3 weeks ago in Local

Auburn city councilors advance limits on lot rent increases for mobile homes

Auburn's city council advanced a mobile home rent stabilization ordinance at Monday night's meeting.

3 weeks ago in Local

Portland police issue dozens of citations as part of stepped-up traffic enforcement

Portland police issued 64 citations during a traffic safety enforcement operation on Monday.

3 weeks ago in Local

Portland Media Group’s former head of production inducted into MAB Hall of Fame

Steve Schneider is being inducted into the Maine Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame.

3 weeks ago in Lifestyle

Fishing closures are becoming routine as record heat warms rivers in the US West

Trout need cool water to survive, but record heat this summer has driven water temperatures to lethal levels for fish. Wildlife officials are banning fishing during certain hours on rivers and streams across the U.S. West, following an exceptionally dry winter and amid widespread drought.

3 weeks ago in Sports

Alec Burleson hits 3 homers for Cardinals at Yankee Stadium after trade deadline passes

After the frenzy of Monday's trade deadline, Alec Burleson hit a trio of two-run homers off three different pitchers, including a drive into the second deck in right field that capped a seven-run eighth inning as St. Louis outslugged the New York Yankees for a 13-7 victory despite blowing a six-run lead.

3 weeks ago in World

Firefighters scramble to contain fires outside Athens before winds and high temperatures return

Firefighters west of Athens raced to exploit a break in high winds on Tuesday, working to strengthen containment lines as forecasters warned that stronger gusts and rising temperatures would return in the coming days.

3 weeks ago in National

Musk likely to face tough questions during SpaceX’s first earnings call as a public company

Investors in Elon Musk's space company get a chance to question him Tuesday after SpaceX issues its first quarterly earnings since going public.

3 weeks ago in Entertainment

Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos lead $200M project to save 100 of globe’s most threatened species

Foundations funded and co-founded by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos have launched an initiative committing $200 million to revive 100 of Earth's most threatened species, including endangered lemurs, salamanders, pangolins, pigs and echidnas.

3 weeks ago in Sports

Top FIFA officials Wenger and Grafström distance themselves from Infantino’s World Cup sell-off plan

Two senior FIFA executives — coaching great Arsène Wenger and CEO-like secretary general Mattias Grafström — distanced themselves Tuesday from their boss Gianni Infantino's failed plan to sell stakes in future World Cup profits to private investors.

3 weeks ago in Lifestyle

School backpack overload: Heavy bags can strain kids’ bodies

Backpacks can be fashionable and functional, but they can also be too heavy — weighed down by digital devices, musical instruments, sports equipment and more. Some kids carry home a laptop or tablet and textbooks, too.

3 weeks ago in National

Oil prices gain and global shares are mostly higher after a rally on Wall Street

TOKYO (AP) — Global shares were mostly higher Tuesday following a rally on Wall Street that was helped by easing…

3 weeks ago in Local

Tiger shark caught off Massachusetts could be sign of warming waters

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press Nate Rouette and his brother Nelson went shark fishing on Cape Cod hoping for an exciting catch,…

3 weeks ago in Local

Maine Joins 24 States to Sue Over Trump’s New Tariffs

The United States last month imposed double-digit tariffs on 59 countries and the European Union

3 weeks ago in Local

Sen. King Introduces Bill to Boost Medicare Doctors’ Payment

King says reimbursement rates for physicians were last set in 1992.

3 weeks ago in Local

Hannaford Recalling Ground Beef Sold at Farmington Store

Hannaford says the meat may contain foreign material.

3 weeks ago in Sports

Notre Dame and USC agree to resume football rivalry with a 4-game series starting in 2030

The Notre Dame-Southern California college football rivalry will start again in 2030. The schools announced Monday they have agreed to a four-game home-and-home series. Notre Dame will play in Los Angeles on Aug. 31, 2030, and the Trojans will visit South Bend, Indiana, on Aug. 30, 2031. The meetings in 2032 and 2033 will be played in the first three weeks of the season.

3 weeks ago in Sports

MLB trade deadline: Red Sox add Adley Rutschman, Phillies land Luis Arraez

The Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies took big swings Monday ahead of baseball's trade deadline, with the Red Sox adding three-time All-Star catcher Adley Rutschman a few hours after the Phillies picked up three-time batting champion Luis Arraez.

3 weeks ago in National

25 states sue over Trump’s new tariffs, calling them ‘pretext’ to replace his old ones

Twenty-five states sued the Trump administration Monday over its latest tariffs, calling them a pretext for replacing import taxes the Supreme Court struck down in February.

3 weeks ago in Local

Mainers can now request absentee ballots for November election

Maine voters can now request absentee ballots for the November election.

3 weeks ago in Local

1 killed, 3 injured after multi-vehicle crash in Gouldsboro

A three-vehicle crash in Hancock County left an Ellsworth woman dead and three others hospitalized Sunday evening.