Letter: Why I support Dani O’Halloran

These 25 Maine areas could see more investment under federal program

Qualified Opportunity Zones are designed to help draw private, long-term investment to low-income areas.

Ex-Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip pleads guilty to lesser charge in 1997 murder

Former Oklahoma death row prisoner Richard Glossip, who spent nearly 30 years incarcerated and was on the brink of execution three times for a 1997 murder, pleaded guilty to a lesser charge, his attorney said Thursday. Glossip had been sentenced to death over the killing in Oklahoma City of his former boss, motel owner Barry […]

Witnesses who watched a Brooklyn building come crashing down felt helpless amid the chaos

NEW YORK (AP) — Before the screams started, Dervie Mapp heard loud popping noises outside her Brooklyn apartment. She bolted out of bed to the kitchen window and watched as a neighboring building came crashing down, raining three stories of bricks and twisted metal. Stunned survivors cried out amid thick dust and piles of rubble […]

Midcoast town still contending with toxic carpet pile 25 years later

The site has been vacant and unused since the 1990s and is contaminated with metals and inorganic contaminants.

UMaine hockey’s Lipinski making significant strides after ‘tough end’ to freshman season

The sophomore forward enters this weekend’s series against Vermont on a three-game points streak after going scoreless in his first seven games.