Carrie Underwood releases her new single ‘Ghost Story’

Carrie Underwood has released “Ghost Story”, her first new single of 2022.  Underwood had teased the song by posting a studio photo on Instagram on March 10 captioned: “So, I did a thing….” only to debut her new song later in the week.   You can stream Ghost Story – here. Underwood told Apple Music Radio: …

Morgan Wallen announces first-ever headlining stadium show featuring special guests HARDY, Mike Ryan and Jake Worthington

Morgan Wallen has announced his first-ever stadium show at Arlington, Texas’ Globe Life Field, set to take place on Saturday, October 8. The stadium show will feature special guests HARDY, Mike Ryan and Jake Worthington. Said Wallen: “I grew up playing baseball… spending more nights than I can count on fields in East Tennessee, it’s …

Mike Myers comedy ‘The Pentaverate’ coming to Netflix in May

Mike Myers’s new Netflix comedy series, ‘The Pentaverate,’ will debut on the streaming service May 5. The Pentaverate centers on The Pentaverate, a secret society formed by five men in 1347 during the Black Plague. Myers created the series and plays eight roles, including Ken Scarborough, a modern-day Canadian journalist who finds himself on a …

Kanye West is banned from performing at the Grammys due to ‘concerning online behavior’

A representative for Kanye ‘Ye’ West said that the rapper has been barred from performing at the Grammy awards next month due to “concerning online behavior.”  The decision came shortly after Ye was suspended from Instagram for 24 hours; the platform said content on Ye’s account was in violation of its policies on “hate speech …

9-Vehicle Crash Closes Interstate in Bangor Several Hours

This morning, March 18, a person driving Dodge Caliber, swerved to avoid roadkill, over-corrected, and then rolled their vehicle into a ditch near mile marker 185 Broadway exit in Bangor) northbound. Minutes later, a secondary crash involving a tractor-trailer unit was called in, traffic came to a halt and Maine State Police responded. A second …

Governor Mills Proposes Increasing Direct Relief for Mainers

Governor Janet Mills today, March 18, introduced a change to her supplemental budget, which would increase relief checks from $750 to $850. The checks would go to nearly 800,000 taxpayers in the state. Mills also committed more funding to strengthen behavioral health system, address PFAS, and bolster emergency housing services. From Gov. Mills: Inflation and …

Arrest Made in BB Gun Incidents in Waldo County

This is a post earlier this month from the Waldo County Sheriff’s Office: Public Assistance Request: The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office, Belfast Police and Maine State Police are investigating 12… Posted by Waldo County Sheriff's Office on Friday, March 4, 2022 Alan Kunesh, 51, of Searsmont has been arrested in connection with recent damage done with …

More Cases in Maine of Bird Flu

The Department of Agriculture says new cases of the avian flu have now been discovered in York and Lincoln Counties. The properties have been put under quarantine. The USDA say people should minimize direct contact with wild birds. The bird flu, otherwise known as the Avian flu, has killed seven million turkeys and chickens in …

House passes legislation to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus

In a move designed to further isolate Moscow’s economy in response to President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine, the House passed a bill on Thursday that will suspend normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus.  Biden is expected to sign the trade suspension measure into law when it reaches his desk. The House-passed bill now …

Federal judge allows Capitol riot suspect to plead guilty for assault of a police officer

A federal judge has allowed a Texas man accused of assaulting a police officer during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot to plead guilty in an unusual move from the court.  U.S. District Judge Randy Moss repeatedly asked the defendant, Lucas Denney, if he was aware of his rights and if he wanted to proceed with …