John William King is the second man executed for the 1998 hate crime.
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Augusta police respond to NTSB report on fatal 2017 Toy Run crash
The National Transportation Safety Board cited the failure of the Augusta Police Department and United Bikers of Maine to plan for the risk associated with routing a large group of motorcyclists on and off an interstate highway.
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Panel endorses bill to boost funding for Maine domestic violence services
The bill would provide the first state spending increase in 19 years for programs to help survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.
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Monmouth Community Players to present ‘Annie — The Musical’ April 26
Monmouth Community Players will present “Annie — The Musical,” the final show of its 27th season at Cumston Hall, 796 Main St., in Monmouth. The show dates are April 26 – May 5, with four shows each weekend, 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The show will be directed by […]
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Panel of Augusta-area officials advocate for addiction recovery programs at forum
Local law enforcement officials and officials from counseling institutions spoke Tuesday at Lithgow Library about their perspectives on Maine’s opioid crisis.
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U.S. new-home sales climbed 4.5% in March
Sales of new U.S. homes rose 4.5% in March, but sales of existing homes fell nationally by almost 5 percent in March.
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Family of man presumed drowned in Kennebec River laments ‘lack of closure’
David Dieterich of Wisconsin is presumed dead after slipping off a dock in Bath last Thursday.
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Tesla gears up for fully self-driving cars amid skepticism
CEO Elon Musk tells investors that the company’s computer to enable its electric cars to become self-driving vehicles is powered by the best processing chip in the world, but experts are dubious.
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Will newly elected Ukrainian comedian be any match for Vladimir Putin?
Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who won the nation’s presidency in a landslide victory, has no political experience and has only portrayed a president in a sitcom.
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Islamist group believed responsible for Sri Lanka attacks
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s government said Monday that a local Islamist group is very likely to be responsible for a series of Easter Sunday suicide attacks that rocked the country and claimed more than 290 lives. Government spokesman and Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne told a news conference that a terrorist group known as […]