The shutdown follies

Members of a motorcycle club and a street gang worked together in an attempt to kill an Indiana judge in hopes of derailing a domestic abuse trial, prosecutors alleged Friday, hours after police announced they had arrested five people in…

The different stances come as Maine’s leading Republican and Democratic officials are engaged in one of the nation's highest profile Senate races.

BOHEMIA, N.Y. (AP) — A New York school district is “erasing its Native American heritage” and violating civil rights law by changing its team name from the “Thunderbirds” to the “T-Birds,” federal education officials say. The U.S.…

Orono police are seeking information on the whereabouts of Chance Lauer, the department said Friday in a Facebook post. Lauer was last seen on Monday. He does not have a vehicle, his wallet was found in his room and his cell phone is off,…

“I just thought his toughness just really shined through on both sides of the floor, and we need that from him,” UMaine coach Chris Markwood said about the freshman.

Alongside the low temperatures, Maine could get battered by a significant storm starting Sunday evening and persisting through to Monday night.

The statement from York County officials comes a day after ICE detained a Cumberland County corrections recruit in Portland, surprising Sheriff Kevin Joyce.

The wind chill was -3 and snow drifted across the road as the protesters flashed signs to passing cars on the busy stretch of Route 1.