BIDDEFORD — Bonus points are big for any wrestling team and the Biddeford Tigers made the most of them on Wednesday night against visiting Portland. More...

WATERBORO — Massabesic junior Leo Amabile picked up a milestone victory on Wednesday night as he earned win No. 100 in the Mustangs’ 53-12 win over visiting Windham. More...

LEWISTON — Once again, the Lewiston offense was firing on cylinders. Alex Rivet, Joe Bisson and Sam Story each had two goals in a 9-1 victory over Thornton Academy at Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Wednesday night. More...

BIDDEFORD — Members of the Biddeford Fire Department Local #3107 raised $4,236 during their first Black Friday Fill the Boot campaign on Nov. 27 at Biddeford Crossing.  More...

10 years ago  From the Journal Tribune: “The season of giving is upon us and more local children are in need of Christmas gifts than ever before. More...

Today is Thursday, Dec. 17, the 351st day of 2015. There are 14 days left in the year.  On this date:  In 1777, France recognized American independence.  More...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A man who was cited by police for soliciting donations at an intersection filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing city officials of violating his constitutional right to free speech.  More...

BOSTON — The operator of a driverless train that rumbled through several stations before transit workers stopped it by cutting power to the rails has been fired.  A lawyer for the train’s operator, 53-year-old David Vazquez, said Wed More...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Officials say plans are underway to dedicate a Springfield park in memory of a city native who was killed when a gunman killed five U.S. servicemen in Chattanooga, Tennessee in July.  More...

This holiday season, let’s remember the entire Christmas story. It only begins in a manger in Bethlehem.  More...

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve is raising interest rates from record lows set at the depths of the 2008 financial crisis, a shift that heralds modestly higher rates on some loans.  The Fed coupled its first rate hike in nine years with a More...

KUWAIT CITY (AP) — Curbs on free expression that have accelerated in Kuwait since the 2011 Arab Spring protests swept the Mideast are putting the country at risk of “sliding into deeper repression,” Amnesty International warned in a More...

Tis the Season” for the performance of music, especially choral music. Adults traditionally love to sing, to experience the joy of making music together. More...

The second concert by the Portland String Quartet in the 2015-2016 season took place at Woodfords Congregational Church on Sunday and was preceded by a talk by Will Hertz.  More...

MUSIC  The Salvation Army Old Orchard Beach Corps will present “A Christmas Festival of Music” on Sunday, Dec. 20 at 6 p.m. at 2 Sixth St. in Old Orchard Beach. This event is free to the public.  More...

Star Wars-themed activities for teens at the Kennebunk Free Library, at 112 Main St. in Kennebunk, will take place from 2:30- 4:30 p.m., in honor of the release of the most recent Star Wars installment.  More...