In May 2011, wolf hybrids in the state of Maine became the subject of a planned extinction, when a new law required all the animals to be registered, micro-chipped and neutered to prevent reproduction.

Once caught, a lobster can change hands five to seven times before it reaches a diner’s plate.

Some hailed her as a prophet of the environmental movement; others disparaged her work as alarmist and lacking scientific rigor.

Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Cynthia Dill held a brief rally on the steps of Portland City Hall Wednesday to applaud the inclusion of same-sex marriage rights into the national Democratic Party platform.

NORFOLK, Va. — Republican Mitt Romney anointed Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, an ardent conservative and devoted budget cutter, as his vice presidential running mate on Saturday, and the two men immediately embarked on a tour of campaign battleground states vowing to defeat President Barack Obama and repair the long-ailing U.S. economy.

At 5:11 p.m., shoplifting was reported at Hannaford on Cony Street.

CAP-PELE, New Brunswick — Jean-Pierre Cormier stood on the dock at Aboiteau Wharf Wednesday in this southeastern New Brunswick fishing town. A dozen or so fellow lobstermen stood with him and chatted about the weather and where to go for lunch.

MOUNT VERNON — The Sunday after Thanksgiving, with firearms deer hunting season closed for the year, George Smith followed blood near his garage and drag marks to a pile of deer entrails and two empty beer bottles. He checked at the local tagging station to see who’d shot the deer on his property and left the mess.