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Last year's runner-up wins the Scripps National Spelling Bee
The 13-year-old from Allen, Texas, who lost in a lightning-round tiebreaker last year, outlasted eight other accomplished ...
Original 'Hamilton' cast to reunite at Tony Awards for 10th anniversary
The reunion marks 10 years since the smash success first opened on Broadway.
New Hampshire governor rejects hearing for Pamela Smart, sentenced to life for husband's 1990 death
The 57-year-old is serving life in prison for orchestrating the murder of her husband by her teenage student in 1990.
From pen pals to friends: Elementary students meet assisted living residents for the first time
A months-long pen pal partnership in Penobscot County is bringing Mainers from two generations together, one letter at a time ...
Belfast secures $2.5M to revitalize abandoned Bradbury Manor and former court
Belfast receives $2.5 million to clean up brownfield sites, including vacant Bradbury Manor, aiming to boost redevelopment ...
March Madness bracket expansion would add value and could be decided in next few months, Baker says
The tournament grew from 64 to 68 teams in 2011 and NCAA President Charlie Baker said he sees value in the idea of expanding ...
Public safety community mourns loss of Baxter, Maine's first official 'comfort dog'
Baxter, a 3-year-old chocolate lab, joined the Maine Bureau of Emergency Communications in 2022. Officials said he was found ...
Judge finds man charged with stalking Jennifer Aniston is mentally incompetent to stand trial
Two psychiatrists found the defendant's mental health would not allow him to answer to felony charges of vandalism and ...
White House acknowledges problems in RFK Jr.'s MAHA report
The report cited hundreds of studies, but a closer look by the news organization NOTUS found that some of those studies did ...
MLB invests in Athletes Unlimited Softball League ahead of June debut
MLB said Thursday it was making a strategic investment in the Athletes Unlimited Softball League of an undisclosed amount for ...
Which tax hikes will Maine lawmakers pass this year? Depends on who you ask.
The budget-writing committee is considering proposals by Gov. Mills and other Democrats to generate more state revenue to fund services. The GOP wants cuts.
Did you cry when your dog died? Here’s a book for you
PORTLAND, Maine — When his dog Penny died, Harry Bliss was shattered. “My sweet Penny is gone,” he wrote in his journal. “I ...