SANFORD — A police dog named Dutch tracked a Sanford suspect through backyards, over fences and up a sidewalk to an apartment building Thursday afternoon, where police say the wanted man was found hiding in a bathroom. Maine State Police said Sanford Police had requested a police dog to help them locate Marty Rich Byrd, […]

MIAMI (AP) — Unsure where Hurricane Dorian is going to land over Labor Day weekend, many Florida residents faced a sense of helplessness as they prepared for what President Donald Trump said could be an “absolute monster” of a storm. “All indications are it’s going to hit very hard and it’s going to be very […]

A fire that started in a garage spread to an attached home in Sanford Thursday afternoon, causing significant damage to both structures. Capt. Eric Neubert of the Sanford Fire Department said a relative of the home’s owners had finished mowing the lawn and had placed the lawnmower in a garage at 8 Foothill Lane when […]

Maine health officials are warning about an active season for Eastern Equine Encephalitis, a potentially fatal mosquito-borne disease. The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention has not reported any activity in the state for EEE, but officials are urging residents and visitors to minimize risk, in light of increases seen in other Northeast states, […]