Maine’s aging population needs expanded access to vision care

Penobscot County will give $7K to reopen recovery center if Bangor matches it

The combined amount would exceed what Together Place Peer Run Recovery Center needs to reopen and run for a year.

Man dies after shooting outside Lewiston tavern

A suspect has been identified and is cooperating with police.

George Lucas presents a galaxy of art that goes far, far past 'Star Wars' in new Los Angeles museum

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The new Lucas Museum of Narrative Art will serve “Star Wars” fans what they crave, but the saga George Lucas spawned represents just one small corner of the galaxy of creative work within the walls of the Los Angeles institution he calls a “temple to the people’s art.” The purpose of […]

Mississippi city where police killed one-year-old Kohen Wiley fires police chief

The police chief of a Mississippi city where one-year-old Kohen Wiley was shot and killed by police responding to a shoplifting call in June was fired Tuesday. Senatobia Police Chief Harold Vanderford submitted his resignation the same day, but the city’s board of aldermen declined to acknowledge it and instead voted unanimously to fire Vanderford, […]

Bangor's assistant city manager is resigning

Courtney O’Donnell will stay at City Hall until the end of November.