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No charges in Starks shooting

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:40:28 -0400

STARKS, Maine - A Maine grand jury has declined to bring charges in the case of a Starks man who was shot on his own property following a confrontation with a group of hunters.

Wind farm proposed for central Maine

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:31:08 -0400

BINGHAM, Maine - Opposition is lining up against a proposed 62-turbine wind energy facility in Somerset and Piscataquis counties in central Maine.

Maine boy loses leg in lawnmower accident

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 05:55:19 -0400

HARMONY, Maine - Authorities say a 4-year-old Maine boy has had his right leg amputated above the knee after it was caught in the blades of his father's lawnmower.

Maine sex offender back behind bars

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 07:44:18 -0400

LEWISTON, Maine - A Maine man convicted in 1986 for his role in a notorious child sex ring has been sent back to prison for violating conditions of probation.

Tourists enlisted in search for missing Maine girl

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 07:13:25 -0400

WATERVILLE, Maine - A group looking for clues into the disappearance of Waterville toddler Ayla Reynolds is hoping to enlist tourists in their effort.

Colby opts against fossil-fuel divestment

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 10:28:25 -0400

WATERVILLE, Maine - Trustees at Maine's Colby College have decided not to stop investing endowment money in oil, gas and other companies connected to fossil fuels, but students say they'll continue trying to build support for the move.

Colby College to award about 500 degrees

Sun, 26 May 2013 08:29:04 -0400

WATERVILLE, Maine - Pulitzer Prize-winning author Gregory White Smith is giving the commencement speech at Colby College's 192nd graduation ceremony.