East Windham Conservation Area and Lowell Preserve united as Windham Community Forest

Al Pacino to get lifetime achievement award from the Screen Actors Guild

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Al Pacino has been named the next recipient of the SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award. The 86-year-old star of “Dog Day Afternoon,” “Scent of a Woman” and a trilogy of “Godfather” films is the 62nd actor to receive the highest honor handed out by the Screen Actors Guild -American Federation of Television […]

Local warehouse owner among the 6 people killed in Wisconsin plane crash

A prominent local warehouse owner died along with five other people when the plane he owned crashed in Wisconsin after ice built up on the wings during a thunderstorm. Menomonie Airport Commission Chairman Daniel Johnson said at a public meeting Wednesday night that longtime pilot Ron Riek died in the crash. Authorities have not yet […]

Trump, after bipartisan backlash, says Pentagon won't livestream execution of Fort Hood shooter

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that the Pentagon will no longer livestream the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan, after the announcement faced bipartisan criticism and Vice President JD Vance said he wouldn’t watch it. Trump said on social media that publicly airing the execution “might have been […]

Morning Update: What you need to know in Maine today

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Frustrated with Trump, voters overwhelmingly want change in Washington, an AP-NORC poll finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — A strong majority of voters believe that President Donald Trump is falling short at home and abroad, and they want major change in the upcoming midterm elections, according to a new AP-NORC poll that raises serious warning signs for the Republican Party at a critical moment. The survey from The Associated Press-NORC […]