Friday, May 24, 2013
William Hall of Bangor is due to be tried Aug. 26 on charges he threw a man out a window to his death in 2011, but the trial will be postponed unless he is found competent by Aug. 2.
Some vocal residents told Augusta City Councilors that they cannot afford the 6.6 percent property tax increase proposal. In response, councilors said it wasn't likely the budget would pass as-is.
The athletic director says a replacement for Tim Whitehead could be announced as early as Tuesday.
The University of Maine baseball team heads into an elimination game this afternoon against Stony Brook.
A jury on Friday convicted William E. Blodgett, 21, of Farmingdale, of aggravated assault on the second day of his trial in Kennebec County Superior Court.
J.P. laments the purchases he had already planned based on winning Powerball ... which he did not win.
Kyle Dube's lawyer cites threats made against his client and concerns about Dube's right to a fair trial.
Newspapers seek to unseal affidavit in Maine girl's murder
Minutes after Democrats' symbolic victory, LePage wipes it out and calls for a different bill to repay Maine's hospital debt.
The system will be used to track wind speeds at the height of offshore wind turbines to determine the suitability of sites for wind farms.
The optional $2 donation would fund education about organ donations.
Beginning in early June, a Skowhegan taxi company will start serving fresh hot slices of pizza from a walk-up window at the company office on
Island Avenue, Friday and Saturday from 4:30 p.m. until 1:30 a.m.
MVC TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Lisbon boys win again, barely AUGUSTA -- The Hall-Dale boys track and field team vowed to make a run at Lisbon at the Mountain Valley Conference championships Thursday afternoon.
TRAVELIN' MAINE(RS): MONHEGAN is for the birds It’s easy to see why Monhegan Island has attracted so many artists. The island is a series of stunning visual impressions. And when we visited, colorful birds were everywhere, too!
Maine views mixed as Boy Scouts end gay ban
Some called it a positive stand against discrimination, others say the Boy Scouts shouldn't address issues of sexuality.
UK-bound Pakistani plane diverted, two men arrested
Two men were arrested on suspicion of endangering an aircraft Friday after a U.K. fighter jet was scrambled to divert their plane as it traveled from Pakistan to Britain.
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