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Janet Mills and recovery advocates reach compromise to expand Good Samaritan law

By Caitlin Andrews on Apr 21, 2022 06:00 pm
Supporters of expanding Maine’s protections for people who seek help for drug overdose victims from criminal prosecution reached a compromise with Gov. Janet Mills on Wednesday.
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Bangor softball transfer gets 1st win despite not pitching since middle school

By Larry Mahoney on Apr 21, 2022 06:00 pm
Casey Carter found herself pitching Bangor's softball home opener, however she hadn't pitched since middle school. That didn't stop her from getting a win.
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American Aquafarms expected to take a ‘pause’ to figure out future of salmon farm

By Ethan Genter on Apr 21, 2022 06:00 pm
American Aquafarms can reapply for the leases and license, but it would likely add several more years to the permitting process.
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Husson baseball team is playing 12 games in 11 days

By Ernie Clark on Apr 21, 2022 06:00 pm
The Husson University baseball team has played 24 games already this spring, but its season really began Thursday.
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CNN’s streaming service shutting down a month after launch

By The Associated Press on Apr 21, 2022 05:28 pm
Executives said some CNN+ programming and employees will be absorbed into the television network and website but there will be layoffs.
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Augusta man shot by police charged with attacking federal guard

By Rosemary Lausier on Apr 21, 2022 05:12 pm
Derik Broox Wight, 41, entered the Edmund S. Muskie Federal Building with a knife and attacked a security officer, according to the complaint.
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ESPN ranks Cooper Flagg the No. 3 high school freshman basketball player in the country

By Ernie Clark on Apr 21, 2022 05:12 pm
The 6-foot-7, 200-pound forward who led Nokomis Regional High School to its first state championship last month  on Thursday was listed as the No. 3 prospect nationally among the Class of 2025, according to ESPN.
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Maine no longer has ‘severe drought’ conditions for 1st time since June

By Rosemary Lausier on Apr 21, 2022 04:41 pm
As of Thursday, 21.43 percent of Maine is “abnormally dry” with 5.9 percent experiencing “moderate drought,” impacting northern Oxford, Franklin, Somerset and Piscataquis counties and western Aroostook County.
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Bird flu drives free-range hens indoors to protect poultry

By The Associated Press on Apr 21, 2022 04:36 pm
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recommends that chickens be moved indoors to protect against the disease, but while some are keeping their hens inside, not everyone agrees.
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UMaine women’s basketball team lands St. John’s University transfer guard

By Larry Mahoney on Apr 21, 2022 04:30 pm
Idan Shlush has transferred to the University of Maine from Big East school St. John’s University in Queens, New York.
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