By The Associated Press on Aug 30, 2021 05:51 pm A U.S. Army special forces soldier who died while performing a rescue of a downed helicopter crew in Somalia was immortalized Monday with a memorial in his hometown. Read more... »
By Ari Snider, Maine Public on Aug 30, 2021 05:39 pm A group of business and higher education leaders from Maine is asking Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King to include immigration reform in the next federal budget package. In a press conference Monday morning, the group called for a pathway to citizenship for undocumented farmworkers, essential workers and others. Read more... »
By Leela Stockley on Aug 30, 2021 05:23 pm The 38-year-old Veazie man had allegedly been laying beneath the box truck when it drove over him at around 2 a.m., according to Sgt. Wade Betters, spokesperson for the Bangor Police Department. Read more... »
By Tribune Content Agency on Aug 30, 2021 05:18 pm The medication is mainly used for horses, sheep and cattle, and "can be highly concentrated and result in overdoses when used in humans." Read more... »
By The Associated Press on Aug 30, 2021 05:04 pm The United States completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan late Monday, ending America's longest war and closing a chapter in military history likely to be remembered for colossal failures, unfulfilled promises and a frantic final exit that cost the lives of more than 180 Afghans and 13 U.S. service members, some barely older than the war. Read more... »
By Julia Bayly on Aug 30, 2021 04:57 pm An emergency order restricting the movement of ash trees in Oxford County has been issued by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Read more... »
By Lia Russell and Judy Harrison on Aug 30, 2021 04:06 pm A dispute over a $600 towing fee prompted Friday’s nine-hour standoff between police and 51-year-old Patrick Mullen in the Brewer Walmart parking lot, according to a police report. Read more... »
By Hannah Catlin on Aug 30, 2021 03:58 pm A man with an AR-15 rifle “threatened and terrorized” people at the annual Aroostook Band of Micmacs’ Mawiomi of Tribes and then engaged police in a multi-hour standoff in Caribou on Saturday night, according to the Caribou Police Department. Read more... »
By Larry Mahoney on Aug 30, 2021 03:57 pm The years of frustration came to an end on Sunday evening when Farmington's Cassius Clark took the checkered flag to win the state’s most prestigious race. Read more... »
By The Associated Press on Aug 30, 2021 03:48 pm King, who's resting at home, said he's feeling fine now. He has no idea whether he got the virus in Washington or at home in Maine. Read more... »
