Few electors change their votes although thousands of protesters gather at state capitols around the country.
2016
Posted inMaine, News
Skowhegan woman dies after smoking while on oxygen sparks home fire
Michelle Sweet, 53, died Thursday at Maine Medical Center in Portland after having been seriously injured in the fire on Hilltop Drive in Skowhegan on Dec. 5, authorities said.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Cushing lobsterman charged in deaths of 2 crewmen
Christopher Hutchinson was the captain and sole survivor of the sinking of the No Limits in 2014. Prosecutors say he used oxycodone, marijuana and alcohol before heading out to sea that day.
Posted inNation & World, News
Florida woman faces felony charges for sending death threats to Sandy Hook shooting victim’s parent
57-year-old Lucy Richards allegedly sent the death threats after being convinced that the shooting of 20 elementary school students was a conspiracy staged to erode support for gun rights.
Posted inMaine, News
Waterville Library expected to re-open Tuesday after burst pipe caused flooding
About 500 children’s books and three staff computers were destroyed after a copper pipe burst over the weekend, sending a jet of water into stacks of children’s books on the ground floor.
Posted inBusiness
NBT Bank chooses leader of Maine expansion as new president and CEO
John Watt opened the bank’s Portland headquarters in 2014 and assembled a team of local bankers.
Posted inNews, Politics
Newly elected N.C. governor says lawmakers will repeal divisive ‘bathroom bill’
Repealing the law would be a remarkable sign of cooperation for Democratic Gov.-elect Roy Cooper and the GOP-controlled legislature.
Posted inNation & World, News
Policeman assassinates Russian ambassador to Turkey at exhibit
The ambassador was several minutes into a speech when a member of Ankara’s riot police squad, clad in a suit, shouted ‘Don’t forget Aleppo!’ and fired at least eight times.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Kennebec Journal Dec. 19 police log
Augusta area police reports for Monday, Dec. 19, 2016.
Posted inNation & World, News
Serbia to buy Russian combat jets to counter NATO
Although formally seeking EU membership, Serbia has been sliding toward its traditional Slavic ally Russia.