The heat index, a measure of how hot it really feels, could hit 100 degrees Saturday in Portland and 105 in Sanford.
2019
Lewiston teen charged in Donald Giusti’s death to remain at Auburn jail
Emmanuel Nkurunziza, charged with assault at a youth facility, is also charged with manslaughter as a juvenile in connection with the 2018 death of a Lewiston man near Kennedy Park.
Gay bar in Portland replaces windows 28 years after vandals broke them
‘We’re at a point now where the bar is safe,’ Blackstones bar manager Carl Currie says.
‘El Chapo’ whisked away to ‘Alcatraz of the Rockies,’ lawyer says
Defense attorney Jeffrey Lichtman says federal authorities wasted no time in sending the convicted Mexican drug lord to the ultra-high-security prison in Colorado to begin serving his life sentence.
Two Franklin County men indicted on child-abuse charges
Residents of Industry and Phillips are accused of physically assaulting children under age 6.
Judge denies latest request in Maine man’s 17-year fight to overturn murder conviction
A jury convicted Foster Bates in 2002 of gross sexual assault and murder in the death of Tammy Dickson in 1994.
Augusta city councilor resigning effective end of July
At-large Councilor Corey Wilson has submitted his resignation because he and his family are moving out of the city.
Vehicles on east side of Augusta targeted for burglaries
Cellphones, laptops, clothes and pocket change were stolen from unlocked vehicles.
Youth baseball: Waterville set to host 11U Cal Ripken New England regional
City will host a regional tournament for a third straight year, with a World Series on deck in 2020.
Seth Carey growing hemp for his line of teas and skin care products
After an unsuccessful bid to become district attorney, Seth Carey is trying to grow hemp for a new line of herbal teas and organic skin care products.