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First US refueling aircraft arrive at air base in Bulgaria to support Middle East operations

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — The first two U.S. military aircraft intended to provide support for operations in the Middle East arrived Friday at an air base in southeastern Bulgaria, drawing a complaint from Iran as Bulgarian residents have also been protesting the deployment. The Trump administration has faced pushback from some European allies over the […]

Mobile milking system for sheep focus of upcoming UMaine Extension workshop

GARDINER – University of Maine Cooperative Extension, in collaboration with University of Vermont Extension, will host a dairy sheep mobile parlor and milk quality workshop from 1 to 3 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 20 at Oaklands Farm, 335 Lincoln Ave. in Gardiner. Attendees will observe a dairy sheep mobile milking system in operation and learn […]

Over 15,000 pounds of tuna landed in Maine this week

Captain Tyler McLaughlin aboard F/V PinWheel won the $25,000 top prize with an 878.5-pound, 117-inch bluefin caught Monday.

45th case reported in Penobscot County HIV outbreak

In nearly all of the reported cases in Penobscot County, the people affected also tested positive for hepatitis C, the Maine CDC reported.

Jurors in Lindsay Clancy's trial visit the home where she killed her children

DUXBURY, Mass. (AP) — Jurors walked through the Massachusetts home where Lindsay Clancy strangled her three children, a rare visit Friday that let them see firsthand the place where an outwardly ordinary family life unraveled into tragedy. After being driven past two businesses relevant to the narrative of the January 2023 killings, jurors were escorted […]