Friday, May 24, 2013
AUGUSTA -- A city man was sentenced Wednesday to serve an initial three years behind bars for robbing the Rite Aid pharmacy in Winthrop a year ago.
AUGUSTA -- Stabbing a police dog in the neck and leading authorities into a standoff and chase have landed a city man in prison for two years.
AUGUSTA -- A city woman has been charged with helping her brother flee the Walmart on Civic Center Drive after last month's holdup at the store's pharmacy.
AUGUSTA -- Michael T. Young will spend the next six years behind bars for the stabbing death of his domestic partner, David Cox, but he's not admitting that he killed him.
PORTLAND -- A longtime selectwoman's apparent secret -- that she can't read or write -- will become part of her defense and out in the open when fighting tax fraud and disability claims charges, her attorney said Thursday.
WATERVILLE -- Volunteers are out ringing the bells and collecting money as part of a goal of raising $60,000 for the Salvation Army Waterville Corps' annual kettle campaign.
WATERVILLE -- Four teens face felony burglary and aggravated criminal mischief charges after repeatedly breaking into a Pine Street house and destroying its interior, according to police.
Seventy-one years ago today, Japanese fighter planes attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor. The assault claimed the lives of more than 2,500 people, nearly half of whom died on the naval battleship USS Arizona, which exploded and sank after it was hit four times by Japanese bombers. The wreck still lies at the bottom of Pearl Harbor.
A neighbor was arrested in connection with the theft of Christmas presents from the home of an elderly couple in Oakland. 
WATERVILLE -- City officials are decrying late-night downtown vandalism and violence, including the shooting death of a man Tuesday.
Medical marijuana advocates in Maine are promoting new legislation that would deregulate the state's program further by allowing doctors to certify patients for any medical conditions.
FARMINGTON -- Sheriff-elect Scott Nichols met with Sheriff Dennis Pike on Thursday morning to prepare for Nichols taking office Jan. 1.
Standard Internet customers will receive the faster speeds automatically this month.
AUGUSTA — Michael T. Young will spend the next six years behind bars for the stabbing death of his partner, David Cox.
The ideal man website featuring L.L. Bean models and a Maine native's musings becomes an Internet sensation.
The president reiterates his warning that he's willing to let automatic budget cuts take effect if Republicans don't drop their opposition to higher tax rates for the wealthy.
The Governor's Office says the detailed order for $35.5 million in spending reductions is expected next week.
Canadian authorities break up an ingenious human smuggling ring that shuttled Romanians from Europe to Mexico and across the U.S. to the Vermont border.
Republican U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint is stepping down to become president of the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank.
Police say Brian Petrovek, 57, had a blood alcohol content more than three times the legal limit when he crashed.
Police say Lindsay Dixon -- sister of the man charged with holding up the pharmacy last week -- drove the getaway van. 
The independent report, prepared by the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, examines the current licensing system that was put in place 15 years ago.
An Elite Airways spokesman says a number of airport officials have approached the airline about serving their markets in the Northeast and Southeast.
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By Thursday afternoon, more than 450 licenses had been issued in Seattle, where the mood was festive overnight. Because the state has a three-day waiting period, the earliest that weddings can take place is Sunday. 
Mall officials say they are looking for a jollier Santa and hope to have him in place today.
Opponents of Mohammed Morsi defiantly calls for another protest outside the palace later today, raising the specter of more bloodshed as neither side shows a willingness to back down.
The software company founder is wanted as a person of interest in the killing of a fellow ex-pat in Belize.
"I feel like a kid in a candy store!" shouts Hempfest volunteer Darby Hageman. "It's all becoming real now!"
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