MDEA Halts Out of State Fentanyl and Cocaine Shipment

A pair from Skowhegan were arrested yesterday, Jan. 5, following the discovery of a significant amount of fentanyl and cocaine in their vehicle. Agents believe the drugs were being transported into the State of Maine for redistribution throughout Somerset and Kennebec Counties. Acting on information received from anonymous sources, agents assigned to MDEA’s South Central …

Maine County Teachers of the Year Nominations Underway

Nominations will be accepted until Feb. 4 for the 2022 County Teachers of the Year with Educate Maine. The winners will be announced in May. Maine Teacher of the Year will be revealed in October. Nominations are accepted from students, parents, school administrators, colleagues, college faculty members, and associations. County Teachers of the Year serve …

13 people, including 7 children, killed in fire at Philadelphia rowhouse

13 people, including several children, were killed on Wednesday when fire broke out at a row house in Philadelphia’s Fairmount neighborhood. Firefighters arrived at the three-story property at about dawn and found heavy smoke coming from the second floor of the home, which is owned by the Philadelphia Housing Authority. Officials said it took crews …

Father arrested in 2019 disappearance of 7-year-old New Hampshire girl

Authorities in New Hampshire said Wednesday that the father of missing 7-year-old Harmony Montgomery has been arrested in connection with her disappearance in 2019, which remains unsolved. Adam Montgomery, a 31 year-old from Manchester, was arrested on a warrant charging him with felony second-degree assault arising from 2019 conduct against Harmony, as well as one …

Garth Brooks announces San Diego ‘Stadium Tour’ stop

Garth Brooks ‘Stadium Tour’ will be making one West Coast stop, at San Diego’s Petco Park for the first time ever on Saturday, March 5th.  It will be Garth’s first performance in the city in nearly seven years. Brooks canceled the remaining 2021 dates of his “Stadium Tour” due to the COVID resurgence towards the …

Maren Morris announces new song ‘Circles Around This Town’ to drop this Friday

Maren Morris will release her new song, “Circles Around This Town,” on Friday, Jan. 7. The singer-songwriter revealed the tune and release date via social media with the caption “Get lost, get found.” In December, Morris shared a snippet of new music in a video alongside imagery of the singer-songwriter walking behind a vintage car. …

Netflix’s ‘Space Force’ starring Steve Carell to return for Season 2

Season 2 of Netflix’s Space Force will be coming to the streaming service this February.  Netflix shared a poster and release date, Feb. 18, for the season on Twitter. Space Force premiered in May 2020 and featured Lisa Kudrow, Don Lake, Noah Emmerich, Jane Lynch and Jimmy O. Yang. Space Force is created by Carell and …

2022 Golden Globes to be held with no audience, no red carpet or press

The 2022 Golden Globe Awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, Jan. 9, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, but will not be televised, and there will be no audience or red carpet. NBC announced last year it would not broadcast this year’s Golden Globe Awards, following controversy over a lack of diversity …

2022 Grammy Awards postponed ‘indefinitely’ due to surge of COVID-19

As expected, the Grammy Awards have been postponed indefinitely due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic for the second year in a row. No new date has been confirmed as of yet. The annual event will be pushed back as the Omicron variant of the virus continues spreading across America. A joint statement from the Recording …

Grammy Awards Postponed

The Recording Academy and CBS have postponed the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards Show. Here’s the official announcement: After careful consideration and analysis with city and state officials, health and safety experts, the artist community and our many partners, the Recording Academy and CBS have postponed the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards Show. The health and safety …