Letter: Bangor lawmakers wrong on rental registry

HBCUs are underfunded. A legal effort starting in Missouri seeks to fix it

An effort to address decades of underfunding at some historically Black colleges and universities kicked off Wednesday with a lawsuit against the state of Missouri. Students and graduates of Lincoln University in the state’s capital of Jefferson City allege the lack of financial resources undercut their education and devalued their degrees. More than a dozen […]

As Army moves to execute Fort Hood shooter, questions about procedure linger

The former U.S. Army officer convicted of killing 13 people in the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, is scheduled to be executed by firing squad in December in what would be the first military execution in more than 65 years. The announcement stunned an attorney who had represented Nidal Malik Hasan in a […]

Maine volunteer search and rescue organization finds new home in Orono

DEEMI is Maine’s largest volunteer search and rescue organization.

Watch live forums with Bangor City Council and School Committee candidates

School Committee candidates will speak at 5:30 p.m., and City Council candidates will begin at 6:30 p.m.

Swatting hoax prompted Bangor middle school evacuation

Bangor police searched the school “out of an abundance of caution,” and nothing was found.