Helping teenage girls grow their confidence so they can become leaders of today and tomorrow. That's the goal of the Olympia Snowe Women's Leadership Institute, which County teens are having the opportunity to participate in. The statewide program has already grown exponentially since its inception in 2015. News Source 8's Katie Zarrilli has the story.
Congressman Bruce Poliquin will be on the roster for the 2018 Congressional Baseball Game, an annual bipartisan tradition that helps raise money for charity.
A scare for all of us at WAGM...our own Shawn Cunningham was arrested and taken to the slammer!
Former President George H.W. Bush has been hospitalized in Houston with an infection, just after attending the funeral of...
Maine courts setting sentences for those convicted of murder will start considering if the victim had also been subjected...
Maine schools hoping to boost security now get explicit priority for state loans.
With school shootings happening more and more, law enforcement agencies and school districts are looking into ways of being more prepared. In this edition of Police Beat, NewsSource 8's Brandon Beville talks to a Maine State Police Sergeant about a training being held at many schools right here in the County.
Limestone has a new interim town manager, but he's no stranger to the community. NewsSource 8's Kathy McCarty has more.
The Sargent Family Community Center hosted the annual Peanut Carnival today, providing a fun-filled afternoon for area youth. Volunteers set up various booths and games, from face painting and bowling, to basketball and a bounce house. Smiles and laughter were plentiful, as children competed and tried their luck at the many carnival-like games. "We're experiencing record numbers for this event," said Program Director Andrew Perry. "Attendance has been phenomenal, just an amazing time. We're really excited about carrying on the tradition of the Peanut Carnival." Perry says well over 200 children participated in the event, making this year's Peanut Carnival one of the best in Rec Department history.
With Iran and a list of other tough issues awaiting them, President Donald Trump and France's Emmanuel Macron are starting off...
The U.S. government's highway safety agency is expanding three investigations for brake and air bag troubles that could affect...
How do you find new interest and motivation so you're ready to maximize the warm weather months?
The White House says North Korea won't get sanctions relief until it takes "concrete action" toward denuclearization.
Canada's minister of public safety says it's too soon to say whether the crash of a van into pedestrians in...
A leading Democrat hopes a new law will increase the number of highly skilled workers in Maine.
Maine crime victims must now receive notification of a defendant's escape from prison or jail under a new state law.
Maine towns will be able to ban sex offenders from any state or municipal park, athletic field or recreational...
An airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition hit a wedding party in northern Yemen, killing at least 20 people, health officials...
President Donald Trump has courted coal miners and cast doubt on whether fossils fuel contribute to climate...
The Supreme Court has so far had little to say about Donald Trump's time as president. That's about to change.
Nonprofit groups that provide heating aid to low-income Mainers will get a sales tax exemption under a new state law.
Colby College says an alumnus has given the school $2.5 million to help students needing financial aid to graduate from...
Syracuse University expelled the engineering fraternity shortly after the first video surfaced last week.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says a retreat in Sweden with members of the deeply divided Security Council had "cooled down"...
David Duke has asked a judge to block a subpoena in a federal lawsuit filed by 11 people injured during a violent clash...
A man was arrested following a high speed chase in Fort Fairfield on Sunday.
The Coast Guard says hundreds of gallons of heavy fuel oil have spilled into the Mississippi River in Louisiana from a chemical...
