Keishaunna Tavares, 34, of California dozed off while northbound on Interstate 95 and ran into the back of a police cruiser being driven by the trooper, officials said.
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Widow of Beau Biden takes the stand in Hunter Biden’s gun trial
Hunter Biden, charged with 3 felonies in connection with making false statements in filling out paperwork to purchase a gun, faces up to 25 years in prison.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Boeing’s astronaut capsule arrives at space station after thruster trouble
The company plans to keep Starliner at the space station for at least 8 days before guiding it to a landing in the western U.S.
Posted inAmy Calder, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: He brought a ‘naturally collaborative spirit’ to Waterville
Brian Clark, Colby College’s vice president of planning and strategy who has been a key player in Waterville’s downtown revitalization efforts, is leaving the college at the end of the month.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Trump ally Steve Bannon must surrender to prison by July 1 to start contempt sentence, judge says
The longtime ally of former President Donald Trump is to serve a 4-month sentence for 2 counts of contempt of Congress.
Posted inElection 2024, Local & State, News, Politics
Republicans will pick a challenger to Jared Golden in Tuesday’s primary
Mike Soboleski and Austin Theriault are facing off for a chance to represent their party in the November general election in Maine’s 2nd District race.
Posted inNation & World
Man charged in Gilgo Beach serial killings kept ‘blueprint’ of crimes on computer, prosecutors say
Prosecutors say the man charged in the killings on Long Island, which included a woman from Maine, kept a document he used to ‘blueprint’ his crimes.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Update: Cony teacher dies as result of crash at Augusta intersection
Hunter Davis, 21, was a daily substitute teacher and esports coach at Cony High School.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Seven paving projects planned for this summer in Waterville
Roads or parking lots are scheduled to be paved between July 8 and mid-September.
Posted inNation & World
Biden calls for solidarity with Ukraine on 80th anniversary of D-Day
Before the ceremony, the president and first lady Jill Biden met with more than two dozen American veterans near Omaha Beach, where the fiercest D-Day fighting took place.