AP Top 25 poised for new No. 1 after Oklahoma upsets Texas

A freed man faces life back in prison after a Supreme Court ruling on the First Step Act

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two years after his release from prison, Patrick Dewayne Smith spends Sundays with his family in a modest brick church with a white steeple in rural Tennessee. He works two jobs. He goes to ball games to cheer for nieces and nephews he had never met. After serving 13 years for a […]

Republicans want Abdul El-Sayed to be the main character of the midterms. He's happy to oblige

PORT HURON, Mich. (AP) — Abdul El-Sayed, holding a handheld mic and wearing his signature V-neck black shirt, slowly shook his head as a woman at his town hall described how she burned through her savings after undergoing emergency brain surgery. “I’m really sorry for your experience, and I hope that you’re on the mend,” […]

Downtown Bucksport Thai and sushi eatery plans to expand and add ramen 

Chalee Thai-Sushi in Bucksport, which opened just over a year ago, plans to expand its menu and add dine-in seating in an adjacent building.

The story of how a German tourist ended up mistaking Bangor for San Francisco

A flight mistake turned Bavarian brewery worker Erwin Kreuz into a notable figure in Bangor history.

Can’t find a deer you shot in Maine? These dogs can help

The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife licenses trained handlers who use leashed dogs to track wounded or dead deer.