Tripadvisor's Travelers’ Choice Awards ranked Portland and one other New England city in the top 10 nationally for food.

As heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain hit parts of the Deep South, a blast of Arctic air plunged much of the Midwest and the eastern U.S. into a deep freeze.

Ten Maine semifinalists are in the running for the James Beard Foundation’s Restaurant and Chef Awards. Half of the semifinalists are from Portland, including two for best chef in the Northeast – Jake Stevens, Leeward, Portland, and Jordan Rubin, Mr. Tuna.

Annette Tzouvelis (left) and Joanna K. Tzouvelis, food and dining reporter for Wicked Local at Old Wive's Tale, the speakeasy within Seamark at Encore Boston Harbor in Everett. Known for its lobster and seafood, Portland, Maine, also made the “Best of the Best” food list by taking the eighth place.

Tripadvisor recently released its Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best Destination Awards and Boston and Portland, Maine ranked among the 10 best food destinations in the U.S. Boston ranked No. 6 and Portland ranked No. 8.

Airports are readying for major disruptions in Texas, Louisiana and along the Gulf Coast before anticipated wintry blast.

Notre Dame at Boston College, 7 p.m. Siena at Mount St. Mary's, 7 p.m. St. Francis (Pa.) at LIU Brooklyn, 7 p.m. St. Peter's at Merrimack, 7 p.m. UCLA at Rutgers, 7 p.m.

Agent David Maland, 44, was killed Monday afternoon following a traffic stop, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesperson said in a statement. A German national in the country on what the FBI called a current visa was killed and an injured suspect was taken into custody and is being treated at a local hospital.

At 1,027 miles long, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) is the fifth-longest route from Portland International Jetport (PWM). In January 2025, Delta Air Lines will operate a daily service with its mainline Boeing 737 aircraft.

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, step right up and feast your eyes on the architectural marvel that is Victoria Mansion! This isn’t just any old house – oh no, this is the crème de la crème of 19th-century dwellings, a veritable palace of yesteryear nestled right in the heart of Portland, Maine.

All Times Eastern College Basketball Men’s Kennesaw State at New Mexico State — ESPN+, 4 p.m. Texas State at Louisiana — ESPN+, 4 p.m. Hampton at William & Mary — CBS Sports Network, 5 p.m. Maine at UMass-Lowell — ESPN+,

Colgate at Lafayette, 1 p.m. Maine at UMBC, 1 p.m. Mercyhurst at Wagner, 1 p.m. Albany (NY) at Binghamton, 2 p.m. Canisius at Fairfield, 2 p.m. Cornell at Penn, 2 p.m.