Yesterday at 5:39 PM

Understaffed, undersized and under siege: Riverview hospital struggles with safety Several photos included in this story

Data the Kennebec Journal received through a records request show the total number of injuries reported at Riverview is the highest it's been in three years, though lower than in years before that.

Killers' cases illustrate difficulties in granting freedoms to forensic patients

11:56 AM

Nadal beats Federer, Serena wins at Italian Open

Rafael Nadal wins this tourney for the seventh time, and Serena Williams wins her fourth straight title this year.

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 8:45 PM

SNAPSHOT: Flyin' Hawaiian

Chris "Flyin' Hawaiian" Thompson, of Windsor, rides in the bowl in the Augusta Skate Park during the Maine Sk8 Series Jam on Saturday, in Augusta.

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3:15 PM

O.J. Simpson lawyers say he is closer to freedom

If Simpson succeeds in getting his conviction thrown out, prosecutors will have to either retry him or offer a plea bargain.

2:52 PM

'Laboratory in a can' monitors red tide off Maine

A garbage can-size canister collects and transmits data about toxin-producing algae blooms, known as red tides, that show up in the Gulf of Maine each spring.

2:23 PM

USM heads to Division III World Series

The Huskies shut out Endicott 9-0 to win the New England Regional championship.

Oversight of Maine restaurants diminishes, just as complaints rise

Maine’s guidelines for overseeing restaurant safety were quietly scaled back last year, even as the number of health-related complaints about Maine restaurants has been on the rise.
Why do failure rates vary across the state?
Maine inspection rule among least restrictive in U.S.
Accessing, crunching the state’s results ultimately frustrate bid to create database

Snowe's media blitz touts book on congressional reforms

Former Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe was all over the media landscape last week promoting her new book; Congress makes progress on important legislation; Rep. Chellie Pingree's bill on military sexual assault gets pushed back; Rep. Mike Michaud urges action on safety accord; and the C-SPAN bus stops at Cony High School, State House on Wednesday.

    Other Maine News Headlines

    1:36 PM

    Mellencamp, Stephen King musical to debut in Indiana

    "Ghost Brothers of Darkland County" will debut Oct. 10 at the Indiana University Auditorium.

    1:32 PM

    Neighbors said Saco man in standoff was troubled

    Charles Scontras was known in the tight-knit neighborhood for his troubled behavior.
    Man dies in house fire after 4 1/2-hour standoff in Saco

    12:59 PM

    Small Fla. city wonders who won Powerball jackpot

    The budget for the city of Zephyrhills is just more than $49 million; the winning Powerball jackpot is 12 times that.

    12:25 PM

    US senator proposes student loan refinance plan

    The refinancing bill would enable students and graduates who have an interest rate above 4 percent to refinance their federal loans at a lower, fixed rate of 4 percent. The bill will be introduced in the Senate this week.

    12:48 PM

    Metro-North: Conn. train outage expected for days

    Metro-North President Howard Permut says the two-track electrified railroad must be rebuilt.

    9:12 AM

    Maine comic festival features writers, artists

    The festival was started in 2009 to promote comic books and give the public an opportunity to meet the creative talent behind them.

    Kennebec Journal Sports

    Nadal beats Federer, Serena wins at Italian Open

    Rafael Nadal wins this tourney for the seventh time, and Serena Williams wins her fourth straight title this year.

    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 area police log, May 18, 2013

    IN BRIGHTON PLANTATION, Saturday at 1:21 a.m., a vehicle accident was reported on Mayfield Road.

    News from the Press Herald

     Curtain rises on assistant PSO conductor Video clip included

    Norman Huynh, 24, is poised to conduct Pops and Discovery concerts – and community outreach.

    Nation & World

     Boy Scouts prepare for vote on gays

    Rhetoric is heated as religious groups say they do not want openly gay boys in the Boy Scouts.

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