11:09 PM

Acquaintance charged in murder of Glenburn girl Several photos included in this story

The remains of Nichole Cable are found near a river off Route 43, but questions remain about how and why the killing occurred.

Murder suspect 'so normal,' but had past arrests

9:41 PM

AUTO RACING: Showing them racing is not just a phase

Leandra Martin had her doubters, starting with her father and grandfather. They remember telling Martin she could try a race car out, but figured it was likely just a phase that would pass in short time.

May 16

BOOKS: Fears drive the satirical ‘Odds Against Tomorrow’

Mitchell Zukor is a disaster waiting to happen — and waiting for disasters to happen to himself and the rest of us.

9:41 PM

SNAPSHOT: The hanging garden of Farmingdale

Madison McCutcheon sets up a display of hanging baskets on a rainy Tuesday at the Alden Longfellow's Greenhouses' seasonals sales display area in the DNK Select Used Cars lot on Main Street in Farmingdale.

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7:33 PM

Teachers, school bosses balk at assessment program's heavy use of tests

Teachers and administrators took issue on Tuesday with the weight given to student assessments in proposed regulations for teacher and principal evaluations.

10:49 PM

Brothers sue Portland diocese over alleged sex abuse

The men say they just learned that church officials knew a Maine priest was molesting children and did nothing to stop it.

7:26 PM

Maine agency: Help Oklahoma victims through cash donations

Maine Gov. Paul LePage said Mainers need to focus their generosity in places that can provide the most help by donating money to volunteer agencies.

11:08 PM

Augusta residents get final chance to voice budget concerns Thursday

Residents will have a final opportunity to be heard Thursday, before city councilors wrap up deliberations on a $52.6 million city and school budget that would increase property taxes by 6.6 percent.

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9:42 PM

Jefferson residents OK school budget, refuse Clary Lake dam takeover

Jefferson residents accepted the school budget as proposed and rejected the idea of the town owning the Clary Lake dam at Tuesday night's Town Meeting held at Jefferson Village School.

7:47 PM

Somerset County sues state over withheld $280K jail payment

Somerset County filed a civil suit against the state Board of Corrections on Tuesday for payment of more than $280,000 the county contends it is owed for operations at the Somerset County Jail.

10:07 PM

RSU 18 budget passed by voters Tuesday

Unofficial vote totals indicated that Regional School District 18’s proposed school budget of $32,281,753 passed handily at polls in the district’s five towns Tuesday.

10:58 PM

LePage vetoes smoking ban on college campuses

If lawmakers want to be consistent, they should submit a bill to 'outlaw tobacco altogether' instead of just banning smoking in certain places, he says.

11:49 PM

Hospital payback, Medicaid expansion hinge on LePage

The House and Senate approve a bill that would pay state hospitals back $186 million, and give basic health coverage to 60,000 Mainers using federal dollars.

6:58 PM

Police seek men in Tuesday assault at Augusta Walmart

Police are seeking one suspect, and possibly a second, in an assault at Walmart in Augusta, which sent a man to the hospital.

Kennebec Journal Sports

AUTO RACING: Showing them racing is not just a phase

Leandra Martin had her doubters, starting with her father and grandfather. They remember telling Martin she could try a race car out, but figured it was likely just a phase that wo ...

What's Happening

BOOKS: Fears drive the satirical ‘Odds Against Tomorrow’

Mitchell Zukor is a disaster waiting to happen — and waiting for disasters to happen to himself and the rest of us.

News from the Morning Sentinel

Morning Sentinel police log, May 21, 2013

IN EMBDEN, Monday at 4:49 p.m., a report of harassment was investigated on Timber Lane.

News from the Press Herald

Official: Portland will get $30 million to replace, fix schools

The state funds will go toward replacing Hall Elementary and fixing Longfellow Elementary, says Portland's finance director.

Nation & World

IN FOCUS: THE MAKING OF AN EF5 TORNADO A powerful blend of wind, moist air

The deadly storms, which form about once a year, have more energy than an atomic bomb.

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