The declaration unlocks federal public assistance funding for Franklin, Knox, Oxford, Somerset, Waldo and York counties.
Steve Ericson
Posted inMaine
Maine medical examiners face challenges amid need for autopsies
Maine is increasing the number of autopsies performed annually, but families say it’s still not enough.
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Posted inMaine
Wheels on the bus still go round and round, even as schools struggle to find drivers
As the problem intensified in Washington County the past two years, parents and administrators have been forced to step up, filling in or taking students themselves.
Posted inMaine
Maine lawmakers consider making jail phone calls to lawyers free
Proposed legislation seeks to protect defendant rights to attorney-client privilege in jails.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Foreign-trained health professionals could be part of the solution to a workforce shortage
The problem is physicians who have immigrated to Maine have a winding, expensive path to reclaiming positions they held elsewhere.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Sea is rising, and so is the angst for coastal homeowners
Protection is needed against the wind and waves, but do sea walls and natural solutions really work?
Posted inNation & World
Fulton County grand jury recommended multiple indictments in Georgia election interference probe, forewoman says
Emily Kohrs, 30, served as the leader of the 23-person special grand jury, which met behind closed doors from May 2022 until January and heard testimony from 75 witnesses.
Posted inNation & World
Don Lemon to return to CNN, undergo ‘formal training’
CNN chief executive Chris Licht said in an email to employees Monday night that anchor Don Lemon will return to work Wednesday in the aftermath of his on-air comments about Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley.
Posted inNation & World
British pilot program suggests 4-day workweek pays off
The trial, billed as the world’s largest, has found that most employees are less burned out and have better work-life balance.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
U.S. home sales fell again in January; prices edged higher
The median U.S. home price edged up 1.3% from January last year to $359,000.