The co-chair of a blue ribbon commission charged with reforming the state’s chronic highway funding shortfall pledged that the group will consider all options to reduce the state’s reliance on annual transportation bonds. The 15-member panel is scheduled to hold its first meeting in Augusta on Tuesday. Made up of lawmakers from both parties, private […]

HOWLAND — Maine State Police say two people are dead following a crash on Interstate 95 in Howland. Troopers said the driver was ejected and died at the scene Monday afternoon. They said two passengers were hospitalized, and one of them later died. Names weren’t immediately released. State police said the driver lost control and […]

WATERVILLE — Thomas College on Monday named its School of Education for Waterville natives and philanthropists Peter and Paula Lunder, whose gifts totaling more than $5 million helped establish the Center for Innovation in Education. The Peter and Paula Lunder School of Education offers a program that is the first of its kind in the […]

FARMINGTON — A veteran firefighter was killed Monday and seven other people – including six firefighters – were injured when a ferocious propane explosion leveled a recently constructed building after fire crews had arrived to investigate the smell of gas Monday, officials said. The blast was so powerful that it blew a vehicle across an […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will spend $20 million on a public awareness campaign about the dangers of vaping nicotine and cannabis products and step up efforts to halt the sale of illicit products amid a rise in vaping-related illnesses. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the actions Monday as part of an executive order. Many […]