Dog dies in Maine house fire

Trump expands a voluntary pledge to protect consumers from high utility bills from AI data centers

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday will have governors and electricity companies join a voluntary pledge to shield U.S. consumers from higher utility bills from data centers — a sign of how the artificial intelligence build- out has become a lightning rod of controversy before the midterm elections. The president first announced the […]

Blaze destroys Aroostook shed

Firefighters kept the flames from spreading to a nearby home.

Wisconsin governor calls for transparency after Madison officer fatally shoots man with knife

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The police shooting death of a man who injured an officer with a knife while resisting arrest has roiled the city of Madison, Wisconsin, with Gov. Tony Evers calling for “transparency and accountability” in any investigation and community members gathering Thursday at a growing memorial for the man. Protesters marched Wednesday […]

Camden halts paid parking for rest of the year

Some business owners complained that paid parking lost them customers.

Why I didn’t shoot the coyote behind my house

"I’ve hunted coyotes and seen them in the woods while I’ve deer hunted," Erin Merrill writes.