Maine Hospitals Evaluated by Watchdog Group

The Leapfrog Group, a watchdog group, has released their grades for 16 hospitals in Maine based on how safe they are. Seven of the Maine hospitals received an A, two were scored at a B. A watchdog group evaluated 16 Maine hospitals and gave them letter grades based on how safe they are. 7 hospitals …

House passes Respect for Marriage Act to protect same-sex and interracial marriage

The House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday that provides federal protections for same-sex and interracial marriage. Called the Respect for Marriage Act, the measure won bipartisan support in the Democratic-led House, after the lower chamber passed this summer a version of the bill with backing from 47 Republicans. The House vote to give …

WNBA star Brittney Griner released from Russian prison in swap for convicted arms dealer

President Joe Biden announced Thursday that WNBA star and Olympian Brittney Griner has been released from a Russian prison in a one-for-one prisoner exchange. Griner, the 32-year-old center for the Phoenix Mercury, was arrested at a Moscow airport in February after arriving in the country with cannabis oil in her luggage. She was found guilty …

LeAnn Rimes postpones concerts due to bleed on her vocal cords

LeAnn Rimes has been forced to postpone dates of her Joy: The Holiday Tour concerts due to a vocal cord injury. The most recent shows affected include her Friday (Dec. 9) concert at Riverside Casino and Golf Resort in Riverside, Iowa as well as her Saturday (Dec. 10) tour date in Nashville, Tennessee at The Ryman …

Bailey Zimmerman earns first No. 1 single on country airplay with “Fall In Love”

Bailey Zimmerman‘s song “Fall In Love” has become the fastest debut single to reach No. 1 at country radio since 2015. The Platinum-certified hit was co-written by Zimmerman alongside frequent collaborators Gavin Lucas and Austin Shawn, and marks the first debut to make it all the way to No. 1 on the Country Airplay chart this year. …

Céline Dion reveals struggle with rare neurological disorder

Céline Dion has shared her struggle with a rare neurological disorder, posting a video on Instagram with the caption: “I’ve been dealing with problems with my health for a long time, and it’s been really difficult for me to face these challenges and to talk about everything that I’ve been going through…It hurts me to tell …

Netflix shares the trailer for ‘Emily in Paris’ Season 3

Netflix shared the trailer for Season 3 of the romantic-comedy Emily in Paris, starring Lily Collins. Emily in Paris was created by Darren Star (Sex and the City, Younger), and follows Emily Cooper (Collins), a 20-something American who moves to Paris to work for a French marketing firm. Season 3 will see Emily face tough choices in her personal …

Lewiston Fatality: Woman Hit by Truck

A woman was hit and killed at the intersection of Lisbon Street and East Avenue in Lewiston last night, Dec. 7. She was struck by by a pickup truck. Her identity has not been made available. #BREAKING: A woman in Lewiston was killed Wednesday night after being hit by a pickup truck: https://t.co/WcGfXVLrPI — CBS …

Remains of Man Found in Waldoboro Identified

A hunter on Thanksgiving Day found the remains of a man off Old County Road in Waldoboro. The remains have now been identified as Douglas Barter, 54, of Waldoboro. Barter was last seen on November 8, 2021, after leaving the Miles Memorial Emergency Department. Police say they have identified the remains of a Maine man …

Search For Missing 71-Year-Old Saint George Woman

The Maine Warden Service is working with the Knox County Sheriff’s office to locate 71-year-old Francine Laporte of Saint George. Shewas reported missing by her husband Paul Laporte yesterday afternoon. Dec.7. He awoke to find that his wife was not home and after several hours of her not returning, he went looking for her. Eventually …