Bangor Daily News
A Blue Hill high school is building a new main entrance despite making staff cuts
George Stevens Academy led a specific $2.1 million fundraising campaign for the project that entered its final public phase this spring.
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5mWreckage found of Pan Am plane crash that helped lead to today's safety briefings on every flight
The wreckage from a Pan Am plane crash in the ocean 74 years ago that helped lead to requirements for the passenger safety briefings on every flight today has been found off the coast of Puerto Rico. The talks flight attendants deliver about how to inflate a life vest or find the exits on a […]
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4mSusan Collins presses Pentagon on stalled promotions for women and minorities
The hearing put Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth before senators facing questions and protests over the U.S. war with Iran, which he estimated has cost $37.5 billion so far.
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4mMexican man killed after ICE encounter in Florida was on vacation, officials say
MIAMI (AP) — A Mexican man who was struck and killed by a tractor trailer in Florida after running from federal immigration officers was vacationing in the U.S. and had a tourist visa, according to a Mexico official and a group assisting his wife. Juan Jairo Coronilla Durán, 28, died July 14 after authorities said […]
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2mPolice traffic stop preceded 4-car crash on I-95
The Monday afternoon crash happened on the northbound side of the highway in the central Maine town of Sidney.
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1mDown East church fire ruled arson
The Monday morning fire started near the rear of the church and damage was largely limited to the exterior.