Tuesday, June 18, 2013
State lawmakers expect a wave of gun control bills in the wake of the mass shooting in Connecticut that claimed 28 lives, including 20 school children. But even as the details of the massacre embolden calls for additional background checks or limiting the bullet capacity of some firearms, such legislation faces an uphill battle in Maine, a state that has previously rejected similar measures and recently loosened state gun laws.
SKOWHEGAN -- A verdict in the murder trial of Robert Nelson, 41, of Norridgewock, is expected this morning in Somerset County Superior Court.
WATERVILLE -- A group of about 20 people brought holiday cheer Monday to the site of the city's most notable mystery.
FARMINGTON -- Environmental consultants say moving forward on a riverbank stabilization project on Whittier Road will not harm an Atlantic salmon spawning ground.
The first major snowstorm of the season dumped about 6 to 8 inches of snow in central Maine by Monday afternoon, closing schools, causing traffic accidents and halting work at construction sites.
Even before Friday's school shooting in Newtown, Conn., officials at Maranacook area schools had made plans to improve building security and emergency response procedures.
AUGUSTA -- One suspect arrested in a large drug raid conducted last Friday by state drug enforcement agents and Augusta police was found hiding under a bed in a woman's Water Street apartment.
WATERVILLE -- At 8:41 a.m. on Dec. 17, 2011, Justin DiPietro dialed 911 and reported that his daughter, 20-month-old Ayla Reynolds, was missing.
A roundup of Newtown-related news: Colo. background check requests break records / Threats put several W.Va. schools on lockdown / Va. Sen. Warner says Newtown massacre has altered his gun stance . . . and more.
The decision makes Smith the South's first black Republican senator since Reconstruction and only the fourth black Republican ever in the U.S. Senate.
The president says he will give less cost-of-living increases to Social Security recipients in hopes of striking a deal.
Funerals were held for two more of the tiny fallen – a 6-year-old boy and a 6-year-old girl – as the long and almost unbearable procession of funerals continues.
Some Maine school districts have beefed up security temporarily in response to the massacre, while others are calling for thorough reviews of security protocol.
Portland gets almost 4 inches of snow, but the precipitation to come might make it disappear quickly.
Afterward, NASA said it had dedicated the final resting spot in honor of mission team member, Sally Ride, the first American woman in space who died earlier this year.
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., a lifelong member of the National Rifle Association, says it's time to discuss gun policy and move toward action on gun regulation.
Electors of all 50 states convened Monday to cast their ballots. Obama won the popular vote by nearly five million votes.
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