Dallin H. Oaks, the top adviser and likely successor to 100-year-old church president, encouraged congregants at the faith's recent conference to steer clear of contention and be peacemakers in their communities ahead of the Nov. 5 election.

Police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse violent demonstrators in Rome as tens of thousands pro-Palestinian protesters took to the streets in European cities and around the globe.

The event included two live owls which are native to Maine: our smallest owl species, a Northern saw-whet named Caribou and a great horned owl, the largest owl species in Maine, named Archie.

In less than 2 weeks, at least 1,400 Lebanese have been killed and 1.2 million driven from their homes as a result of Israel's attacks.

Crews were called out to 115 South Main St., near the corner at 9th Street, at about 10 p.m. for a report of a working structure fire.

Police from Mechanic Falls and the Oxford County Sheriff's Office were assisting at the scene. A section of Route 26 near the Hampton Inn was closed to traffic.

The program includes 12 preschool children and 13 high school students.

Lisbon Police Department confirms an ongoing investigation into hazing "involving multiple people" at the school.

The event at Veterans Memorial Park is to provide services and supplies.

With a vacancy on the Regional School Unit 73 board of directors, Livermore Falls selectmen want input on reasons why potential appointees want it.

Police said 42-year-old Thomas Welch died in spite of efforts by an Oxford County Sheriff's deputy and witnesses who made attempts to revive him.

The 13-member commission's study will be the first such review since 1998. 'It’s time for a new look at how Maine pays for school construction,' the governor says.

Shortly after midnight Thursday, police were called to a home in Mexico for a report of a sexual assault. The victim was taken to Rumford Hospital where she was examined, treated and later released, police said.

While police continued to investigate reports of gunshots near The Colisée about 6 p.m. Wednesday, police said it was from their annual firearms training miles away on River Road.

Rabbi Sruli Dresdner called for folks to come show support for their Jewish neighbors at Temple Shalom on Monday night as the community marks a year since the deadly Hamas attack on Israel.

An informational meeting and tour of the Sabattus River in Lisbon Friday informs people about a fishy project.

Maine's education commissioner says local officials from affected schools may uphold new protections in the Title IX updates because they are already guaranteed under the Maine Human Rights Act.

A child struck on his way to school is a tragic byproduct of the city ignoring speeding drivers, traffic congestion and little safety measures along a busy stretch of Minot Avenue.

The former Robinson Woolen Mill on King Street will be redeveloped into affordable senior housing.

Last month’s gain was far more than economists had expected, and it was up sharply from the 159,000 jobs that were added in August.

The Select Board's approval of a junkyard permit for Collins Enterprises of Wilton is contingent on sections of a fence being put back up.

The vests will add an extra layer of protections for firefighters who are sometimes called to dangerous situations.

Mike Pence is no longer standing beside Donald Trump and has refused to endorse the Republican nominee’s bid to return to the White House.

The brothers have said they killed their parents out of self-defense after enduring a lifetime of physical, emotional and sexual abuse from them.

Roughly half the victims were in North Carolina, while dozens more were killed in South Carolina and Georgia.

The sprawling lawsuit against several private landowners also asks Maine's Supreme Judicial Court to consider declaring rockweed a public resource, that can be collected even on privately owned intertidal land.

Golden, a Lewiston Democrat seeking a fourth term in the U.S. House, and Theriault, a first-term Republican state lawmaker from Fort Kent, took questions on key issues, including the economy, gun control and abortion.

Department of Justice policy advises against taking overt steps in political cases close to elections. Experts say prosecutors were following court orders in the latest Trump filing.

The union, the International Longshoremen’s Association, representing 45,000 U.S. dockworkers, went on strike early Tuesday after its contract expired in a dispute over pay and the automation of tasks at 36 ports stretching from Maine to Texas.

All 3 former Memphis police officers were convicted of at least one charge, but Tadarrius Bean and Justin Smith were acquitted of the civil rights charges.

The founder of the family-run tax mapping and assessing firm talks about how he got his start and ended up in Auburn more than 60 years ago.

Andre Maurice Bonneau, 64, is charged for his alleged role in the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the US Capitol.

Survey information from Andover residents guided the Andover Community Park Committee in their decision making for the park.

Kamala Harris’s appearance with Cheney marked her 5th trip to Wisconsin, a battleground state, since she started running for president in July.

‘I just kept putting one foot in front of the other,’ said David Jones, who trekked more than 5 hours to walk his daughter down the aisle.

With a new federal grant providing funds, students get to choose and keep their instrument of choice until their senior year of high school.

While city administration said the policy is meant to be a guideline and still ensures employees' First Amendment rights, several have said they're concerned by its ambiguous language that could leave employees facing disciplinary action. 

The restaurant, which opened in 1976, is located on Route 1 along the Cousins River and can be seen from I-295. It is listed for sale for $1.4 million.

Bedford Police Chief Daniel Douidi said no people or animals were harmed.

The teams from Maine Emergency Management Agency and the Maine Forest Service will depart for North Carolina on Thursday and Friday, the governor's office said.

Roger Moulton, 41, a school board member, is accused of “speeding, passing vehicles in the oncoming lane and flipping off other drivers who would not get out of his way," Auburn Deputy Police Chief Timothy Cougle wrote in an email.

The United States’ crumbling flood insurance system faces a new test after Hurricane Helene.

A taxpayer-backed loan could give Microsoft and Three Mile Island owner Constellation Energy a major boost in their unprecedented bid to steer all the power from a U.S. nuclear plant to a single company.

The decision delivers a small victory in the Biden administration’s ongoing fight to alleviate federal student loan debt.

U.S. authorities and Microsoft say hackers linked to Russian intelligence targeted dozens of former military and intelligence officials, journalists and civil society groups with a sophisticated campaign designed to steal information.

The former first lady, whose book 'Melania' hits shelves Tuesday, writes in the memoir that women must have the right to decide whether they want to have a child or not.

Israelis strikes in Lebanon have killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and several of his top commanders. Hundreds more airstrikes across large parts of Lebanon since mid-September have killed more than 1,000 people.

The new approach marked a shift in the U.S. trade relationship with China to increasingly take into account national security and human rights.