Susan Collins and Angus King come out against a plan by 11 Republican senators to vote to reject electors from some states when Congress meets this week to certify the Electoral College results.
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Posted inNation / World, Politics
After pardon, Blackwater guard defiant: ‘I acted correctly’
He is one of four convicted in the killings of unarmed Iraqi women and children.
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Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Saturday’s college roundup: UMaine men earn their first win of season
The Black Bears hang onto win the first game played in Orono since March 8.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Six years later, Alabama and Ohio State face off in playoff again
The Buckeyes beat the Crimson Tide in the semifinals on their way to the 2015 national title
Posted inNational Sports, Sports
Texas fires football coach Tom Herman after four seasons
Longhorns searching for a new coach after dismissing Herman, under whom Texas failed to win a Big 12 championship and made only one appearance in the league title game.
Posted inNation / World, Outdoors, Sports
Safety issues mount as skiers and snowboarders hit backcountry during pandemic
Avalanche forecasters and search-and-rescue groups are concerned that large numbers of skiers and snowboarders will again turn to the backcountry to avoid crowds and reservation systems at resorts.
Posted inMaine
State, local police investigate Waterville shooting
A shooting occurred Saturday on Western Avenue in Waterville, but state and local police are not commenting on the incident.
Posted inMaine
Five adults injured in single-vehicle New Portland crash
Two people were taken to a Lewiston hospital by LifeFlight helicopters that landed at the New Portland fire station, after the driver of a 2016 Lexus sport utility vehicle apparently fell asleep and the vehicle left Meadow Brook Road and struck some trees.
Posted inMaine
Glenn Adams, retired AP correspondent in Maine, dies at 70
Over 32 years with the news agency, he covered everything from young peace activist Samantha Smith’s entreaties to the Soviet Union to the ice storm of 1998 to a state government shutdown.
Posted inNation / World
The Latest: Los Angeles hospitals struggle to provide enough oxygen for COVID-19 patients
LOS ANGELES — Hospitals struggling to provide enough oxygen for the sickest coronavirus patients in the Los Angeles area received some relief Saturday when U.S. Army Corps of Engineers crews arrived. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office says crews helped some aging hospitals update their oxygen delivery systems. Besides the shortage of oxygen, they’re also having difficulty […]