Robert E. Purington III, 47, was sentenced Tuesday to a total of five years in prison.

The FBI says it has found no signs of any link between a cyberattack on computer systems of Pensacola and the recent attack at the naval air station there.

The gun's owner, a man from Poland, Maine, told agents he forgot he had the loaded gun in his bag.

James Sweeney was sentenced to 38 years in prison for beating Wendy Douglas with a baseball bat while she slept.

Hayden Marshall-Inman was among the 6 confirmed fatalities, which followed warnings of increased seismic activity on White Island, prompting some to question why tourists were allowed to visit the volcanic island.

Authorities say there were 24 Australians, nine Americans, five New Zealanders, four Germans, two Britons, two Chinese and a Malaysian on the island when the disaster struck.

Maine's 2nd District congressman says he has 'serious concerns' about the $1 billion plan to bring Quebec hydropower into the New England power grid via a new substation in Lewiston.

A woman reported that her husband was attacking her father at their Route 27 residence.

The move comes just months after the most recent been ended with an 8-way tie because they ran out of words to spell.

The 62,000-square-foot center has been listed with an asking price of $7.2 million.

Jurors in Sharon Carrillo's murder trial hear recordings in which she admits to participating with her husband in the abuse that killed 10-year-old Marissa Kennedy.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced agreement on a modified North American trade pact.

The Legislature's Government Oversight Committee approved a 'deeper dive' into the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services after an initial review and outside reports raised questions about accountability.

Community Health Options claims it is owed nearly $57 million for Affordable Care Act policies, and is the victim of a ‘massive bait-and-switch’ by the government.

Kimberly Pierce, 35, who began serving a 60-day sentence Monday evening, was found unresponsive in her cell Tuesday morning.

Democrats will charge President Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.

Fredriksson was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2002.

Though the vote was unanimous, some councilors were hesitant to accept such a large parcel, valued at about $885,000, with no established plan for how it will be used or how the town will pay for its management. 

The proposal scales back an ambitious plan to create a $16 million destination waterfront park, originally called Portland Landing, that has drawn criticism from some in the city.

The five-function vehicle will be financed through a 10-year lease-purchase agreement and comes amid a slew of spending for the Winslow Fire Department.

Guards at the South Portland facility knocked out two of the 11-year-old's teeth in 2017, the lawsuit contends.

The facility that would be built at the harness track property would cost the town $2.3 million per year to lease for 30 years.

Chelsey Cardilli testifies in the trial of Mark Cardilli Jr., saying her brother told her that Somali people are gang members, black people shot by police are at fault and Muslims are terrorists.

A special election to fill the seat will be held March 3, 2020.

Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler's gavel gets a vigorous workout in Monday's raucous meeting.

Thousands of pages of documents obtained by The Washington Post reveal deep frustrations about America's conduct of the Afghanistan war, including the ever-changing U.S. strategy.

Juice WRLD briefly awoke incoherent but later died after his plane landed at a Chicago airport on Sunday, authorities say.

The California congressman pleaded guilty last week to campaign finance fraud.

The Nov. 29 break was sparked by the unusual placement of a sewer pipe inside a stormwater pipe on Water Street in the 1970s and then encasing it in concrete.

Global commerce is losing its umpire and leaving countries unable to resolve trade disputes at the World Trade Organization.

A search for details of the life of Anneliese Heinig, the missing mother of two from Richmond, reveal a woman who is loved by family and friends but who also has struggled and had a history of conflict involving law enforcement.

Sentencing was delayed for both defendants Katherine and Douglas Theriault.

A salary survey indicated Augusta was paying its employees, on average, less than other comparable municipalities.

Central Maine area police reports for Dec. 9, 2019.

Eben Laliberte, a fourth-grader at Rangeley Lakes Regional School, recognized for preventing injuries and more damage to his family's home.

The shipyard will provide maintenance and modernization support for the Navy's destroyer forces.

Police divert southbound traffic off the highway at Exit 17 after a pickup truck bursts into flames near the southbound Exit 15 ramp during Monday's rush hour.

Starting out with a juniors fire training program, the Fairfield and Benton department has partnered with Mid Maine Technical Center in Waterville to offer hands-on experience to high school students in the hope they will join a department in the area or carry on elsewhere.

The legislation aims to curb rising health care costs, including taking steps to limit “surprise” medical bills that can plague patients treated in emergency rooms.

The governor had held the bill to boost pay of frontline workers over concerns that it might jeopardize federal Medicaid funding.

Arctaris Impact Investors has given itself until Dec. 16 to raise the money through a nonprofit.

House Democrats have reached a tentative agreement with labor leaders and the White House over a rewrite of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal.

The former Windham man must still serve a 25-year sentence on other charges after being convicted of causing an English man's suicide.

The missing and injured included New Zealanders and tourists from the U.S., China, Australia, Britain and Malaysia, the prime minister said.

The proposal by Sen. Rebecca Millett, D-Cape Elizabeth, would require the agency to investigate the best ways to monitor and control emissions and odors from petroleum storage tanks.

A former college baseball player, Peter Frates battled with Lou Gehrig’s disease and helped to inspire a challenge that raised $220 million to fight ALS.

The social worker testifies that she saw bruises and cuts on the 10-year-old's face but believed her parents when they said their daughter's injuries were self-inflicted.

Federal authorities are investigating a cyberattack on the city of Pensacola, Florida, home to the naval air station where a Saudi flight student killed three sailors and wounded eight others.

The findings undercut President Trump’s claim that he was the target of a 'witch hunt.'

News of his death brings tributes from many in government, business and academia.

The Supreme Court has left in place a Kentucky law requiring doctors to perform ultrasounds and show fetal images to patients before abortions

Police are not identifying the woman until her family has been notified.

The Judiciary Committee holds a contentious 10-hour hearing, with Democrats outlining their case against the president and Trump's allies railing against the ‘absurd’ proceedings.

The convoy carrying thousands or wreaths will travel down the coast and arrive at Arlington National Cemetary on Dec. 14.

Police said they have no reports of residents or pets injured by the animal, which officers killed.

Russian athletes will be allowed to compete in major events only if they are not implicated in positive doping tests or if their data was not manipulated, according to the ruling.

Thanks to them, 911 callers have yet to feel the pinch of rising costs and a jury-rigged and inadequate funding model.

Mark Cardilli Jr. is charged with murder in the death of Isahak Muse, who was his younger sister's boyfriend.

Travis Conway, 40, got a new heart when he was 13 and now has a new kidney, thanks to a former classmate who donated one to a kidney bank so he could receive one that was a match.

Charlie Hewitt, who who lives in Yarmouth, hung his first 'Hopeful' sign at Woodfords Corner in Portland last May.

About 100 people gather in Portland to celebrate the life of the 22-year-old who was shot and killed early this year – and to raise money to build a well in Africa.

NASA tucked some Christmas presents for the station's six-person crew, as well.

A Justice Department inspector general report is expected to say the FBI had a legitimate basis to open its investigation into ties between the Trump campaign and Russia.

Maine gets to enjoy a break from the cold days and nights, but it comes at the price of rain and wind. The dry air at the end of the week marks the return of colder days.

The House Judiciary Committee chairman says he expects the committee to vote soon on charges against President Trump that will focus on abuse of power on Ukraine and likely obstruction in the congressional inquiry.

Investigators are also trying to establish whether the killer in the attack at the Pensacola, Florida, naval base acted alone or was part of a larger plot.

Trump-ally Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., calls for Saudi Arabia to be suspended from a military training program after a student shot and killed three at a naval base.

Hundreds of skiers and snowboarders head to the hills in Newry.

Hundreds of skiers and snowboarders head to the hills in Newry.

Eight people have been hospitalized so far this flu season, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

On the most recent episode, the Massey family, which has three generations of law enforcement workers, spoke with Chief Jared Mills.

The Waterville recreation area hosted cross-country ski races Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., drawing approximately 100 participants from across the state.

The surfaces are safe to drive on, though, according to a Maine Department of Transportation official.

After shooting a rare perfect target, Gary Hamilton, owner of Farmingdale's Neilson's Sporting Goods, signed a sponsorship deal with Cooper Firearms of Montana.

Central Maine area police reports for Dec. 8, 2019.

The company's hardware store and showroom is almost completely restocked at a new temporary location at 10 China Road in Winslow.

A roundup of cases closed at courts in Augusta and Waterville.

Spinney gave Big Bird his warmth and Oscar the Grouch his growl for nearly 50 years.