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A Bangor man is racing against his disease to find a safe place to live

Presidents Day 2026: Here’s what’s open and closed on the holiday

Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent, a period of fasting, reflection — and fish fries

Chinese fine dining slices through America’s takeout-food stereotypes

Federal Reserve keeps interest rates unchanged despite Trump pressure

The Federal Reserve has voted to keep interest rates the same - despite pressure from Donald Trump to make a...

Man jailed for violently shaking baby to death and attempting to cover it up

A man has been jailed for life for the murder of a six-month-old baby after violently shaking the child, leaving...

A meeting with RFK Jr. set off recriminations inside doctors’ lobbying arm

Leaders of the American Medical Association want a seat at the health secretary’s table. Some AMA members would prefer to...

Nicaraguan man’s death at troubled Texas detention camp was reported as a suicide, 911 records show

Associated Press (AP) — A Nicaraguan man who died at a troubled Texas detention camp days after he was detained...

Democrats Castro, Crockett set out to visit detention center housing family detained in Minnesota

DILLEY, Texas (AP) — Democratic Reps. Joaquin Castro and Jasmine Crockett on Wednesday set out to visit the Texas facility...

Longtime Bangor bookstore owner remembered for love of books and his customers

Eric Furry, who died at 76 on Jan. 18, opened Pro Libris on Third Street in Bangor in 1980.

Caribou’s fire station has no sprinklers or fire alarm. A $2.5M upgrade will change that.

No sprinkler system was installed when the building was constructed in 1978, and the antiquated fire alarm has since broken.

What is Nipah virus? The highly lethal disease causing concern across Asia

Airports across Asia have put urgent steps in place to stop the spread of a highly lethal virus.

Medicare proposes new transplant system rules that might spur use of less-than-perfect organs

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government proposed new rules for the nation’s transplant system Wednesday that aim to increase use of...

Bruce Springsteen sings out against Trump in ‘Streets of Minneapolis’