Bangor tax bills expected to rise under proposed budget

Comedians Eric André and Clayton English settle lawsuit over drug search program at Atlanta airport

ATLANTA (AP) — Comedians Eric André and Clayton English have reached a settlement in a lawsuit they filed challenging a police program at the Atlanta airport that they said used racial profiling and coercive searches just as airline passengers, particularly Black passengers, were about to board their flights. The lawsuit, originally filed in October 2022, […]

Forensic pathologist details Tupac Shakur’s fatal wounds at Duane 'Keffe D' Davis trial

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Some members of Tupac Shakur’s family stepped out of the courtroom Tuesday before prosecutors showed photos from his 1996 autopsy at the Las Vegas trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis, who is charged with orchestrating the rap giant’s fatal drive-by shooting. Dr. Lisa Gavin, a forensic pathologist and medical examiner for […]

Penn State frat pledges were made to cut and bag cocaine for college drug ring, authorities say

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State fraternity pledges were made to cut and package cocaine for a drug ring that was run out of two off-campus frat houses, authorities said. The illicit initiation was revealed Monday as Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday charged 14 people — including 13 current or former Penn State students […]

After pushback, DNC votes against changing rules around ranked-choice voting

Maine Democratic Party Chair Charlie Dingman called it “a major victory for Maine voters.”

Bridgton man back home in Maine after months in ICE detention

Marcos Gaspar Da Silva is happy to be home but plans to seek counseling to try to recover from the experience.