Wednesday, May 22, 2013
SKOWHEGAN -- Longtime Detective Daniel Summers was named deputy police chief by selectmen Tuesday night.
AUGUSTA -- A family living in a home that's been declared dangerous by the town of China has two weeks to let the Superior Court know if they are able to sell the property.
PORTLAND -- The state's former top drug prosecutor pleaded not guilty Tuesday to contempt of court in connection with charges that he fled the state after learning an appeal of some of the child pornography charges he was convicted on was unsuccessful.
AUGUSTA -- For the rest of the season, the Mt. Blue High School varsity basketball team in Farmington will be wearing armbands bearing the initials of Lt. Col. Michael J. Backus.
AUGUSTA -- Teases of legislation and political fights to come, along with a mid-day demonstration by progressive groups, took over the halls of the State House, where official business on Tuesday consisted of quick morning sessions and committee work.
A similar effort died on Legislature's doorstep in 2005.
A former Augusta man who killed a Maine couple in California three years ago will spend the rest of his life in prison.
According to police, the operator of this tractor-trailer became jackknifed on the Pond Road in Sidney after attempting to turn around, when the front tires went in a ditch, on Tuesday. A tow truck was called to get the rig back on the roadway.
Cormier, an Army veteran, first bought the plot of land on now-busy Route 1 in Saco more than 50 years ago.
Authorities also said they will not prosecute James Cameron again on several child pornography charges for which the convictions were overturned on appeal.
LePage wins federal approval to eliminate or reduce coverage for more than 14,000 Mainers to save $4.5 million of $23 million in targeted cuts.
“Until the national economy grows more quickly, Maine won’t grow more than a couple thousand jobs a year,” says Charles Colgan, USM professor of public policy and management.
“I was 100 or so mph and he slammed on his brakes to try to make that corner,” testified State Police Trooper Roger Teachout, describing the violent end of a high-speed pursuit.
Whitey Bulger's attorneys say the judge has a conflict of interest because he was a federal prosecutor in the 1980s, when Bulger was an FBI informant.
Coroner Shirley Radcliffe rules that the 27-year-old soul singer "died as a result of alcohol toxicity" and records a verdict of death by misadventure.
Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and Mark Kelly say their Americans for Responsible Solutions initiative will help raise money to support greater gun control efforts.
A Coast Guard spokesman said the pilot and others on board during the accident will be tested for drug and alcohol use.
The state budget is going to be a priority for the Republican governor and lawmakers as they return to the State House.
New tests show the man who won $1 million did not die naturally, but was he killed for his money?
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