Maine Community Foundation awarded $400,000 national grant to grow civic engagement from the ground up

Did you lose ashes, kitchen knife or fake skull? A Maine town's police wants you to come get your stuff

If you don't get your rear over there before January, the unclaimed property will be sold, donated or, in the case of the possible smelly gym bag, destroyed “in accordance with applicable law.”

1 dead and 3 injured after 3-vehicle crash in Gouldsboro

Heather Allen, 39, of Ellsworth died at the scene.

Authorities seek a motive in the mass shooting at an Idaho In-N-Out Burger

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Investigators on Monday were trying to determine what led a 24-year-old man to open fire at an Idaho fast-food restaurant over the weekend, in an attack that left three people dead and seven others wounded before authorities say he killed himself. Police Chief Matthew Hicks said Sunday detectives are confident […]

Michigan reports first 2 US deaths in outbreak of cyclospora

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Two people have died in the cyclospora outbreak in Michigan in the first confirmed deaths in the U.S. related to the microscopic parasite, state health officials announced Monday. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said both people had underlying health conditions that may have been impacted by the intestinal […]

One of Maine's best competitive eaters has no teeth

This weekend Alan Dill will defend his hot dog eating titles in back-to-back contests in Bangor and Dexter.