Madawaska halves production budget for concert featuring Nashville singer

Firefighters get a handle on Spokane wildfires as tens of thousands remain evacuated

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Firefighters have taken advantage of cooler weather to begin getting a handle on wildfires that have displaced tens of thousands of people around Washington state’s second-largest city, but hotter, drier and breezier days lie ahead. Officials reported Wednesday that firefighters had established containment lines around the perimeters of all three fires […]

Nanny says Lindsay Clancy appeared to be a loving mother before killing her 3 children

Months before Lindsay Clancy strangled her three children, she lost significant weight, couldn’t sleep and complained of postpregnancy mental health issues, the family’s former nanny testified at her murder trial Wednesday. But the nanny never worried the Massachusetts mother might be a danger to her children or to herself. “I observed a wonderful mom who […]

Appeals court says fishermen's claim in lobster defamation suit raises First Amendment questions

The plaintiffs sued the Monterey Bay Aquarium after the aquarium's Seafood Watch conservation program placed American and Canadian lobster on its do-not-eat "red list" in 2022.

UMaine field hockey seeks bounceback season after underwhelming 2025 campaign

The Black Bears have struggled of late, going just 7-12 in their last 19 conference regular season games.

Watts Hall Community Arts presents Y2K Night on Aug. 28

THOMASTON — Watts Hall Community Arts will host Y2K Night, a throwback dance party featuring the biggest pop, hip hop, dance and club hits of the late 1990s and early 2000s on Friday, Aug. 28 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Watts Hall, 174 Main St. in Thomaston. Featuring music by DJ Souz, Y2K Night […]