A federal judge rules that William Perry Pendley served unlawfully for 424 days as acting director of the Bureau of Land Management because he was never confirmed by the Senate.
2020
Posted inNation & World
California braces for power shutoffs and warm, windy weekend
Firefighters battling the state’s largest wildfire braced for the change in weather by constructing fuel breaks on Friday to keep the flames from reaching a marijuana-growing enclave.
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Posted inMaine, News
Portland police, Black Lives Matter group clash over plans for protest Saturday
Organizers dispute Chief Frank Clark’s criticism about a lack of communication.
Posted inNation & World
North Korean troops kill apparent defector from South; Kim apologizes
The man may have been shot because of elevated anti-coronavirus measures that involve ‘indiscriminate shooting’ at anyone approaching the North’s borders illegally.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Times Record Sports, Varsity Maine
Mt. Ararat, Morse open up two-hand touch football season
Eagles get the best of Shipbuilders as players and coaches navigate a new-look game.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Chickenpox and pertussis cases decline, but Maine’s school vaccination rates remain low
Maine’s vaccine exemption rate for kindergarten-age children last year was 5.6 percent, the same as it was in 2018-19, when Maine had the fourth-highest opt-out rate in the nation.
Posted inVarsity Maine
Local roundup: Skowhegan field hockey kicks off season with a win over MCI
Four different players score in the victory.
Posted inNation & World
NPR reporter arrested after L.A. deputies’ shooting won’t be charged
Former Press Herald reporter Josie Huang was taken into custody while covering a demonstration the night 2 Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies were shot.
Posted inMaine, Uncategorized
Maine tops 1,000 fires for the year for first time since 2002
Most of the fires have been small and caused by debris burns.
Posted inCross Country, Sports, Varsity Maine
Cross country: Cony season-opening meet a ‘back to normal’ feel for runners
Fewer fans and distancing at finish line create a different scene, but runners enjoy chance to return to competition.