Rain washes out Friday morning’s balloon festival launch

2019 Great Falls Balloon Festival coverage

Video: Watch the balloon festival online

SunJournal.com streamed the balloon non-launches each day of the Great Falls Balloon Festival and the one successful launch that closed out the festival.

Great Falls Balloon Festival schedule

In addition to the balloon launches scheduled for twice a day, the festival includes lots of family entertainment throughout the weekend: Sunday’s events Pancake Breakfast 5:30 a.m. – 10 a.m. Balloon Launch 6 a.m. – 6:30 a.m. Pups in the Air (Field) 9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Camp of Rock 9:45 a.m. – 11 a.m. […]

Rep. Steve King says humanity might not exist if not for rape and incest

“Would there be any population of the world left?” the Republican told a group in Iowa.

Dogs’ owners warn of deadly toxic algae

Melissa Martin told CNN she now hopes to help prevent more dog deaths by educating pet owners and advocating for warning signs near ponds, lakes and canals where the toxins have taken over.

Brunswick hires cultural broker to help asylum seekers

BRUNSWICK — Nsiona Nguizani started work Monday as Brunswick’s new cultural broker, tasked with helping asylum seekers get settled in town and acclimated to life in the U.S. An African immigrant himself and the president of the Angolan Community of Maine, Nguizani lives in Westbrook and has been working extensively with the asylees in Portland, […]

Vandals deface gravestones at Lisbon’s St. Anne’s Cemetery

Six stones at St. Anne’s Cemetery in Lisbon were spray painted over the weekend.

Hate crimes are increasing as political rhetoric heats up

Some extremism experts say data suggests a correlation between heated rhetoric from top leaders and reports of hate crimes

Warship discovery lays to rest one of the final mysteries of the unheralded war on Portland’s doorsteps

The revelation just a few days ago that the wreckage of the Navy’s USS Eagle 56 lost 5 miles off Cape Elizabeth in the final days of World War II has now been located is an occasion to recall one of the more vivid personas associated with the episode. Meet The Rev. G. Ernest Lynch. […]