Staggering Increase in Traffic Fatalities in Maine

According to the Bureau of Highway Safety, 2022 is starting off to be a deadly year with respect to motor vehicle fatalities in Maine. 2021 actually ended ended as one of Maine’s safest years. 2021 saw a total of 153 fatalities. So far to date in 2022, 32 people have lost their lives in car …

U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will travel to Rome to meet with Chinese counterpart

The White House announced on Sunday that U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan will travel to Rome on Monday to meet with his Chinese counterpart. National Security Council spokeswoman Emily Horne said in a statement that Sullivan will speak to Chinese Communist Party Politburo Member and Director of China’s Foreign Affairs Commission Yang Jiechi as …

Former President Barack Obama tests positive for COVID-19

Barack Obama announced he has tested positive for COVID-19. The former President took to Twitter on Sunday to announce the news, saying he was was suffering from mild symptoms for several days but stressed that he is doing well despite the illness. The 60-year-old Obama wrote: “I just tested positive for COVID. I’ve had a …

Oscar-Winning actor William Hurt dies at age 71

Acclaimed actor William Hurt, best known for his Oscar-winning performance in 1985’s “Kiss of the Spider Woman”, died Sunday of natural cause at age 71 years old. Hurt was nominated for four Oscars over the course of his career, earning two best actor nominations for “Broadcast News” and “Children of a Lesser God” and a …

Take a first look at the Disney+ series ‘Obi Wan Kenobi’ starring Ewan McGregor

Disney shared a first look at the Star Wars spinoff series ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ with Ewan McGregor reprising his role as the Jedi master. Obi-Wan Kenobi begins 10 years after Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, where the title Jedi faced his greatest defeat — the downfall and corruption of his best friend and Jedi apprentice, …

Free Boxes of Food for Maine Eligible Seniors

3,000 food boxes filled with a nutritious variety of food and are now available throughout the state for those in need. You must live in the state and be 60 or older. There are also income guidelines. In Androscoggin, Kennebec, Somerset, Waldo, Knox, Lincoln, and Sagadahoc Counties, please contact Spectrum Generations, (207) 622-9212 or toll-free …

Maine Man Charged with Killing Father

Darren Laney Jr., 36, from Washington County is being charged with stabbing his father to death. The stabbing occurred at 24 Sunshine Lane in Big Lake Township around 10:42 a.m. Thursday, March 10. 62-year-old Darren Laney Sr. was dead at the scene. #BREAKING: Maine State Police say a Washington County man has been charged with …

Federal regulators extend mask mandate for all commercial flights and other public transportation

On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Transportation Security Administration announced that a COVID-19 mandate that requires all passengers to wear masks on commercial flights is being extended until at least mid-April. The mandate had been set to expire on March 18, but the extension now delays that deadline until April 18.  …

Tentative $83M settlement is reached for victims of Florida condo collapse

A tentative $83 million settlement has been reached for owners who survived the Surfside condo collapse in South Florida.  The partial collapse of the 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building on June 24, 2021, in Surfside, Fla., near Miami Beach, killed 98 people, destroyed 55 condominium units, and the remainder of the 136-unit building had …

Warner Bros. delays release dates for ‘Aquaman 2,’ ‘Flash’, ‘Shazam’, ‘Wonka’ and more

Warner Bros. has announced a major shuffling of release dates for their upcoming 2022/2023 films. Among the movies impacted are Timothee Chalamet‘s Wonka, Jason Momoa‘s Aquaman 2, The Flash, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, The Rock’s Black Adam and more. Just last month, Warner Bros. released a DC Films teaser for its 2022 films, providing …