Federal fisheries managers and conservation groups raise concerns after whales are found dead off Boothbay Harbor and Mount Desert Rock, and a third gets disentangled from fishing gear near Cape Cod.
2016
Posted inNation & World
Probe finds police misuse confidential data
Incomplete tracking frustrates efforts to assess the pervasiveness of the problem.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Washington Post calls for ‘unhinged’ Gov. Paul LePage to resign
The newspaper says in an editorial that the governor’s three-ring binder of drug suspects arrested in Maine has exposed his ‘three-ring circus of unhinged racism and unhinged ravings.’
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Two men arrested in Augusta after attack at Calumet Club
Augusta police say the incident, believed to be a targeted attack, remains under investigation.
Posted inBoys Soccer, Girls Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine
Richmond boys blank Rangeley
Justin Vachon scores twice as Bobcats beat Lakers for second time this season.
Posted inOlympics, Sports
Phelps says he warned Lochte two days before Rio incident
Michael Phelps says he told Ryan Lochte
Posted inSports
LeBron has a goal of catching Jordan
LeBron James has won three NBA titles, including last year with the Cavs, but Michael Jordan’s six championships are in his sights.
Posted inNation & World
World Health Organization report says 9 in 10 worldwide live with excessively polluted air
The U.N. agency says the pollution contributes to health problems and kills 3 million people per year, according to 2012 figures.
Posted inNation & World
Israeli leader and Nobel laureate Shimon Peres dies at 93
Peres, one of the founders of the modern state of Israel and a former president and prime minister, suffered a stroke two weeks ago.
Posted inElections, Nation & World, News, Politics
Presidential debate draws record 84 million TV viewers
It beats the previous debate record of 80.6 million viewers set when Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan squared off in 1980.