Virtually every major project under the National Nuclear Security Administration’s oversight is behind schedule and over budget.
September 2013
Maine ed tech denies having sex with student
Authorities say Tammy Larlee, 41, had a relationship with a 15-year-old student this summer.
North America’s tallest peak may be shorter
An effort to update decades-old maps showed the Mount McKinley, called Denali by locals, is 83 feet shorter than previously believed.
Four men get death sentences in India gang rape
The judge says the attack ‘shocked the collective conscience’ of India.
Missing Maine man found in Vermont
Crews found the man after searching an area between Killington Peak and Deer Leap on Thursday night during a significant thunder and lightning storm.
Maine gets $300,000 grant to help rural veterans
The grants will help enhance systems that allow health care providers to electronically communicate with veterans who live in rural areas of the state.
MLB: Sox drop final game of successful road trip
Wil Myers hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning for the Rays, but a 5-2 road trip left the Red Sox with an 89-59 record and a commanding 8 ½-game lead in the AL East.
NFL: Patriots hang on to beat Jets
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady threw a 39-yard touchdown pass to Aaron Dobson on the game’s first series before both offenses played as sloppily as the second-half weather, and the New England Patriots got by the New York Jets 13-10 on Thursday night.
BOXING: Berry wins by DQ
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Boxer Brandon Berry of the West Forks won his third professional fight via disqualification against Jesus Javier Cintron at the Verizon Wireless Center on Thursday.
Augusta rental standards get another look
AUGUSTA — Concern that the city could be subsidizing the rent of tenants living in dangerous, unsanitary apartment buildings has city councilors considering setting minimum standards and requiring inspections to ensure compliance with safety codes in rental units for those who receive General Assistance housing money from the city.