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2016
Millinocket man allowed to wear goat horns in driver’s license photo
The state of Maine backs down after he wrote the secretary of state about the garb’s religious significance.
Congress will again consider Arctic drilling
Oil companies and some Alaskans are longing to drill in the reserve created by Jimmy Carter in 1980.
Air pollution alert shuts down Beijing
The capital and other northern cities order factories and schools closed and cars off roads.
Deaths from overdoses spike in New Hampshire
The state’s number of fatal overdoses almost doubles in the past five years.
Charleston struggles with forgiveness
An initial impulse to turn the other cheek after a mass murder might give way after more killings across the country.
Suspected killer Robert Durst admits he was about to flee
His arrest came the day the final installment of a six-part series aired on HBO.
Deal may resume exodus from Syria
About 4,000 refugees, some wounded, were expected to start leaving two villages Saturday.
Skowhegan girls make just enough shots to edge MCI
Indians stay undefeated with victory over Huskies.
Morning Sentinel police log for Dec. 17
Waterville area police reports for Dec. 17, 2016.