Abdi Awad, 37, pleaded guilty to felony murder in the death of 41-year-old Allen MacLean.
September 2023
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Man charged with kidnapping after hourslong police standoff in South Portland
Route 1 was closed for several hours early Tuesday morning while police negotiators tried to persuade a 40-year-old man to let a woman leave a motel room.
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Posted inMaine, Oxford Hills
Body of missing Naples man found near ATV trails in Otisfield
Joseph Jimino had not been seen since last week when he told friends he was out riding his ATV.
Posted inNation / World, News
About 10,000 people are missing and thousands are feared dead in Libya floods
The startling death and devastation wreaked by Mediterranean storm Daniel pointed to the storm’s intensity, but also the vulnerability of a nation torn apart by chaos for more than a decade.
Posted inNation / World
U.S. advances deal with Iran to swap prisoners, free frozen oil funds
The Biden administration has issued a waiver for banks to transfer $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds without fear of U.S. sanctions, a key step in the deal.
Posted inNew England, News
Massachusetts city gets more than 10 inches of rain, flooding homes, jeopardizing dam
More storms were in the forecast for Wednesday, as well as incoming Hurricane Lee.
Posted inBusiness
U.S. claims Google pays more than $10 billion a year to maintain its search dominance
Over the next 10 weeks, federal lawyers and state attorneys general will try to prove at trial that Google rigged the market in its favor by locking in its search engine as the default choice in a plethora of places and devices.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
School districts grapple with vaping in high schools
Some are considering installing vape detectors in restrooms, but there is no easy solution for what some educators consider a public health crisis.
Posted inSports
Sports on TV: Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023
(All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Tuesday, September 12 COLLEGE SOCCER (MEN’S) 8 p.m. ACCN — Michigan St. at Notre Dame COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S) 6 p.m. ACCN — Florida at Florida St. 9 p.m. ESPN — Nebraska at Stanford MLB BASEBALL 7 p.m. NESN/TBS — NY Yankees at Boston 10 p.m. MLBN […]
Posted inObituaries
Obituary: Gary J. Rowland
NEW VINEYARD – Gary J. Rowland, 83, of New Vineyard, Maine passed away on Sept. 9, 2023, at his home. He …