The Westbrook police have received reports of a man demanding money to release wives and girlfriends.
June 2016
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Experimental Zika virus vaccine OK’d for human testing
There are currently no licensed drugs or vaccines for Zika.
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Trailer with boat overturns on Interstate 95 in Pittsfield
No one was injured in the Monday morning accident near mile 143, but the boat was destroyed, state police say.
Posted inMaine, News
Feds hope to recover grant money stolen from Brownville
U.S. attorneys are seeking the financial records of Craig Sanborn who is in prison for manslaughter.
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In 911 transcript, Orlando gunman said he was an Islamic soldier
The FBI says during the 50-second call Omar Mateen “made murderous statements in a “chilling, calm and deliberate manner,”
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Belgium detains six people in connection with last-year’s foiled train attack
The attempted attack on a Paris-bound train was stopped by passengers.
Posted inThe Maine Forecast
Summer arrives Monday evening, but it is not the longest day of the year
The first day of summer marks when the rays of the sun are most intense here in Maine.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Ousted campaign manager Lewandowski had unlikely path to Trump Tower
The candidate made the change less than a month before he will acceptance of the Republican presidential nomination.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
‘Free range chicken’ Viles took about $100,000 a year between 2009 and 2014, prosecutor says
Former Anson tax collector Claudia Viles, charged with 13 counts related to missing town money, did her job with no oversight, former and current town employees testify, but her lawyer says investigators jumped to conclusions.
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Supreme Court allows state assault weapons bans to stand
The justices on Monday left in place a lower court ruling that upheld assault weapon bans in Connecticut and New York.