Not so very far from yesterday's bombing that killed 16 police officers, in a region subject to a recent Chinese crackdown to protect the Olympics,...

Growing up in the Brawley area of rural Imperial County, Larry Sharp knew the field-to-market workings of agriculture but was increasingly intrigued by the financing side of the business.

AUGUSTA - In one of the nation's most closely watched Senate races, six-term Rep. Tom Allen is challenging two-term incumbent Sen. Susan Collins in an election that will help determine whether the Democrats can hold on to their thin Senate majority.

Note to Free Press readers: Last Friday, Oct. 17, the Melrose Free Press sent an email questionnaire out to 55 community members, asking them to share their views, “for” or “against” Ballot Questions 4 and 5, the so-called Melrose “beer/win

Crop scientist Aziz Osmanzai vividly remembers how farmland in Afghanistan became a battlefield in two decades of conflict that engulfed the mountain country.