Travis Lazarczyk and Mike Lowe of the Press Herald, Drew Bonifant of the Kennebec Journal and Adam Robinson of the Sun Journal get you ready for the start of the high school basketball season in Maine.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Former reality TV star Josh Duggar found guilty in child porn trial
Duggar, now 33, is the eldest child in the family featured in ‘19 Kids and Counting’ from 2008 to 2015.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Maine defense lawyers warn of crisis with poorly paying court-appointed cases
Criminal defense lawyers say they are underpaid and overworked when representing indigent defendants.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Fauci says delta variant, not omicron, is the bigger coronavirus threat this winter
President Biden’s chief medical adviser laments the fact that 60 million Americans remain unvaccinated.
Posted inNew England Patriots, Sports
Emergence of QB Mac Jones ends talk of long rebuild in New England
The Patriots are in their bye week at the top of the AFC and on a seven-game winning streak, with rookie quarterback Mac Jones playing a key role.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Scenic stretch of Lost Coast redwoods to be spared the ax
A conservation group has agreed to pay nearly $37 million for 5 miles of Northern California coastline – if it can raise the money by the end of the year.
Posted inBoston Celtics, Sports
Bill Russell memorabilia auction bringing out some heavy bidders
Celtics’ legend Bill Russell, a civil rights icon, won two NCAA titles with San Francisco, the 1956 Olympic gold medal and 11 NBA titles in 13 seasons.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Jussie Smollett convicted of staging attack, lying to police
A jury in Chicago convicted the former ‘Empire’ actor on five of six charges he staged a racist, anti-gay attack on himself and lied to Chicago police about it.
Posted inNation & World
Footprints show some two-legged dinosaurs were agile
Tracks studied in Spain join the ranks of other speedy sets found in Utah and Texas, one of which shows dinosaurs running at speeds over 30 mph.
Posted inSports
NBA roundup: Jazz trounce 76ers for sixth straight win
Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert lead Utah to a 118-96 victory.