Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial postponed indefinitely amid double jeopardy fight

Paul LePage aims to serve in Congress as long as ‘health and sanity’ allow

LePage will be 78 by Election Day and would be one of the oldest freshman congressmen in history if he wins the seat.

US school vaccination rates inch down yet again and exemptions reach record high

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates inched down again last year and the share of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high, according to federal data posted Monday. The fraction of kids exempted from vaccine requirements rose to 4.2%, up from 3.6% the year before. That’s an estimated 155,000 children nationally during […]

Maine man accused of killing infant daughter won’t have bail lowered, judge rules

Shawn Samuels is charged with depraved indifference murder in the death of 12-week-old Lyla Samuels.

Arts on the Hill: The Hot Suppers

ROCKPORT — Join The Hot Suppers for an evening of live music at Beech Hill Preserve at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 19 as part of Coastal Mountains Land Trust’s Arts on the Hill series. The Hot Suppers are widely enjoyed midcoast Maine musicians who meld captivating original songs with their favorite rock, blues, old […]

Teenager dies in rollover Fort Fairfield ATV crash

The driver of the side-by-side ATV turned hard left while accelerating, the Maine Warden Service said.