A violent storm system unleashed dozens of tornadoes across the Midwest and Plains on Sunday morning, killing at least five people in Oklahoma.
April 2012
Photos: Human remains near Titanic shipwreck site
These photos show a coat and boots in the mud, which federal authorities believe is evidence of where a victim came to rest.
NBA: Bradley sparks Celtics
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The days of Avery Bradley being just defensive guard for the Boston Celtics are seemingly over.
Richmond softball rolls to win in opener
VINALHAVEN — Danica Hurley, Ciarra Lancaster and Kelsie Obie each had three hits to lead the Richmond High School softball team past Vinalhaven 19-1 in the season opener for both teams Saturday.
SNAPSHOT: Saturday on the river
A trio of kayakers paddle past a small rapids in the Kennebec River between Mill Park and the former American Tissue paper mill in Augusta on a sunny Saturday afternoon.
Around the globe, Titanic’s sinking remembered
ABOARD MS BALMORAL — In the birthplace of the Titanic, residents gathered for a choral requiem. In the North Atlantic, above the ship’s final resting place, passengers will pray as a band strikes up a hymn and three floral wreaths are cast onto the waves.
Paving plant quits Augusta for Windsor
A paving plant that angered its neighbors in Augusta and was exiled by city officials has relocated to Windsor.
Privatized busing divides residents
LITCHFIELD — When Larry Nadeau Jr. rode the bus to school, Sylvia Morrill and Betty Jo Wade were the bus drivers. Now Morrill ferries Nadeau’s two daughters to their schools on the bus.
Some worms’ waste is area businessman’s gold
BELGRADE LAKES — Jonathan Dyer enjoys introducing visitors to the slithering creatures in his basement.
A new way to net funding
FARMINGTON — Kevin McShane invents fun and educational games that his Cascade Brook School students enjoy playing.