The ceremony to posthumously honor Pvt. John Yianitsas was held last month in Lewiston.
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Travis Scott released from police custody a day after arrest over Paris hotel altercation
Prosecutors in France say the rapper was released ‘because the incident was minor.’
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Brazilian authorities begin investigation into fiery plane crash that killed 62
Images recorded by witnesses showed the aircraft in a flat spin and plunging vertically before smashing to the ground inside a gated community.
Posted inNation & World, News
Debby finally moves out of U.S., though risk from flooded rivers remains
Debby’s last day over the U.S. before blowing into Canada inundated south-central New York and north-central Pennsylvania with rain.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Susan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO and longtime Google executive, dies at 56
Wojcicki played a key role in Google’s creation and served 9 years as YouTube’s CEO.
Posted inNation & World, News
Israeli airstrike on Gaza school acting as shelter kills at least 80, Palestinian officials say
The Israeli military claimed it hit a Hamas command center within the school. Hamas denied that.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine
Surprise bill for Augusta emergency room visit highlights hospital fee debate
Kelly Brignac of Waterville said she received few services and was shocked by a bill exceeding $2,000, most of which was a so-called facility fee for using a hospital.
Posted inHealth, Maine, Maine Crime
Maine is still sending psych patients to controversial South Carolina hospital despite complaints
Justin Butterfield, 35, was committed to a state psychiatric hospital after killing his brother during a mental health crisis. His family is worried about him after he was transferred to a private hospital in South Carolina that has been likened to a prison.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Former Maine contractor pleads guilty to bilking customers
The plea comes nearly 5 years after the abrupt closure of Malcolm Stewart’s contracting business – Castle Builders in Union – in September of 2019.
Posted inNation & World
3rd person in custody over foiled plot targeting now-canceled Taylor Swift shows in Vienna
Disappointed fans charmed Vienna by trading friendship bracelets and singing the pop star’s songs in the streets.