Jury Selection Underway in Trial of Man Charged with Gardiner Murder

Jury selection began today, Sept. 19, at Kennebec County Court in the trial of Dylan Ketcham accused of shooting and killing a man and seriously injuring another. Ketcham is charged with murder of Jordan Johnson, 22, in Gardiner in January, 2020. Ketcham is also charged with elevated aggravated assault and the attempted murder of Caleb …

Maine State Police Investigating Child’s Death in Naples

Saturday afternoon, Sept. 17, the Cumberland Country Regional Communications Center received a 911 call from the area of Lambs Mills Road in Naples. Shortly after the call the Naples Fire Department reported there was an unresponsive 2-year-old child at their station. Cumberland County Deputies responded and learned the child, a male, was struck in the …

All of Puerto Rico without power as Hurricane Fiona makes landfall

The entire island of Puerto Rico is without power after Hurricane Fiona made landfall on Sunday afternoon. Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi announced on Facebook Sunday afternoon that more than 1.5 million customers are without electricity after the Category 1 storm, with sustained winds at 85 mph and torrential rain hit the island.  Emergency response teams …

Yeshiva University suspends student clubs after Supreme Court’s LGBTQ ruling

In the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision earlier this week that ordered Yeshiva University to recognize an LGBTQ student group, the school has suspended all student club activity. In an email to students on Friday, university officials said that it “hold off on all undergraduate club activities while it immediately takes steps to follow the roadmap …

Cole Swindell earns 12th No. 1 with “She Had Me At Heads Carolina”

Cole Swindell just hit the top of the charts with his current single, “She Had Me At Heads Carolina.” The song, produced by Zach Crowell and co-written with Ashley Gorley, Jesse Frasure, Thomas Rhett, Mark D. Sanders and Tim Nichols, is the third consecutive No. 1 single from Swindell’s fourth album, Stereotype, and his 12th …

Maddie & Tae drop the new video for “Spring Cleaning”

Maddie and Tae are out with a new video for their latest single “Spring Cleaning.”  The track will be featured on the country duo’s forthcoming 8-track EP Through The Madness, Vol. 2, set for release on September 23. Through The Madness, Vol. 2 follows the release of its first edition earlier this year. Explaining the …

Take a look at Naomi Ackie as Whitney Houston in the first trailer for the biopic “I Wanna Dance With Somebody”

The first trailer has been released for the Whitney Houston biopic “I Wanna Dance With Somebody,” starring Naomi Ackie.  The two-minute trailer gives fans a look at Houston’s most memorable career moments, from the night she was discovered by famous record executive Clive Davis, to her unforgettable rendition of the national anthem at the 1991 …

Andy Cohen’s memoir “Most Talkative” in development as coming-of-age comedy for Universal TV

Universal Television is developing Andy Cohen’s memoir “Most Talkative” into a coming-of-age comedy series for NBC. “Most Talkative” ‘centers a fictionalized 13-year-old Cohen coming of age in 1980s St Louis. He’s gay, loves the Cardinals, his bar mitzvah tutor is a stoner and his soap opera-fueled imagination makes him both the life of the party …

Armed Assault and Break-In Lead to Arrests in China

Six people have been arrested in what the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office say was a break-in and violent armed assault in China on Wednesday, Sept. 14. Multiple people are accused of enter an Alder Park Road home and assaulting the homeowner and stealing items. Arrested were Michael Seegers, 24 of Oakland and from New York: …

President Biden to meet family members of Russian detainees Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre confirmed that President Joe Biden will meet with family members of WNBA star Brittney Griner and former Marine Paul Whelan on Friday, as the White House continues to push for their release from detention in Russia.  Jean-Pierre said that Biden will “discuss his continuing commitment to bringing their family members …