A fast-moving storm system is rapidly moving through the Northeast, bringing a combination of snow, wind and the risk of snow squalls, particularly across the interior and portions of New

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.

The warnings, affecting New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Maine, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Ohio and Wisconsin, will remain in effect through January 28, with some regions facing extended risks.

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.

Some shuffling at the top of my ballot this week: 1. Boston College 2. Michigan State 3. Western Michigan 4. Minnesota 5. Michigan 6. Maine 7. Providence 8. Denver

Conference tournament championship games are scheduled for March 22, with the NCAA tournament selections to be announced March 23. Regionals will be held March 27-30, with the Frozen Four on April 10 and 12.

TELSTAR 71, WISCASSET 33: Reiley Hedden hit four 3-pointers and scored a game-high 16 points in the Rebels’ (11-4) win over the Wolverines (8-5) in Bethel. Brody Morgan added 14 points and Eliot Norton chipped in 12 for Telstar, which had eight players contribute at least four points.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Environmental regulators and health officials in New Mexico are warning hunters that harmful chemicals known to cause cancer in people have been found at record levels in birds, small mammals and plants at a lake near Holloman Air Force Base.

Maine’s formal interest in developing ocean wind energy dates back to 2008, when former Gov. John Baldacci created an Ocean Energy Task Force to devise a strategy.

Army at Colgate, 6 p.m. George Washington at UMass, 6 p.m. La Salle at St. Bonaventure, 6 p.m. Maryland at Penn St., 6 p.m. Rhode Island at Fordham, 6:30 p.m. Bucknell at Loyola (Md.), 7 p.m. Butler at Seton Hall, 7 p.m.