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2 lawmen linked to Maine's deadliest shooting are vying for job as county sheriff
BATH, Maine (AP) — Two law enforcement officers who were allies when they faced tough questions about their interactions with an Army reservist who last year killed 18 people in Maine’s deadliest shooting are squaring off to become sheriff. Neither four-term Democratic incumbent...
GOP governor halts push to prevent Trump from losing one of Nebraska's electoral votes
An effort to prevent Donald Trump from losing a potentially crucial electoral vote from Nebraska appeared dead Tuesday after the state's Republican governor said he's not planning to push for the necessary change in state law ahead of the November presidential election. Gov. Jim...
Maine’s watchdog agency spent years investigating four child deaths. Here are the takeaways.
In 2021, the legislature’s government oversight committee directed the state watchdog agency to investigate the deaths of four children whose families had some involvement with the child welfare system. Last week, the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability...
Longshoremen from Maine to Texas appear likely to go on strike, seaport CEO says
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The chief executive over Georgia's two booming seaports said Tuesday that a strike next week by dockworkers across the U.S. East and Gulf coasts appears likely, though he's hopeful the resulting shutdown would last only a few days. “We should probably expect...
A vandal's rampage at a Maine car dealership causes thousands in damage to 75 vehicles
AUBURN, Maine (AP) — A Maine man damaged 75 vehicles at an automobile dealership, smashing windows and denting hoods of vehicles before he was arrested, police said. The 25-year-old man from Auburn was charged with aggravated criminal mischief early Sunday, police said. They did...
Peevy's 2 TD passes combined with strong defensive effort power Maine past Merrimack 26-15
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. (AP) — Carter Peevy threw two touchdown passes, the Maine defense allowed just 195 yards, and the Black Bears rallied in the second half to defeat Merrimack 26-15 on Saturday. Maine took its first lead 16-15 on the first play of the fourth when Joey Bryson hit...
The Midwest could offer fall’s most electric foliage but leaf peepers elsewhere won’t miss out
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Fall is back, and bringing with it jack-o'-lanterns, football, pumpkin spice everything and — in some parts of the country — especially vibrant foliage. Leaves around the northern U.S. are starting to turn orange, yellow and red, inspiring legions of leaf...
11-year-old charged after police say suspicious device brought on school bus in Maine
NEW GLOUCESTER, Maine (AP) — An 11-year-old boy has been accused of making a threat after police found what they described as a suspicious device in his home that had been brought onto a school bus in Maine. The bus driver stopped the bus and evacuated it Thursday afternoon in New...
Small plane lands safely at Boston's Logan airport with just one wheel deployed
BOSTON (AP) — A small airplane landed safely at Logan International Airport in Boston on Tuesday afternoon despite having just one of its landing wheels deployed. The Cape Air Cessna 402 had two passengers and one crew member. It had taken off from Logan and then returned,...
Election officials prepare for threats with panic buttons, bulletproof glass
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — The election director in Cobb County, an Atlanta suburb where votes will be fiercely contested in this year's presidential race, recently organized a five-hour training session. The focus wasn't solely on the nuts and bolts of running this year's election. Instead, it brought...
