Maine’s U.S. attorney says Michael Thompson jumped over the pharmacy counter with a knife and took more than $500 worth of drugs.
2014
Kennebec Journal Dec. 9 police log
Augusta-area police reports for Dec. 9, 2014.
Migrating birds that visit Maine get new federal protections
Red knots, newly designated as a “threatened” species, visit the state for only a few weeks during their epic trips each spring and fall.
Avon man pleads guilty in major drug case
Daryl Searles pleaded guilty to three felony drug charges for what law enforcement officials called one of Franklin County’s largest drug busts.
Kerry seeks expanded authority from Congress to fight Islamic State
The secretary of state says any new war powers shouldn’t be limited to action in Iraq and Syria.
Morning Sentinel Dec. 9 police log
Waterville area police reports for Dec. 9, 2014.
Killing of second Canada lynx leads to major restrictions on trapping in northern Maine
The discovery of one of the federally protected wildcats in a trap in St. Croix Township prompts the emergency rule change.
Portland considers ‘workforce housing’ project in Bayside
The homes on land now occupied by the public works department would be sold for below-market prices so many working families could afford them.
Utilities join forces for proposed 300-mile power cable in Maine
The so-called Maine Green Line would be buried through Maine and then run across the ocean floor to greater Boston.