Maine

PORTLAND, Maine — A Virginia man is running thousands of miles to raise awareness for a charity dear to his heart and he started his journey in Maine.

Tommy Neeson is running more than 2,300 miles in support of Ronald McDonald house. On Saturday his run made a pit stop in Portland.

It took Neeson four days to get here from his starting point in Bangor.

Neeson said he’s doing the run because of all the good work Ronald McDonald houses do, and he knows first hand.

His youngest daughter lost her battle with cancer, but while she was going through treatment, Neeson and his family stayed at a Ronald McDonald house.

Neeson plans to wrap up his journey on Nov. (Read the full post about ‘Run For Charity Stops In Portland’…)

AUGUSTA, Maine — There were no jackpot winners in either of Maine’s multistate lottery drawings Saturday night.

In the national Powerball game, players matching all five numbers and the Powerball would have won or shared the $71 million jackpot. The prize goes to an estimated $81 million for Wednesday’s drawing.

Tickets that match the first five numbers, but miss the Powerball, win $200,000 each. There were eight of those winners last night — including one in Maine.

In Tri-State Megabucks, last night’s $650,000 jackpot went unclaimed, so the purse is expected to rise to $700,000 in time for the midweek drawing.

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — Nearly two dozen former prisoners of war from Maine are being honored this weekend with Silver Star Honorable Service Medals.

On Saturday, Gov. (Read the full post about ‘Former Maine POWs Honored’…)

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — Hundreds of military artifacts are on display at a former electricity substation transformed into the new Maine Military Museum.

Gov. John Baldacci cut the ceremonial ribbon on Saturday and distributed medals to 18 former prisoners of war.

The former Central Maine Power substation now houses uniforms and a replica of a detention camp jail cell.

Two veterans out of 10,000 who spent time in the same prison camp in Germany 64 years ago met for the first time during the grand opening.

“I wore off my legs walking across Germany. (Read the full post about ‘Maine Military Museum Showcases Hundreds Of Artifacts’…)

WATERVILLE, Maine — A man accused of firing a shotgun in front of a family in their Waterville home was arrested overnight.

Several people called 911 at about 4:15 a.m. to report several gunshots fired on Kennebec Street.

Waterville police identified the armed man as Jermaine M. Seawright, 27, of Oakland, and said an officer who responded to the scene held Seawright at gunpoint until backup arrived to assist in the arrest.

Police said Seawright entered the home looking for a man with whom he allegedly had a fight at a bar earlier in the night. (Read the full post about ‘Shots Fired Before Family; Man Arrested’…)

The little kid with the high voice turns 50 on Friday.

Michael Jackson will mark his birthday by maintaining a low profile, rather than throwing a big birthday bash.

Sony is marking his birthday by releasing an album based on fan votes called “King of Pop,” but that’s only overseas, where Jackson still maintains a strong following.

Jackson released the 25th anniversary of “Thriller” earlier this year, and a remake of “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin”‘ did well on the dance charts

As for new music, there have been rumors of that for years, as Will.I.Am, Ne-Yo, Chris Brown and Akon have been linked to a potential Jackson album.

‘Disaster Movie’ (PG-13)

“Disaster Movie” is aptly named. The movie is a disaster. It’s a mish-mash of pratfalls, gross-outs, little people, glam models, bad costumes and lame jokes.

The production had a lot of promise. Promoted as a movie made by the filmmaking team behind the hits “Date Movie” and “Epic Movie,” the spoof was supposed to poke holes and fun at the disaster movie genre.

The trailer for the film also showed that it would spoof some of the most recent movies playing at the Cineplex, including “Sex and the City,” “Wanted,” “High School Musical” and the multitude of action movies with superheroes, “Hancock,” “Hellboy,” “Incredible Hulk” and “The Dark Knight.”

“Disaster Movie” tries to have some semblance of a plot. (Read the full post about ‘Review: ‘Disaster Movie’ Disastrous’…)

‘Traitor’ (PG-13)(out of four)

Samir is a practicing Muslim, and he is intimately involved in the ongoing war on terrorism. But while he’s certainly standing in the middle of it all, we can’t exactly tell what side he’s fighting for.

Is Samir a bomb designer, aiding Islamist extremists in devising an attack on America — a bone-chilling scheme in which 50 bombs will be detonated simultaneously across the country? Or is he a double-agent: an American hero who has infiltrated the enemy ranks and has ascended the chain of command in hopes of keeping us safe?

Samir’s motives are a point of debate, but his religion is not. (Read the full post about ‘Review: ‘Traitor’ Provocative Thriller’…)

Country music legend Dolly Parton is alive and well — and joking about the recent rumors of her death by congestive heart failure.

“I did about have a heart attack when I found out I was dead,” Parton joked with a Nashville television. “But I am feeling better than ever.”

Parton’s “death” was a hot search on Google last week after her purported death was reportedly announced over loudspeakers at a high school football game. The rumor of her death, supposedly at a Tennessee hospital, was eventually reported on by Fox News. (Read the full post about ‘Dolly Parton Laughs Off Death Rumors’…)

LOS ANGELES — Police said former teen star Mackenzie Phillips has been arrested on suspicion of possessing a controlled substance after she allegedly was found carrying drugs at Los Angeles International Airport.

Airport police Sgt. Jim Holcomb said Phillips, the co-star of the late 1970s sitcom “One Day At a Time,” was arrested Wednesday.

Holcomb said that the 48-year-old Phillips was heading to New York when she failed to pass a security screening and a secondary search turned up a small amount of cocaine and heroin in her possession.

Phillips is the daughter of John Phillips, founder of The Mamas and the Papas pop group. (Read the full post about ‘’70s Sitcom Star Accused Of Drug Possession’…)