5 Things

1. The scorching hot weather has some school districts closing early and sending students home Wednesday. Many school districts started...

1. A gunman opened fire at a video game tournament being held at a shopping plaza in Jacksonville, Florida, on...

1. Many of the dead seals that washed ashore in northern New England in the past few weeks tested positive...

1. Residents of Hawaii are stocking up on water, food and emergency supplies as Hurricane Lane threatens to hit. Schools,...

1. Officials say Douglas Heath was wanted by Maine police for a car chase in June that started in Maine....

1. Pope Francis has issued a letter to Catholics around the world condemning the “crime” of priestly sexual abuse and...

1. The investigation into a recent string of armed robberies in the Portland area involved a sweeping FBI demand for...

1. Central Maine Power Co. has launched a TV ad campaign in an attempt to revive a reputation tarnished by...

1. The 21-year-old man, John E. Guy, who was behind the wheel of a Kittery Recreation Department van carrying 11...

1. Gregory Nesbit, the landlord at the center of one of Portland's deadliest apartment fires, is going to jail for...