There are probably a lot more spiders around your kitchen and in your yard than you think, writes Dana Wilde.
2017
Posted inNews, Politics
Trump taps former aide to Florida AG to be top lawyer for Education Department
Carlos Muniz helped defend the decision not to sue Florida-based Trump University after former students complained they’d been swindled.
advertisement
Posted inBusiness, News
Wal-Mart will discount online-only items delivered to stores
It’s another illustration of how Wal-Mart is trying to figure out a way to compete with Amazon and its dominant Prime plan.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Kennebec Journal April 12 police log
Augusta area police reports for April 12, 2017.
Posted inMaine, News
One of Trump’s Air Force One planes visits Maine
Airport officials say the plane – one of two used to transport the president – was on a routine training flight.
Posted inMaine, News
Pilot in satisfactory condition after Tuesday plane crash in Bowdoinham
John Gayley had taken off from an airfield in Turner when he was forced to perform an emergency landing on I-295.
Posted inNation & World, News
Why some migrants are more likely to commit crimes than others
Criminologists say Germany’s lessons actually suggest that refugees from the Middle East coming to the U.S. would be unlikely to increase crime rates.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
University of Maine at Augusta president leaving in June
In the coming days, the chancellor of the University of Maine System, James Page, will be meeting with people at UMA to make plans for a leadership transition.
Posted inMaine
Maps: Maine’s 2016 overdose deaths by county
Washington County had the most deaths from opioids and from all drugs.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Paul Manafort’s firm received payments listed in Ukrainian ledger, records show
Trump’s former campaign manager intends to register as a foreign agent because of that work, and another lobbying firm has already registered.