California prisons fail to stop guards from sexually abusing women, Justice Department finds

Ellsworth newspaper lays off employees

Chris Crockett, the newspaper’s publisher, confirmed on Thursday that some employees were let go.

Bangor’s city council may reconsider tax deal for homeless housing

The deal would reimburse the developer for 75% of the project's property taxes over a 30-year period.

Mangione expected to plead guilty in federal case over UnitedHealthcare killing, AP source says

NEW YORK (AP) — Luigi Mangione is expected to plead guilty as early as Friday in the federal case accusing him of stalking and killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, according to a person familiar with the matter. The person, who was not authorized to talk publicly about the case and spoke to The Associated Press […]

1 injured after Old Town bridge collapses during reconstruction

The bridge was in the process of being replaced by the Maine Department of Transportation.

Forbes editor out; report says he took $6M from founder of firm that does business with magazine

The top editor of Forbes left his job last month and was reportedly dismissed for accepting $6 million from the founder of a firm that does business with the magazine. The New York Times reported this week that Randall Lane was paid by RJ Shook, whose company, Shook Research, worked with Forbes since 2016 to […]