An official says the fire appeared to have started in a chimney and spread into a ceiling. No one was injured.

The deal is for quick-change barrel kits for .50-caliber machine guns mounted on vehicles, boats and helicopters.

Ann LePage will present Blue Star Banners to the families of several members of Maine’s military serving on active duty from the midcoast area.

More than 30 student teams are testing their real-world skills at engineering, math and science.

New federal poverty guidelines could reduce the number of people who will be cut from MaineCare, the state’s Medicaid program, as a result of federal funding waivers granted recently to the LePage administration.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. job market is proving surprisingly strong and raising hopes that the economy will be resilient enough this year to withstand a budget standoff in Washington and potentially deep cuts in federal spending.

AUGUSTA — As part of Christopher Mosher’s sentence on a charge of domestic violence, he got two years probation and was required to complete a certified batterers’ intervention program.