As a judge orders a psych evaluation for the Rockport man accused of murdering his mother, two grandparents and a caretaker, the DA says the victims were bludgeoned and a baseball bat was found nearby.
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Posted inNation & World
Tropical Storm Irma appears to be tracking northwest
Maximum sustained winds were down to 65 mph as the storm tracked about 70 miles east of Tallahassee late this morning
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News cameras caught 9 looters during hurricane. Suspects arrested within hours
‘Can’t say we didn’t warn you,’ police posted on Twitter.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Leroy Smith pleads guilty to 2014 killing of father in Gardiner
Justice Michaela Murphy immediately committed Smith to the Riverview Psychiatric Center for an undetermined period of time after he was found not criminally responsible for the killing of his father, Leroy Smith Jr.
Posted inMaine
Driver dies when car hits tree in Ellsworth
The crash early today closed Route 3 between Ellsworth and Bar Harbor.
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Pope blasts climate skeptics, cites ‘moral’ duty to act
Francis says scientists have clearly charted what needed to be done to reverse course on global warming.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Bannon says Comey’s firing was biggest mistake ‘maybe in modern political history’
The former White House strategist made the statement during an online segment of his interview with ’60 Minutes.’
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Aircraft carrier rushed to hurricane-battered Keys as Irma continues northwest push
A total of 10 deaths – across Florida, Georgia and South Carolina – have now been blamed on the hurricane that hit the U.S. as a Category 5 storm.
Posted inEditorials
Our View: Post-9/11 program should balance privacy, security
Surveillance initiatitives that may be gathering American citizens’ personal communications should feature plenty of protections.