Brooklyn building collapse raises questions about city oversight and safety precautions

Police release names in fatal Hermon crash

One person died and three were hospitalized after the Tuesday night crash on Billings Road.

Joe Biden's White House memoir is an unapologetic defense of four years sandwiched between Trump

ATLANTA (AP) — As presidential memoirs go, Joe Biden’s is a relatively brief 480 pages. But Biden’s effort, set for a Tuesday release, serves the genre’s usual purpose of providing an unapologetic defense of his time in the White House. Biden pulls no punches on Donald Trump, blasting him for his election denialism, his role […]

How Maine’s 2-decade-old school consolidation effort continues to unravel

More than a dozen towns attempted to withdraw from regional districts, though only one succeeded on the ballot.

‘Quiet the Sirens’, Colonial Theatre teams up with Upwell Psychiatry for a Robbins Lumber fire recovery fundraiser

BELFAST – The Colonial Theatre is partnering with Upwell Psychiatry to present “Quiet the Sirens”, a documentary film focusing on psychedelics-based treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in first responders. All proceeds from ticket sales will go directly to first responders recovering from this year’s fire at the Robbins Lumber Mill.  This one-night special presentation […]

Rescues are underway in New Orleans after a tanker hits a river cruise boat on the Mississippi River

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A tanker struck the American Heritage river cruise paddleboat in New Orleans on Friday with 129 passengers aboard, partially submerging the boat. Rescues were underway on the Mississippi River, officials said. Authorities did not immediately release whether there were injuries or deaths. Video from the scene showed the much larger Atlantic […]