Rashaad McKinney, 28, was sentenced to 77 months in prison for his role as a “straw-purchaser,” paying drugs or cash for firearms.

A lawyer for the WikiLeaks founder says former Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, who lives in Maine, made the offer on instructions from the president.

The child was younger than 5 and had not been vaccinated.

The Portland-based animal health company still reported a $1.3 million net loss for the year.

A Feb. 10 ruling, in response to a complaint filed in May 2018, concluded that the state "failed to provide necessary services in the most integrated setting appropriate to his needs." The state is still determining how to respond, but it could affect other individuals.

The couple stunned Britain with an abrupt announcement in January that they wanted to step back from royal duties.

The president commuted the 14-year prison sentence for the onetime contestant on 'Celebrity Apprentice,' who was convicted of wide-ranging political corruption.

A legislative panel approves rules from the Department of Health and Human Services that are a key step in implementing the new law.

Regulators typically shut down scallop fishing areas before the season is over to prevent overfishing and preserve the shellfish for future seasons.

U.S. census records can be a treasure trove of information, but the information gathered in 1940 wasn't very reliable, Liz Soares writes.

Lobster Unlimited of Orono is investigating whether the circulatory fluid can be a potential weapon against viruses and cancer.

It's a major step on the way to the first legal sales of the drug for recreational adult use.

As many as 1.6 million Floridians who have completed their prison sentences could regain voting privileges.

The law, which passed last year and is set to take effect in July, requires companies to get opt-in consent from customers before their data can be shared.

All proceeds from the new event will benefit the Dempsey Center.

David Flanagan will serve as executive chairman of the electric utility's board of directors, and CMP President and CEO Doug Herling will report directly to him.

Water service was restored late Tuesday to businesses in Shaw's Plaza and those on Kennedy Memorial Drive after workers repaired a 12-inch water main break at the entrance to the plaza that was reported around noon.

Internet companies are already required to delete such posts.

Eat in an igloo, celebrate Leap Year, learn from a Michelin-starred chef and try Maine surf and turf.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology agrees in a court settlement to make its website and online educational videos more accessible to people who are deaf and hard of hearing.

Her original sentencing date earlier this month in the death of Marissa Kennedy was postponed due to bad weather.

The Connecticut residents were treated for mild hypothermia, but their snowmobiles ended up at the bottom of North Twin Lake near Baxter State Park.

Waterville police Chief Joseph Massey presented Officer Timothy Hinton with the Police Department's Medal of Valor on Tuesday for his work during a high-speed chase Dec. 22, 2019, in which Hinton was shot twice.

The bill now goes to the full Legislature for consideration.

The nation, where more than 5 million people are severely food insecure, is even less prepared than its neighboring countries to deal with a plague.

Bloomberg's rivals have telegraphed an array of potential attacks for Wednesday's Democratic debate in Las Vegas.

The Diamond Princess, with 3,711 people aboard, has become a 'source of infection' for the new virus from China, one outbreak expert says.

The proposed ordinance change details where and under what circumstances marijuana-related businesses may operate in Gardiner.

Rodney Reed, 57, of Topsham was killed when he lost control of his bicycle on a trail at Bradbury Mountain State Park in Pownal Monday.

Emily Baker, 14, and Ashlin Baker, 12, who were recently killed in a car crash, were honored Tuesday morning with songs, slideshows and prayers at a celebration of life at Lawrence High School in Fairfield.

Some business owners have seen their customer traffic cut by more than half.

The Greater Augusta Utility District, the city of Augusta and the Kennebec County commissioners have signed on to a deal to generate solar power.

The survey, conducted Feb. 10-13, is the first public poll of the 2020 U.S. Senate race.

The senior administration official wrote an inside-the-White House account that painted the president as inept and dangerous.

Augusta and Waterville area police reports for Feb. 18, 2020.

The adjutant general of the Maine National Guard gave the State of the National Guard report Tuesday to a joint convention of the House and Senate in Augusta.

The water main break at the entrance to Shaw's Plaza off Kennedy Memorial Drive occurred around noon and crews shut off water service at 4 p.m. and it is expected to be off for at least several hours.

The maker of iPhones said revenue will fall short of previous forecasts in the fiscal second quarter because production has been curtailed.

Gardiner police Detective Sgt. Todd Pilsbury said the fire that damaged some wooden pallets appeared to be started with newspaper and cardboard.

The president also pardons former NYPD Commissioner Bernie Kerik and grants clemency to financier Michael Milken.

The measure would largely apply to nonviolent and low-level felonies and would exclude any crimes against a child or person over age 65.

The character, donning Polar Bear apparel, announced her early acceptance at the end of the Sunday's episode.

The home goods retailer's South Portland store is not on the list to be shuttered.

But the switch could lead to lower rates over 30 years, according to an analysis by independent consulting firm London Economics.

The notorious Boston crime boss wrote her more than 70 letters from prison.

Andrew Forbis, 44, was taken into custody after an eight-hour standoff in Buxton on Monday.

Neither Trooper Connor Willard, nor others were injured.

The organization is hoping to work out a potentially mammoth victim compensation plan.

The major investments are part of Sugarloaf 2030, released Tuesday.

The social studies teachers are among 11 educators nationwide to win spots in the research program.

The treaty would end America’s longest war.

Some 480 flood warnings and alerts were issued across England on Monday, officials say.

The death of Sarah McCarthy, 28, is still under investigation after she was found Sunday.

State and local governments would also lose $46 million worth of grants used to beef up airport security.

Days of heavy rain force authorities in Mississippi and Tennessee to release more water, worsening the flooding for people living downstream.

Republicans want more focus on repairing roads and bridges; Democrats want to add staff and improve programs for disadvantaged residents.

Jury selection begins Wednesday in a case built around a story so sensational it inspired a feature film and a six-part documentary.

The fundraiser will be held Feb. 27 at 49 Franklin.

A city official estimates that joining a consortium with other large-scale electricity users, such as L.L. Bean and Nestle Waters, could save the city roughly $500,000 a year.

Robert Smith of Vista Equity Partners leads the pack with $5 billion.

The move will not affect GM’s U.S. operations, a spokesman says.

A nearly 400-year-old painting that had long been attributed to someone in his workshop has now been judged a work of the Dutch master himself.

She joined the LPGA in 1955 and the Hall of Famer's 82 wins place her second on the all-time list.

He led the United Auto Workers union from the industry's dark days of the early 1980s to the prosperity of the mid-1990s.

Connecticut is considering eliminating the state's religious exemptions from certain vaccines for public school students.

A loophole could let stores hand out plastic bags thick enough to be considered suitable for multiple uses.

Students at Skowhegan Area High School share their successes from the school's JMG program.

The two carjackings occurred Sunday in Lowell, Mass., and Nashua, N.H.

Groups specifically geared to the LGBT community are a recent phenomenon even in Massachusetts, where same-sex marriage was legalized in 2004.

Gary Blankenship has a court date Friday that could lead to him moving farther "off the radar."

Debate is intensifying over a referendum aimed at reversing a law that eliminates religious and philosophical exemptions for childhood vaccinations

Augusta and Waterville area police reports for Feb. 17, 2020.

Roads were closed for several hours Monday as police negotiated with a man inside a residence.

Amazon, the company he founded, has an enormous carbon footprint.

City leaders, criticized for a lack of public input, to hold a public hearing Feb. 27 over the former Hannaford location on Willow Street just across Cony Street from Augusta City Center on the east side of the Kennebec River.

The $50,000 tax increment financing grant will allow the owners to reroute sewer lines, repair the roof, secure the windows and remove an old boiler.