UPDATE: Winter Harbor Hit and Run Ruled a Homicide

Sometime between Saturday night, June 18, and the early hours of Sunday morning June 19, 35-year-old Nicole Mokeme of South Portland was killed in a hit and run at Acadia National Park on the campus of the Schoodic Education and Research Center in Winter Harbor. The death of Ms. Mokeme has been ruled a homicide …

President Biden announces the U.S. will contribute $200B U.S. investment in global infrastructure at G7 summit

President Joe Biden announced during a summit with the leaders of the Group of Seven on Sunday that the United States will contribute $200 billion to a global infrastructure initiative. The United States committed to provide $200 billion to the program throughout the next five years in combination with contributions from other G7 members for …

Officials confirm 3 dead, 2 injured in Amtrak train collision with car in Brentwood, CA

Officials confirmed that three people were killed and two others seriously injured after an Amtrak train collided with a car in Brentwood, California on Sunday. The two people who were wounded, including a child, suffered serious injuries and were both sent to John Muir Medical Center, according to officials. The tragedy occurred at about 1 …

Zac Brown Band teams up with Blake Shelton for a new version of “Out In The Middle”

Zac Brown Band has released a brand-new version of their current single, “Out in the Middle” featuring Blake Shelton.  You can take a listen to the new version – here. ZBB and Shelton’s version of “Out in the Middle” will be included on the upcoming deluxe version of Zac Brown Band’s album ‘The Comeback.’  ZBB …

Lady A share the video for their latest single ‘Summer State Of Mind’

Lady A have are kicking-off the summer with the new single “Summer State Of Mind,” and have shared the music video for the track, which you can view – here. Hillary Scott said in a press release:  “When we got together and wrote this song a few months ago it almost started writing itself. We …

Netflix renews ‘Selling Sunset’ for Seasons 6 and 7

Netflix has confirmed that the hit reality series “Selling Sunset” will return for Seasons 6 and 7.   The new episodes will begin production this summer, Netflix said in a press release. Selling Sunset follows the agents at the Oppenheim Group, a luxury real estate firm in Los Angeles. Brett and Jason Oppenheim, Chrishell Stause, Christine …

Michael J. Fox to be awarded honorary Oscar for work as Parkinson’s disease activist

Michael J. Fox will receive an honorary Oscar for his work as a Parkinson’s disease activist. The announcement was made by the Academy’s board of governors, who will also be honoring Oscar-winning songwriter Diane Warren, Oscar nominated director/writer Peter Weir, and pioneering Black director Euzhan Palcy.  Fox, Warren, Weir and Palcy will receive their honorary …

Local Reaction: Supreme Court Overturns Roe vs Wade

The decision that has been expected since a recent memo leak, the Supreme Court today, June 24, overturned the landmark abortion law Roe vs. Wade and will allow states to ban abortion. #DEVELOPING: Demonstrators gather outside the Supreme Court to protest the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. >https://t.co/RMdaqXGFYN — CBS 13 News (@WGME) June …

FDA orders Juul e-cigarettes and vaping products to be taken off the market

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday it is taking Juul Labs e-cigarettes and other vaping products off the market.  The decision comes after the FDA completed a nearly two-year review of the manufacturer’s application to sell its vaping device and tobacco- and menthol-flavored pods, and ultimately decided to block Juul’s application. FDA Commissioner Robert …

U.S. Supreme Court rules that Americans are legally allowed to carry guns in public

On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued ruled that Americans have the right to carry arms outside of the home and in public, a major victory for advocates of the Second Amendment. The high court voted 6-3 in striking down a New York law that said gun owners must demonstrate a need to carry firearms …