SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — A 3.8-magnitude earthquake centered near the Maine coast rattled houses in northern New England on Monday and was felt by surprised residents of states hundreds of miles away.

An earthquake shook parts of several northeastern states, including Maine, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

After a loss and a tie to UConn at Alfond Arena, columnist Travis Lazarczyk drops the Black Bears to No. 6 on his ballot this week.

A lawsuit over Maine's failure to provide adequate legal representation to low-income defendants has finally gone to trial in Kennebec County Superior Court.

The Black Bears enter their conference bye weekend tied for second in the league with BC, although with a pair of wins over Maine, the Eagles hold the tiebreaker. Michigan Tech climbs onto my ...

Wyoming, Indiana and Mississippi have the highest annual fuel costs. Wyoming tops the list at $2,742.78, which is attributed to its higher annual mileage. The state's drivers travel around 20,000 miles each year -- significantly more than the U.S. average of 14,050 miles.

Holy Cross at Boston U., 7 p.m. Towson at Northeastern, 9 p.m. Bethune-Cookman at Alcorn St., 6 p.m. Southern Miss. at Troy, 6 p.m. Houston Christian at SE Louisiana, 7 p.m.

Maine Trust for Local News sports columnist Travis Lazarczyk is a voter in the U.S. College Hockey online men’s poll. Each week he will share his top 20 votes, as well as hit on a few items of interest in the sport. No changes in my top four this week:

The work began in the midst of a deep recession marked by soaring petroleum prices, in a state with the greatest dependence on heating oil. Baldacci and other advocates saw ocean energy as a tool to free Maine from its imported petroleum addiction.

A Ware, Massachusetts, resident said she was home and her whole house was shaking for about 10 seconds from what she at first believed was an 18-wheeler coming down Route 9.

Republicans want voters to curb the uniquely expansive partial veto powers that Wisconsin governors from both parties have enjoyed for nearly a century.