Suspect at large after shooting at Maine police officer

Firefighters save Maine barn from nearby house fire

A neighbor spotted heavy black smoke coming from the nearby home Sunday morning.

Cat dies in Maine house fire

Investigators believe the fire started near a wall outlet where an AC was plugged in.

Sentencing set for polygamous leader convicted of abuse in Arizona after girls discovered in trailer

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A polygamous sect leader already serving a 50-year federal prison sentence for orchestrating sex involving children is scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday on separate state convictions for hauling girls through a community in northern Arizona in an unventilated trailer. Samuel Bateman, 50, was convicted of three child abuse counts stemming from […]

Florida, hard-hit by Obamacare drop-off, feels the squeeze of rising healthcare costs

ST. CLOUD, Fla. (AP) — Florida chef Elijah Button was chopping onions in June when his knife slipped and sliced his middle finger to the bone. It was his worst kitchen accident to date. But having given up his Affordable Care Act health insurance plan in January because of a $100 monthly premium hike he […]

An equal rights amendment is long overdue

"It is up to us the voters to elect lawmakers who believe men and women should be treated equally."