The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says behavioral research shows that speeding and traveling without a seat belt remain higher than before the coronavirus pandemic.
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Posted inNation & World
Oklahoma resumes executions, kills inmate for 1998 slaying
John Marion Grant, 60, who fatally stabbed a prison cafeteria worker, was put to death Thursday in the state’s first lethal injection in six years.
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Posted inFeature Obituary, Maine, News
Maine Lives Lost: Bethany Ferguson, loving mother, dies of COVID-19 at age 33
‘Our hearts are broken to lose her, but Bethany is finally at peace and no longer suffering,’ her mother said.
Posted inNation & World
COVID-19 rule-breakers in Beijing targeted as virus spreads
More than 200 people have been diagnosed since the latest flare-up began 10 days ago.
Posted inNation & World
How it happened: Inside movie set where Alec Baldwin’s gun fired
Accounts and images from court documents, interviews and social media postings reveal much of what occurred when the actor shot and killed the cinematographer at a film site in New Mexico.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Pingree and King tentatively support $1.8 trillion Build Back Better bill; Golden awaits final details
The measure, which cuts the president’s signature social and climate investment package nearly in half, is expected to be opposed by all Senate Republicans, including Susan Collins.
Posted inMaine Crime, News
Six defendants charged in $13 million marijuana scheme in Maine appear in court
The attorney for Lucas Sirois, accused of being a leader of the conspiracy, has asked for a probable cause hearing to be held the week of Nov. 15.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine, Volleyball
Volleyball: Cape Elizabeth shuts down Gardiner to reach Class B state title match
Capers take care of business with tough victory on the road in regional semifinals.
Posted inNation & World, Varsity Maine
Local roundup: Traip girls soccer eliminates Monmouth/Winthrop from Class C South playoffs
Kiera Alessi scores two goals to lead Rangers to the semifinals.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Former BIW employee sentenced for workers’ compensation fraud
U.S. District Judge D. Brock Hornby sentenced Michael Collins, 63, to three years of probation and to pay $12,682.74 in restitution to Bath Iron Works.