7:12 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 posted online about girl after she disappeared

8:24 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.

9:06 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 car 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.

8:47 PM

2 lawsuits filed against Catholic Diocese of Portland

Two brothers say Rev. James Vallely sexually abused them over a three-year period in the late '70s at St. Michael's Parish in South Berwick.

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.

7:26 PM

Augusta residents get final chance to voice budget concerns Thursday

Residents will have a final opportunity to be heard Thursday, on their concerns of a $52.6 million city and school budget that would increase property taxes by 6.6 percent while Mayor William Stokes urge residents to speak to local officials and state legislators about the need for tax reforms.

Other Maine News Headlines

8:26 PM

Jefferson residents OK school budget, refuse Clary Lake dam purchase

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.

7:53 PM

Maine Senate pushes Medicaid expansion bill, House votes next

House Speaker Rep. Mark Eves, D-North Berwick, will give his first bill-specific floor speech during tonight's debate.

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.

7:24 PM

Vassalboro man taken to hospital after Manchester head-on crash

William Spaulding, 53, of Vassalboro, was taken to the hospital Tuesday after crashing his pickup truck head on into another truck, driven by Joshua Lamoreau, 34, of Monmouth, on Western Avenue in Manchester.

8:29 PM

Maine police chiefs: Keep gun permit requirement

They oppose a bill that would allow carrying concealed weapons without a permit, which would also do away with background checks.

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

Maine's elver industry could be shut down in August

Amid a 'gold rush' for the profitable creatures, a commission could also vote to restrict the fishery without shuttering it.

Nation & World

Jay CarneyMore Obama aides knew about IRS audit

But apparently the advisers did not tell the president, officials say.

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