Travis Barker, Billie Eilish and FINNEAS, Sheila E. and more announced as Oscars 2022 performers

The 94th Academy Awards announced an all-star lineup featuring the show’s music director Adam Blackstone, Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and singer Sheila E. as among those who will perform at the ceremony. Billie Eilish and her brother FINNEAS have also been confirmed to perform their Oscar-nominated song “No Time to Die,” from the James Bond film …

Lewiston Man Sentenced in Auburn Stabbing Death

Trai Larue of Lewiston, was sentenced to 19 years in prison today, March 21. Larue stabbed Roger Cornell to death outside the McDonald’s in Auburn, July of 2020. A man who stabbed another man to death outside the McDonald's in Auburn has been sentenced to nearly two decades behind bars: https://t.co/RTBhZyEXIY — CBS 13 News …

Father Charged with Assaulting His Infant Son in Skowhegan

Dakota Colson, 20, is facing charges of allegedly assaulting his 3-month-old son. Colson was out on bail for a different aggravated assault charge before his arrest of the incident in Skowhegan on Friday, March 18. Reports say that the infant’s injuries were so severe he had to be taken to the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital. …

U.S. Supreme Court issues statement that Justice Clarence Thomas has been hospitalized with infection

The Supreme Court announced in a statement that Justice Clarence Thomas has been hospitalized with an infection.  Supreme Court spokesperson Patricia McCabe said that Thomas was admitted to Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C., on Friday evening after experiencing flu-like symptoms. He was diagnosed with an infection after undergoing tests and is being treated with …

1 dead, 28 injured in shooting at Arkansas car show

Police said on Sunday that one person was killed and at least 28 others were injured in a shooting at a car show in southeastern Arkansas. The shooting took place at a car show in Dumas, Ark., known as “NeighborHOOD PicNIC.”  Dumas is about 87 miles southeast of Little Rock.  Arkansas State Police Colonel Bill …

Mike Myers comedy ‘The Pentaverate’ coming to Netflix in May

Mike Myers’s new Netflix comedy series, ‘The Pentaverate,’ will debut on the streaming service May 5. The Pentaverate centers on The Pentaverate, a secret society formed by five men in 1347 during the Black Plague. Myers created the series and plays eight roles, including Ken Scarborough, a modern-day Canadian journalist who finds himself on a …

Kanye West is banned from performing at the Grammys due to ‘concerning online behavior’

A representative for Kanye ‘Ye’ West said that the rapper has been barred from performing at the Grammy awards next month due to “concerning online behavior.”  The decision came shortly after Ye was suspended from Instagram for 24 hours; the platform said content on Ye’s account was in violation of its policies on “hate speech …

9-Vehicle Crash Closes Interstate in Bangor Several Hours

This morning, March 18, a person driving Dodge Caliber, swerved to avoid roadkill, over-corrected, and then rolled their vehicle into a ditch near mile marker 185 Broadway exit in Bangor) northbound. Minutes later, a secondary crash involving a tractor-trailer unit was called in, traffic came to a halt and Maine State Police responded. A second …

Governor Mills Proposes Increasing Direct Relief for Mainers

Governor Janet Mills today, March 18, introduced a change to her supplemental budget, which would increase relief checks from $750 to $850. The checks would go to nearly 800,000 taxpayers in the state. Mills also committed more funding to strengthen behavioral health system, address PFAS, and bolster emergency housing services. From Gov. Mills: Inflation and …

Arrest Made in BB Gun Incidents in Waldo County

This is a post earlier this month from the Waldo County Sheriff’s Office: Public Assistance Request: The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office, Belfast Police and Maine State Police are investigating 12… Posted by Waldo County Sheriff's Office on Friday, March 4, 2022 Alan Kunesh, 51, of Searsmont has been arrested in connection with recent damage done with …