afghan forces and the Taliban over a key provincial capital has claimed the lives of about 100 Afghan policemen and soldiers and at least 20 civilians, the defense minister said today. The staggering numbers provided by Gen. Tareq Shah Bahrami were the first official casualty toll since […]
Turkey tries to ease crisis, but currency keeps falling
ANKARA, Turkey Turkey’s central bank took action today to free up cash for banks as the country grapples with a currency crisis sparked by concerns over President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s economic policies and a trade and diplomatic dispute with the United States. The Turkish lira has nosedived over the past week and tumbled another 7 […]
Tri-State Lotteries
FridayMega Millions: 1-3-12-22-42Megaball: 6 Megaplier: 5Gimme 5: 3-4-6-27-34Day Pick 3: 3-3-5Day Pick 4: 3-9-6-8Evening Pick 3: 9-2-4Evening Pick 4: 9-0-0-2SaturdayPowerball:5-43-56-62-68 (24)Megabucks Plus:2-11-20-21-40 (1)Lotto America: 6-8-17-32-36(4)Day Pick 3: 0-0-4Day Pick 4: 3-8-0-9Evening Pick 3: 6-0-5Evening Pick 4: 0-4-0-3SundayDay Pick 3: 1-3-2Day Pick 4: 3-4-2-2Evening Pick 3: 8-6-5Evening Pick 4: 7-4-8-3
Midnight Madness!
BATH 12 a.m. As the clock turned to midnight and the calendar flipped to Monday morning, August 13th, the Maine high school fall sports season was officially underway. While most of the area athletes were in bed, resting up for that first day of intense practices and tryouts, the Morse High School football and cheering […]
Do the Pats have enough receivers Brady can trust?
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. Eric Decker has officially joined the New England Patriots receivers club, jumping into a pool with others looking to hurry up and get on the same page with Tom Brady. Beyond adding much-needed depth, it’s hard to say with any certainty what Decker’s impact will be with the offense. Because what the Patriots […]
Sale goes 5 in return
BALTIMORE Uncomfortable watching his teammates play without him and uncertain how he would fare after spending two weeks on the disabled list, Chris Sale was both excited and curious as he prepared to pitch again for the Boston Red Sox. Turns out, Sale was just as dominant as ever — maybe even more so. Sale […]
Browns ‘sticking’ with Taylor
BEREA, Ohio He’s still Baker the backup. Despite rookie Baker Mayfield’s stellar performance in his NFL preseason debut, the Cleveland Browns are not moving the No. 1 overall pick into the starting lineup ahead of Tyrod Taylor. “National hype,” quarterbacks coach Ken Zampese said, downplaying the outside push to elevate Mayfield after one game. “We […]
Rutgers running back surprising in N.Y. Giants’ training camp
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. Robert Martin of Rutgers might be one of the biggest surprises in the New York Giants’ training camp. No one expected much from the running back when the team reported in the last week of July. The 22-year-old from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, didn’t start for the Scarlet Knights last season and had to […]