President Barack Obama will direct federal agencies to fast-track an oil pipeline from Oklahoma to Texas, backing a segment of the larger Keystone XL project that he rejected earlier this year.
March 2012
Hot weather a killer for ski resorts
Skiers in Maine stripped down to shorts and bikinis Wednesday as they got in a few sun-drenched runs. The warm winter has cost local ski resorts millions of dollars this year.
Cause of fire undetermined at Millinocket concrete plant
The Maine State Fire Marshal says the extent of the damage at Lee’s Redi Mix Concrete Inc. has prevented an investigator from finding the source.
Doctors find clue in quest to predict heart attack
Doctors in California have identified a cell that shows up in people who’ve just had heart attacks. If they could locate those cells in advance, they may be able to successfully prevent heart attacks in the future.
Traffic continues to stall around Bowdoinham butter truck crash
BOWDOINHAM — Crews worked feverishly in an early spring heat wave today to unload 20 tons of butter from a tractor-trailer truck that crashed through a guardrail and plowed through the woods in the median on Interstate 295. The ongoing cleanup is expected to disrupt both north and southbound traffic during the evening commute. Maine […]
Woman hit on head in lunch box theft
Police are looking for a person who reportedly hit a Dixfield woman on the head and ran off with her lunch box.
FACT CHECK: More drilling hasn’t lowered gas prices
An analysis of 36 years of gas prices and domestic oil production shows there’s no correlation between the amount of oil drilled in the U.S. and the price of gas — despite what politicians might tell you.
Hearings under way on LePage budget
The Appropriations Committee is taking public comments today on proposed cuts to the Maine Clean Election fund, education and the Maine Public Broadcasting Network.
Saints coach suspended for 1 year by NFL over bounties
The NFL also fined the Saints $500,000, took away draft picks and suspended their former defensive coordinator indefinitely because of the team’s program of rewarding players who successfully injured opponents.