Three people were killed and more than 100 injured on Monday afternoon when two explosions went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Rescue organizations have gathered to help and at the the tragic scene, but how can you help?
The Huffington Post has put together a helpful list of ways:
9 p.m. (EST): The final press conference of the day with Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis and various other officials just concluded. The FBI is now leading investigations of the events. Davis confirmed that three people were killed in today's blasts.
CNN is reporting that one of the victims killed was an 8-year-old boy. The Wall Street Journal had reported that as many as five other unexploded devices were found around Boston, but investigators now doubt that they were actually bombs.
April 15, 2013 More than 200 Mainers ran in Monday's Boston Marathon, which was marred by two explosions a little more than four hours into the race.
Maine’s Small Business person of the year is named for 2013 and the award goes to Matthew Qualey, President and Project Manager of Qualey Granite and Stone Fabrication.
A very strong spring storm dumped ice and snow throughout the Midwest on Thursday, and tornadoes tore through much of the South. The storm is now heading for the East Coast.
47 year old Christopher Knight is an urban legend of sorts, known by folks in Rome, Maine only as the "North Pond Hermit."
After living in the central Maine woods as a recluse for twenty-seven years, Knight is now in jail charged with burglary and theft. State police say Knight has used the Pine Tree Camp in Rome as a "store" of sorts over the years.
If you love song and dance, this is one community show you don't want to miss!
For the past eight years the Bangor Noontime Rotary Club has coordinated this musical extravaganza as a way to provide the community with an entertaining show while raising money for charities
The University of Maine announced Wednesday the appointment of Bob Corkum as interim head coach of the men's hockey team, one day after the firing of longtime coach Tim Whitehead. Corkum, a former captain of the Black Bears and NHL player, had been an assistant under Whitehead for the past four years.
Meanwhile, Whitehead addressed the media for the first time since university officials fired him on Wednesday, citing a decline in the once-storied program.
One man is dead after a stabbing in Bangor.
Bangor Police Sgt. Paul Edwards says they were called to outer Ohio Street last night around 6 p.m. and found a man bleeding in the parking lot. He died later at Eastern Maine Medical Center.
The University of Maine announced today that Tim Whitehead has been fired from his job as head coach for the Maine Black Bears Men's Hockey Team. University officials say they will buy out the remaining year of his contract and begin the search for a new head coach.
