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SANFORD (WGME) -- Police are investigating after multiple gunshots were fired in Sanford late Tuesday night. Police say they responded to Bodwell St. around 11 p.m. after getting multiple reports about shots fired. According to police, no one was injured. Shell casings were found in the area. Police say they...

Leaves fall, school bells ring, it’s time for learners of all ages to begin a new year. Members of Penobscot Valley Senior College are also headed back to class for […]

A solid waste task force is recommending that Auburn resume curbside recycling, roughly a year after city councilors voted to end it. During a city council meeting Monday night, task force member Ralph Harder said instituting a weekly program is important for resident satisfaction and participation "for people to know what the schedule is so they can put trash and recycling out on the same day," Harder said.

Carter Peevy led Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, to a berth in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs a year ago.

19 Towns, 19 Stories, a county-wide project created through a massive community effort, begins next week. Including events in each of Lincoln County’s 19 towns from Aug. 24- 31, the project spotlights and honors county residents affected by substance use, aiming to educate neighbors and eliminate the culture of shame that continues to keep people from getting the help and support they need.

MARS HILL, Maine (WAGM) - Wisdom vs Central Aroostook was played in Mars Hill yesterday. First was the girl’s game where Wisdom won 4-2. Then the Central Aroostook boys looked to return the favor. It was 2-1 Central Aroostook in the second half, Wisdom was pushing the offense and...

At the Caribou High School 50th reunion are, from left, front row: John Beaulieu, Sheree Bell Belanger, Conrad Dugal, Anne Hackett Besaw, Faith Parker Gridley, Eileen Jackson Mills. Second row: Bruce Freme, Kathy Albair Flannery, George Sleeper, Vicky Bennett Fuller, Janice Beaulieu, Claudia Morrow Ozio, Tina Soucie, Brenda Sullivan Willis, Barb Rogers Thibodeau, Betty Bernaiche Hersey, Doris Madigan Michaud, Sheri Jalbert Anderson, Linda Baron Staples, Belinda Wilcox Hersey. Third row: Debbie Haines Wheldon, Sandra Ferguson, Albertine Henderson Smith, Carole Damboise Willette, Berna Hedman Gunnerson, Mae Peterson Gorneault, Eileen McDougal, Natalie Plourde Ireland, Madeline Lovely Huckins, Lorella Larson Caldwell, Christine Geurrette Thomas, Paula Jalbert Ferris. Fourth row: Paula Haley Farmer, Daniel Bosse, Pam Monteith Kamen, Sandy Kinney Caldwell, Janet Johnston Basinger, Diane Perreault Arey, Marie Dickinson, Michelle Jandreau Cahill, Janet Bouchard Damboise, Debbie Belanger Rondeau, Linda Rowland Hartman, Paula Kennedy Giles, Judy St. Peter Gengler, John Kelley, Randy Tardiff, Jeff Bouchard, Randy Dodd, Kent Hersey, Fred Corbin, Terry Thibodeau (class of 1970). Fifth row: Susan Knox Chase, Kirk Hersey, Michael Drost, Jim Albair, Stephen Redic, Wayne Bouchard, Layne Ballard, Steve Arey, Steve Gagnon, Steve Gauvin, David Silsbee, Mel Jones, Glen Soucie,Steve Milton, Robert Johnson, Russell Ericson, Mark Doyle, Jeffrey Shaw, Wayne Fuller, Mike Vanier, Peter Webb, Derek Smith (behind hat), Rick Solman, Henry Felch, Bill Saucier, Rod Johndro, Reggie Thibodeau, Rick Nichols. (Courtesy of Susan Chase)

FORT KENT, Maine – People in the St. John Valley and beyond will have a chance to bike, walk, run, or tour the area via motorcycle or ATV while supporting the families of cancer patients during the 34th annual Tour de la Vallee this Saturday. The Tour de la...

Caribou, ME – Maine will experience unseasonably cool and showery weather through Thursday. The National Weather Service in Caribou expects mainly cloudy skies with afternoon showers, keeping temperatures in the 60s during the day and dropping to the 50s at night. Meteorologists anticipate a gradual improvement starting Friday. Skies...

ALFRED, Maine — A new policy approved by York County Commissioners allows most nonunion York County government employees to work their 40-hour schedule over four, 10-hour days instead of five, 8-hour days, if they so choose. Proponents say it is a policy that offers a greater work-life balance for those who choose that option, while still having county offices fully open to the public during regular business hours Monday through Friday. ...

It's something that we all have to think about way more than we used to 'back in the day'. Even though we statistically live in one of the safest states in the country, the threat of home invasions, especially with the rapid influx in the drug epidemic, looms larger than ever.

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - Good Wednesday evening everyone! It was another fall-like feel with temperatures struggling to even reach the mid-60s. While we had more showers in the forecast, they were in more of an off-and-on form. Shower chances are expected to stick around for the remainder of the...

MADRID -- The High Peaks Alliance is calling on Outdoor Enthusiasts to join in a clean-up of the Fly Rod Crosby Trail. According to a release from the High Peaks Alliance, a clean-up day is planned for the Fly Rod Crosby Trail (FRCT) on August 24th from 9AM-2PM. Led by...

While they may seem unassuming, County teams have shown they must be taken seriously against the rest of the state in recent years.

At a gathering of the eight Democratic women who are state governors, hosted by actor Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Mills had a more charitable view of Republicans.