5:58 PM

Suspect in Glenburn girl's slaying enters no plea in court Several photos included in this story

Kyle Dube, dressed in T-shirt and jeans, did not make eye contact with the many friends and family members of Nichole Cable who were in the courtroom.

Amid tears for Maine teen, an arrest

3:29 PM

Coach K returning to U.S. men's team

Mike Krzyzewski will try to lead the U.S. men's Olympic basketball team to a third straight gold medal, a source with knowledge of the decision tells the Associated Press.

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.

Yesterday at 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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5:34 PM

Waterville car rental business owner loses appeal, will have to pay use tax

Eagle Rental of Waterville had asked the Maine Supreme Judicial Court to overturn a decision by a trial judge ordering that the use tax — similar to a sales tax — be paid on those vehicles which the Maine Supreme Judicial Court rejected that appeal in a decision issued Tuesday.

5:06 PM

Petition to recall West Gardiner elected officials to be heard Thursday

The selectmen will host a public hearing Thursday on a proposed ordinance that would allow residents to recall elected officials at 6:30 p.m. at the town office.

5:37 PM

Jodi Arias jury deadlocks on death penality

Video clip included But the judge tells the jurors to continue trying to work through their differences, or else a new jury will have to be seated.

3:32 PM

RSU 18 budget passed by voters Tuesday

Vote totals reported by town clerks show that Regional School District 18’s proposed school budget of $32,281,753 passed handily at polls in the district’s five towns Tuesday.

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6:01 PM

Man killed while being questioned in Boston bomb probe

Several photos included in this story Ibragim Todashev, a mixed martial-arts fighter, was fatally shot after lunging with a knife at an FBI agent who was questioning him at his Florida townhouse, police say.

6:17 PM

Brutal London terror attack leaves 1 dead near barracks

In an ultra-bloody daylight attack, two men with butcher knives hacked another man to death near a military barracks.

4:42 PM

Route 32 pavement work, Waldoboro to Jefferson, begins May 29

Crews next week will begin putting another layer of pavement along Route 32 from Waldoboro to Jefferson, according to the Maine Department of Transportation.

6:18 PM

Mainer wins chance to go on the road with One Direction

Kylie Keene, a 2012 UMaine grad, was selected out of hundreds of applicants to be the Nabisco 1D VIP Tour Correspondent, who will follow the band in major cities.

4:38 PM

A timeline to spring

In February, summer seems like just a legend. In May when the lilacs open out it’s clear the legend is coming to life, and for a few months, winter is the ancient myth. So is it written.

Kennebec Journal Sports

Coach K returning to U.S. men's team

Mike Krzyzewski will try to lead the U.S. men's Olympic basketball team to a third straight gold medal, a source with knowledge of the decision tells the Associated Press.

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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.

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Dispute leaves thousands in Maine without phone service

USA Telephone has been planning to end its service next month, but Fairpoint shuts down the transmission lines USA used because the company stopped paying to use them.

Nation & World

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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