Hermon race track will conclude its season with its biggest payout ever

Electric heater likely sparked Caribou fire in old ambulance being used as a camper

The owner returned from running errands to find the vehicle on fire, Caribou Fire and Ambulance Capt. Scott Dow said Friday.

Congregants celebrate the reconstruction of one of America's oldest Black churches

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — The reconstruction of one of the nation’s oldest Black churches, where congregants gathered in secret before building a meeting house in Virginia, was celebrated Friday. Hundreds of residents gathered for a community-wide re-dedication of the original First Baptist Church of Williamsburg, which was established in 1776 by enslaved and free African […]

BDN’s Callie Ferguson takes home top New England journalism award

Ferguson was named AP Sevellon Brown NE Journalist of the Year for her coverage of ICE raids and arrests in Maine.

Embattled Madawaska town manager resigns and forfeits public hearing

The Select Board had suspended David Daigle more than a month ago over his handling of the Northern Maine Summerfest.

Severe turbulence injures at least 8 aboard Avianca flight, forcing emergency landing in Miami

At least eight people were injured when an Avianca flight encountered severe turbulence and had to make an emergency landing in Miami early Friday. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said that one person was rushed to a trauma center with severe injuries while seven others were taken to area hospitals in ambulances after the plane landed shortly […]