House fire shuts down Christian Ridge Road in Ellsworth

Bangor police arrest man accused of nearly running over Maine Wire reporter

The incident, just before 8 a.m. Thursday on Odlin Road, was captured in multiple videos.

Dolly Parton's nephew wants more time to defend himself against restraining order from her estate

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dolly Parton’s nephew wants more time to get a lawyer in place to defend himself against a temporary restraining order granted to her estate against him and his security company. Representing himself, Bryan Seaver filed a motion Friday in a Tennessee court asking that a hearing on the order now set for Oct. 9 be delayed by about 10 days. The serious rift in the country music legend’s circle opened and spilled into public view weeks after her Aug. 25 death. She’s Alive, the entity founded to manage and protect her estate, accused Seaver in a court […]

Kristi Noem posts from a Maine moose hunt

The former Homeland Security secretary was accompanying her daughter, who bagged a bull on the hunt.

Maine Credit Unions kick off $100,000 challenge to support hunger relief

WESTBROOK – Maine credit unions are once again asking for the public’s help this October to provide food for neighbors in need through the 7th Annual $100,000 Ending Hunger Challenge. Throughout the month, Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger is working to raise $100,000 to help provide funding for 200,000 healthy meals across the […]

Christa Pike was on a ventilator and unconscious after failed Tennessee execution, attorneys say

Christa Pike was placed on a ventilator and unconscious in a hospital in the hours after her failed execution in Tennessee, her attorneys said in a court filing Friday. Hospital staff, her lawyers said, were working to save Pike’s life and clear the two doses of the drug that the state uses to execute prisoners. […]