Newport News

The Pentagon says that 51-year-old Chief Warrant Officer 5 John C. Pratt of Springfield was one of two soldiers who died Saturday in Kabul from injuries sustained in the crash.

Members of Maine's congressional delegation said Capt. John "Jay" Brainard II of Newport was killed Monday when his helicopter crashed while on patrol.

A former resident of Newport, Maine, pleaded guilty last week to one count of possession of child pornography in federal court in New Haven, Conn.

Portland, ME, May 29, 2012 - A significant step forward for the renewable energy industry market emerged this month in Maine.

NEWPORT, Maine -- The farmers market in Newport is trying something different this year.

Amanda Hersey, principal at St. Albans Consolidated School, will switch positions with Randy Gould, the principal at Newport Elementary School, on July 1. "It was an assignment they were both looking forward to," said Braun on Thursday.

RSU 19 Superintendent William Braun has gotten the ball rolling on what could be a multi-year process, he said.

A Stetson man who allegedly had a fire on his property, then re-lit the fire while firefighters were trying to put it out was in a Newport courtroom Friday.

Emma Creighton, a woman with ties to Deer Isle and the Blue Hill Peninsula, sailed 4,200 miles single-handedly across the Atlantic in a 21-foot boat last year.

"[Lt. Wing] did a real good job to solve [the case of] that house that was broken into," Macdaid said.

Martin Stream Road near the entrance to Rutland Road on Thursday, March 29, 2012, in Plymouth.