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1 week ago in Sports
A’ja Wilson wins her third straight WNBA MVP and record fifth overall
A'ja Wilson won the WNBA MVP on Thursday for a third straight year and record fifth time overall. Besides her three-peat, Wilson also won the award in 2020 and 2022.
1 week ago in World
Canadian author Anne Carson wins literature Nobel for ‘bold and inventive’ works that blend genres
Canadian poet, essayist and translator Anne Carson won the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for "bold and inventive" works that fuse the classical and the modern and blur the boundaries of poetry and prose.
1 week ago in Local
Former Scarborough police lieutenant accused of falsifying records pleads not guilty
A former Scarborough police lieutenant accused of falsifying records pleaded not guilty in court on Thursday.
1 week ago in Local
1 dead, 1 injured after vehicle crashes into 2 homes in Ellsworth
A passenger in a truck that crashed into two Ellsworth homes overnight Thursday morning has died. Ellsworth Police say Paul…
1 week ago in Sports
Fan interference denies Anthony Volpe a tying homer as Yankees get swept by Rays in ALDS
With the Yankees' season at stake, Anthony Volpe was denied a tying home run against the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 3 of their AL Division Series when a replay review determined a fan interfered with his drive to deep left field Wednesday night.
1 week ago in Sports
Brewers eliminate Padres with 3-1 win in Game 4, advance to NLCS rematch with Dodgers
Although outfielder Garrett Mitchell gracefully accepted congratulations for robbing Manny Machado of a tying home run late in the Milwaukee Brewers' Division Series-clinching victory, he clearly wasn't all that impressed with himself.
1 week ago in Entertainment
Mia Goth files for divorce from Shia LaBeouf nearly 10 years after the actors married
Mia Goth has filed for divorce from Shia LaBeouf nearly 10 years after the two actors were married. The petition filed Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court says the 32-year-old Goth and the 40-year-old LaBeouf have been separated since July 2025.
1 week ago in National, Trending
Hurricane Isaias is expected to get stronger on its way to Florida, Alabama and Mississippi coasts
Isaias surged toward the U.S. Gulf Coast on Thursday as the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, prompting mandatory evacuations, school closures and local government shutdowns in parts of Florida.
1 week ago in Local
Maine Man Sentenced After Being Caught on Video Stealing Guns from Pawn Shop
The break in occurred on August 10 of 2025.
1 week ago in Local
MaineHousing Releasing $4 Million For Early Home Heating Assistance
Priority households include those with older adults, young children, and people with disabilities.
1 week ago in National
Christa Pike is angry and confused after surviving execution attempt, attorney says
Christa Pike was "angry and confused" in the hours after regaining consciousness following Tennessee's failed execution attempt, first asking, "Where am I?" her lawyer said Wednesday.
1 week ago in Sports
49ers’ Kyle Juszczyk wins appeal on fine over ‘Juice’ celebration that NFL said imitated beer chug
San Francisco 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk won his appeal over the fines issued by the NFL for what it deemed an "offensive" celebration when he imitated drinking a beverage, which the league said looked like he was chugging a beer.
1 week ago in Local
Threat prompts evacuation at Bangor middle school
A Bangor middle school was evacuated briefly due to a threat on Wednesday morning.
1 week ago in Local
Man charged with murder in stabbing death under Tukey’s Bridge in Portland pleads not guilty
The man accused of stabbing and killing a Portland woman on the Back Cove trail pleaded not guilty at a bail hearing on Wednesday.
1 week ago in Entertainment
Eva Marie Saint, star of ‘North by Northwest’ and ‘On the Waterfront,’ dies at 102
Eva Marie Saint, the pale, willowy actor who won an Academy Award for her first movie, "On the Waterfront," and starred opposite Cary Grant in the Alfred Hitchcock thriller "North by Northwest," has died. She was 102.
1 week ago in World
South Korea signals military exemption cuts for athletes after Asian Games backlash
South Korea's sports minister says the government will review the military service exemption for gold-medal winning athletes after public backlash to some controversial comments from winners at the Asian Games.
1 week ago in Sports
Padres avoid elimination, beat Brewers 4-3 in NLDS Game 3 with Cronenworth’s HR, King’s relief
When right-hander Michael King dramatically emerged from the bullpen in a darkened Petco Park to pitch in the eighth inning of Game 3 just two days after he made a five-inning start in Game 2, the San Diego Padres' desperate determination to extend their season was clear.
1 week ago in National, Trending
Tropical Storm Isaias forms, is forecast to become a hurricane and hit US Gulf Coast this week
Tropical Storm Isaias formed early Wednesday in the warm waters off eastern Mexico and forecasters said it was expected to strengthen into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season before hitting the U.S. Gulf Coast later in the week.
Collins, Jackson meet in first Maine Senate debate
Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins distanced herself from President Donald Trump during her first Maine Senate debate with Democrat Troy…
1 week ago in Local
Maine Man Pleads Guilty to Crash in Acadia National Park
Prosecutors say the man turned himself in two days after crashing his pickup truck into a tree