Bangor, ME

Bangor police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a person suspected of burglarizing cars in the Capehart area. Over the past few days, police have received nine car burglary reports from that section of Bangor, Sgt. Wade Betters, spokesperson for the police department, said Friday. Police released video footage...

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Crews from multiple departments as well as the Maine Forest Service battled a wildfire off Church Road in Bangor Friday afternoon. Bangor Fire Chief Tom Higgins tells us the fire is now contained. He says about six acres burned. No one was injured, and no structures...

Lately, I've noticed an uptick in chatter online regarding folks in the Bangor area having their vehicles rifled through. Most of us think to lock our cars at night, but some of these incidents are taking place during broad daylight. Just today, the Bangor Police Department came out with information...

SEARSPORT, Maine — A lot of things — good and bad, dramatic and mundane — can happen to a town in 175 years. In Searsport, one of those things that happened was the way that the coronavirus pandemic interrupted the community’s long-planned 175th birthday party. Organizers were only able to hold the reenactment of Searsport’s first official town meeting in February 2020 before all events and gatherings were put on hold.

BANGOR — Interstate 95 onramps and offramps in the Bangor area will be closed overnight for road work beginning Sunday, the city of Bangor announced in a news release. The scheduled work is weather dependent. The following ramps will be closed from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. on the following days:

An unexpected visitor that day set me straight. I had no idea what Juneteenth was all about when I was told that James Varner was at the front desk here at the radio station. I also had no idea who he was or what he was here for, a situation that our receptionist seemed to take great pleasure putting me into on a regular basis.

ELLSWORTH — The multimillion-dollar elver fishery closed on June 7, with the average price per pound climbing back up to where it was before the pandemic. Dealers reported buying a total of 8,960 pounds out of the 9,620-pound state quota. The eels fetched $16,567,778 for an average price per pound of $1,849, according to preliminary data from the Department of Marine Resources. That price was well up from earlier in the season, when the average price was about $1,000 per pound.

PROSPECT — How does spending the night in one of Maine’s haunted locations sound?. 207 Paranormal will be hosting its first ghost camp of the season at Fort Knox in Prospect. Starting Saturday, paranormal investigators will guide participants through the fort’s historic haunted spots. Paul Wolfe of 207 Paranormal said...

BREWER — Cheyenne Beem has had a lot on her mind this week. Even with the Dexter Regional High School softball team chasing another Class C North title, the senior catcher has been understandably preoccupied. Her family endured a scare earlier in the week when her dad, Robert Beem, suffered...

BELFAST — A World War II veteran celebrated his 102nd birthday Thursday afternoon. Glenn Hills of Belfast was born in 1919 and served 36 years in the Army National Guard and the Maine Air National Guard. He also served in Korea and Vietnam. The celebration took place at Harbor Hill...

BELFAST — Waterfall Arts is set to reopen to the public with the opening of its summer exhibition on Friday, June 18. While programming never ceased during the 15 months of pandemic uncertainty – in fact, it flourished in new and diverse ways – the public-facing part of this art center was closed for the safety of its staff, tenants, and community members.

BREWER — City staff continues to work on ways to make things more convenient for the people who live there. They have just made it possible for residents to get license plates at Brewer City Hall. Finance Director Karen Fussell said that should make things a lot easier. “They get...

I read a random article recently, about a pizza place in Maryland that was putting those periodical cicadas on pizza. Naturally, some folks were outraged, some were grossed out, and the health department definitely came knocking on their door. I don't know if you've ever seen one of those things, but you'll know when you crunch down on one.

BANGOR — Firefighters from across the region spend most of Friday afternoon battling a woodland fire on the Bangor–Glenburn town line. Bangor Fire Chief Tom Higgins said crews had to cross over private land to get to the fire that was miles back in the woods. Higgins said when they...

Bangor's only late night talk show is ready to give you a double dose of Danny this Father's Day weekend!. The Nite Show with our pal Danny Cashman, spends this Father's Day "At the Movies" with a new an all-new special. Dan and Christie roll out brand new funny movie parodies based on "Godzilla vs. Kong," "Tom & Jerry," "It's a Wonderful Life" and "8 Mile," along with some classic Nite Show movie themed sketches sprinkled in along the way.

DETROIT (WXYZ) - A 2-year-old is dead and a 9-year-old is fighting for their life following two separate freeway shootings on the same night near Detroit. Michigan State Police and Detroit police are now on the hunt for a suspected vehicle, a late model silver Chrysler 300 with no plates.

AUGUSTA – Bangor softball entered Thursday’s Class A North final with a surge of momentum as the tournament’s No. 8 seed, but No. 2 Skowhegan rose to the occasion. The River Hawks jumped out to an early 3-0 lead, and junior Emily Dunbar’s solo home run made it a 5-0 game after three innings.

Even though the city was founded February 13th, 1845, and the 175th was actually last year, well you know. The pandemic. So it might be over a year past due, but in lots of ways the celebration is right on time. The celebration in Searsport will be full of many...

BANGOR – Before the season began, Dexter softball set its sights on another trip to the Class C State Championship game. On Thursday, they got the job done. Early on it was a pitching dual between No. 1 Dexter’s Avery Herrick and No. 2 Central’s Kaelyn Parks, but in the fifth inning, the Tigers found their way onto the scoreboard, in part on an RBI from Peyton Grant.

Maine’s first Juneteenth celebration since President Joe Biden declare the day as a federal holiday on June 17 was held Friday at Chamberlain Freedom Park in Brewer. Juneteenth commemorates the date that Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1885, and informed residents that slavery was outlawed two years earlier when President Abraham Lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation. On June 11, Gov. Janet Mills signed into law the recognition of Juneteenth as a state holiday, a week before it received federal recognition.