MDEA Thwarts Major Michigan Based Drug Trafficking Operation in Maine

As a result of a five month investigation, a significant drug trafficking organization operating in Maine has been disrupted. The group is believed to be responsible for the distribution of large quantities of methamphetamine, fentanyl and crack cocaine throughout Hancock and Penobscot Counties. Six people, four from Maine, have been charged with felony drug trafficking …

Indoor mask mandate to return to Disneyworld and Disneyland effective today

Effective today, all guests two years and older at Disney theme parks in the U.S. will once again be required to wear face masks while indoors, a precaution against the spread of the highly infectious Delta variant of the coronavirus. In an announcement on Disney’s website, the new policy begins Friday, July 30th at Disney …

President Biden announces vaccination requirements for federal workers

President Biden announced that every federal government employee and onsite contractor will be asked to “attest to their vaccination status,” and will require anyone not fully vaccinated to wear a mask at work regardless of where they live, social distance and get tested once or twice a week. Employees can also face restrictions on official …

Garth Brooks’ ‘Stadium Tour’ coming to Seattle’s Lumen Field

Garth Brooks has added a Seattle stop on his Stadium Tour, and is set to perform at Lumen Field on Sept. 4. The Labor Day weekend concert will mark Brooks’ first date at Lumen Field, and his first time in Washington since performing three-days at the Tacoma Dome in 2017. 2021 Stadium Tour stops for …

Willie Nelson signs on for the new docuseries ‘Willie Nelson and Family’

Willie Nelson has signed on to participate in a new docuseries, called Willie Nelson and Family, which will focus on Nelson’s life and legacy. Nelson’s family and friends will also participate in the series. Filmmakers Oren Moverman and Thomm Zimny are co-directing the project, and said in a statement: “Words like ‘honored,’ ‘excited’ and ‘humbled’ don’t …

Check out the trailer for ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’

In the trailer for “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” the next chapter in the “Ghostbusters” universe, director Jason Reitman delivers a story about a broke single mom (Carrie Coon) who moves her two kids (Mckenna Grace and Finn Wolfhard) to a small town with a connection to their past. Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver and …

Scarlett Johansson suing Disney regarding ‘Black Widow’ streaming release

Scarlett Johansson is suing the Walt Disney Company over the streaming release of ‘Black Widow.’Johansson alleges in the lawsuit that the simultaneous release of Black Widow in theaters and on Disney+ was a breach of contract. The actress claims in the docs that she agreed her compensation for starring in Black Widow would be largely …

Aggressive Driving to Blame for Fatal Crash on I-95 in Sidney

52-year-old Miles Ranger of Old Orchard Beach was killed in a two-vehicle crash on I-95 in Sidney this morning, July 29. Brian Landry, 58, of Fairfield was driving northbound in the passing lane when he attempted to overtake another vehicle in the travel lane. Landry’s car was cut off by a pick-up truck driven by …

Whitefield Early Morning Fire

The cause is under investigation of a house fire on East River Road in Whitefield early this morning, July 29. No one was hurt in the blaze. Firefighters responded to a house fire in Whitefield early Thursday morning.https://t.co/4R4AlB43qY — CBS 13 News (@WGME) July 29, 2021 Latest Local Central Maine News » The post Whitefield …

Google and Facebook among the companies to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for employees

Google is postponing a return to the office for most workers until mid-October, instead of its previous target date of Sept. 1.  The company plans to mandate a policy that will require employees to be vaccinated in an attempt to fight the spread of the COVID-19 delta variant. Facebook also announced a vaccine mandate for …