Graduate workers union reaches tentative agreement with UMaine System

Richard Sterban, member of the celebrated country and gospel group The Oak Ridge Boys, dies at 83

Richard Sterban, the bass vocalist of the Grammy-award winning gospel quartet The Oak Ridge Boys and a country music hall of famer, died Saturday, his family and the band said in a statement. He was 83. Sterban, who had been with the band since 1972, died in Hendersonville, Tennessee, due to complications from bronchitis and […]

Orono football stands tall on final play to win 8-man state title

“We have a saying around here,” said Orono head coach Bob Sinclair. “Offense wins games. Defense wins championships.”

SpaceX’s Starship returns from orbit and is captured by launch pad arms in a dramatic first

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX’s Starship made a triumphant return to Earth on Saturday, caught in midair by giant mechanical arms where its journey began 22 hours earlier. It was the grand finale that Elon Musk and his team hoped for — the first-ever capture of a Starship flying back from space. But with […]

Deputy working security at South Carolina gun show fatally shoots customer who shot him

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A deputy working security at a gun show in South Carolina fatally shot someone who fired on him Saturday, authorities said. The Lexington County deputy was taken into surgery and was in stable condition, the sheriff’s office said in a statement. The sheriff’s office did not release any additional information about […]

Albany football deals UMaine its ninth consecutive loss

The University of Maine football team’s nightmarish season continued on Saturday afternoon. The University of Albany’s Great Danes scored on their first three possessions and coasted to an easy 37-3 win over the punchless Black Bears at Bob Ford Field in Tom and Mary Casey Stadium in Albany. The Great Danes, 7-4 overall and 5-2 […]