De-icing truck bumps airplane at Portland Jetport

Officials say a de-icing truck bumped into an airplane on the tarmac at the Portland International Jetport.

Jonesport woman’s message in a bottle from 1983 turns up on Cape Cod

PROVINCETOWN, Mass. (AP) A message in a bottle that is more than 36 years old was discovered in Massachusetts.

Police: man armed with hammer robs Old Orchard Beach store

Old Orchard Beach police are searching for a man who reportedly robbed the Family Dollar on Heath Street.

Maine mom accused in daughter’s death admits to beating the girl in police recordings

Jurors in the trial of a Maine woman accused in the death of her daughter heard police recordings Tuesday of Sharon Carrillo admitting to severely beating the 10-year-old girl.

Four hurt after driver of bus on I-95 in Burnham falls asleep

Police say four people were hurt and 36 others were forced to spend the night in a local motel after the charter bus they were riding in overturned on Interstate 95 in Burnham late Tuesday night.

Sister of Portland man charged with murder testifies

The sister of a white man on trial in the shooting death of her Somali Muslim boyfriend testified her brother had a history of making racist comments.

Third gun this year found at Maine airport checkpoint

The Transportation Security Administration said Tuesday it caught a Maine man with a loaded handgun at an airport security checkpoint.

Conviction upheld in girlfriend killing in Jay

The Maine supreme court has upheld the conviction and sentence of a man who beat his girlfriend with a baseball bat while she slept.

Death of inmate at York County Jail under investigation

The York County Sheriff’s Office says a Waterboro woman died at York County Jail.

Investors race to raise money to close on ski area purchase

The Boston-based group that wants to revive the idled Saddleback ski area needs to line up the $2 million ahead of a deadline for closing the deal on Dec. 23.