Brewer News

YOU ARE WATCHING NEWS 8 NOW. I'M KATIE THOMPSON. THREE PEOPLE ARE BEHIND BARS THIS MORNING, AFTER AN INVESTIGATION INTO aNINEa HOME BURGLARIES IN THE BANGOR AREA.

A man driving a green pickup truck on Interstate 395 Friday afternoon apparently choked after taking a drink of his coffee, which caused him to crash, Maine State Police Trooper Taylor Dube said at the scene.

Ryan Parker explains to Brewer High School senior Josh Lugdon the proper way to to graft apple trees at the Parker Family Farm in Newport on Thursday.

Gov. Paul LePage has signed a bill that will remove or alter a quarter of signs on Maine highways directing motorists toward secondary destinations.

Fans of classic rock from the 1970s can rejoice - Steely Dan, featuring a reunited Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, will play the Darling's Waterfront Pavilion on Friday, Aug. 29, as part of their 47-date "Jamalot Ever After" tour.

The third annual Way of the Cross Palm Sunday Community Procession held three of the 14 stations at Indian Trail Park in Brewer.

The opening of the Penobscot River to navigation each spring was a magnificent drama that affected both the mood and the pocketbooks of Bangoreans.

PCHC's Brewer School Based Health Center is hosting its 5th Annual Health Fair at the Brewer Community School on Tuesday, April 15, 8am-2pm.

Brewer Middle School Boys Soccer Team became the City Champions after their final defeat over Northside 2-0.

Courtesy of David Cyr Employed as a "tinplater" at a Bangor business, Henry Granville joined the 2nd Maine Infantry Regiment and fought at Bull Run in July 1861.

The Descendants of Bluegrass, an outstanding New England Bluegrass band with family ties to legendary Bluegrass pioneers of Maine, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island, will make a much-anticipated appearance at Next Generation Theatre in Brewer on Friday, April 25th.

A new law that took effect Tuesday repeals a 1937 statute that banned the display of alcohol content, such as on signs or menus.

Couponing saves me money. Undeniable fact. But it's not the only way that I save.

Relatives of the Carmel man involved in the fatal wrong-way collision on Interstate 95 Sunday night say they have no answers about why their loved one turned around on the highway and drove against traffic.

A bill to make sure Mainers benefit from any merger, reorganization or sale of the state's largest telecom utility, FairPoint, won approval in the Senate Thursday morning.

The Wellness Connection of Maine doesn't look like a cannabis cafe. But starting this month, customers can indulge in pumpkin blueberry loafs laced with pot to ease their pain.

Paul Farrington of Springfield accepts the 2013 Maine Game Warden of the Year award from Maine Warden Service Col.

I've got slip on shoes on today! This weekend I think everyone's going to feel a bit more cheerful, and Bangor's got the goods to match.

Along the interstate and turnpike, brown signs direct motorists to destinations not immediately off an exit.

Maranda McCafferty, the driver of a sedan that collided with a fuel delivery truck, is checked by Maine State Police Trooper Desiree Wuthenow and Trooper Jeremiah Wesbrock in Winterport on Wednesday.