4th of July Fireworks in Central Maine

Here are the dates and location for fireworks displays throughout central Maine for the 4th of July, some are scheduled on the 2nd and 3rd. Augusta, Mill Park, July 4, 2 displays, 9:15pm Bar Harbor, July 4, over Frenchman Bay, 9:15pm Bath, July 4, 9:15pm Belgrade, July 4 Clinton, July 4, Clinton Fairgrounds, 9:20pm Dexter, …

17 Cases of Monkeypox Now Reported in New England

New Hampshire reported its first monkeypox case yesterday, June 29, in Rockingham County. State health officials trying to determine others who may have been exposed. No cases have been reported in Maine. There have been 15 in Massachusetts and one in Rhode Island. Seventeen cases of monkeypox have now been reported across New England, according …

One-Year-Old Child Drowns in Clinton

Tuesday evening, June 28, the Clinton Police Department responded to a home on Elwood Drive in Clinton for a report of a drowning. A one-year-old child, who lived at the home, was found by his mother outside the home in a plastic tote that had water in it. The boy’s mother discovered her son after …

Manhunt underway after 2 deputies are shot and wounded in Alabama

Officials reported that two deputies with the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office in Alabama were injured in a shooting Wednesday afternoon. Bibb County District Attorney Michael Jackson said that the deputies were chasing the driver of a stolen car after 5 p.m. Wednesday in the Brierfield community when the suspect opened fire, shooting both deputies. The …

Netflix to host virtual watch party for premiere of ‘Stranger Things 4’ Volume 2 episodes

Netflix will host a late-night virtual watch party with cast members to celebrate the last two episodes of Stranger Things 4, Volume 2.  Fans can tune in at 2:15 a.m. EDT Friday to talk live with the cast before Stranger Things 4 Volume 2 premieres 45 minutes later at 3 a.m. The event is free to …

R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison for sex trafficking

A federal judge sentenced R. Kelly to 30 years in prison on Wednesday. Kelly was convicted last September of racketeering and violating the Mann Act, a sex trafficking law, including having sex with underage girls. Kelly was also convicted in a bribery scheme involving a public official to get a fake ID for the late …

R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison for sex trafficking

A federal judge sentenced R. Kelly to 30 years in prison on Wednesday. Kelly was convicted last September of racketeering and violating the Mann Act, a sex trafficking law, including having sex with underage girls. Kelly was also convicted in a bribery scheme involving a public official to get a fake ID for the late …

Travis Barker hospitalized for pancreatitis due to recent colonoscopy

Travis Barker’s emergency trip to the hospital Tuesday is reported to be due to pancreatitis, which doctors believe to be triggered by a colonoscopy. According to TMZ, sources connected to Barker have confirmed the hospitalization was a result of pancreas inflammation which includes symptoms like nausea, intense stomach pain and vomiting. The Blink-182 drummer was …

Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years for aiding Jeffrey Epstein in sex trafficking underage girls

On Tuesday, Ghislaine Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in prison for aiding the late financier Jeffrey Epstein in his sexual abuse of underage girls for at least a decade between the 1990s and 2000s. Following a criminal trial, Maxwell was found guilty last December of conspiring with Epstein – an associate and romantic partner …