PARIS — A judge denied several motions to exclude the state’s evidence in the manslaughter trial of a woman charged in a fatal crash in West Paris in 2012, following a hearing in Oxford County Superior Court on Thursday. Kristina Lowe, 20, of West Paris is charged with two counts of manslaughter, two counts of operating […]
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Cause of Cheverus student’s death still a mystery
PORTLAND (AP) — An autopsy on a senior at a Portland high school who died days after having routine oral surgery did not reveal the cause of his death, and additional tests are needed. The unexpected death of 18-year-old Benjamin LaMontagne of Long Island last week shook Cheverus High School. The state medical examiner’s examined […]
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Father of Bates College student defends son, waits for autopsy results
Italian police are continuing to investigate the death of 21-year-old Bates College junior John Durkin, hoping autopsy and toxicology results expected Tuesday will provide insight into what happened in Rome early Thursday morning. According to the news outlet Roma Today, a camera shows Durkin, a linebacker and captain of the Bobcats’ football team, walking alone […]
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Charges unlikely in Old Town pedestrian death
OLD TOWN (AP) — Police have released the name of the pedestrian who was struck and killed in Old Town earlier this week. Authorities on Thursday said 54-year-old Tamela Glenn was walking along Poplar Street when she was hit from behind by an SUV on Wednesday night. Police told WABI-TV (http://bit.ly/1p03gb2 ) she had parked […]
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Police: 4 dead, 2 injured in N. Calif. shooting
ALTURAS, Calif. (AP) — Four people were shot to death and two others wounded in a shooting and knife attack Thursday at an American Indian tribal headquarters in California, authorities said. Alturas Police Chief Ken Barnes said 44-year-old Sherie Lash was taken into custody after allegedly opening fire at the Cedarville Rancheria Tribal Office and […]
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Ski industry stresses helmets in wake of Sugarloaf death
BANGOR — When a Husson University student died while skiing at Sugarloaf on Tuesday, the accident bucked a trend that has been growing at ski resorts across the nation. Stephen Colvin, a 21-year-old from Hoosick, N.Y., was not wearing a helmet. According to published reports and a trade organization, helmet use on the nation’s slopes […]
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Berwick woman injured in house fire dies
BERWICK (AP) — Public safety officials in Maine say a 63-year-old Berwick woman has died from injuries she suffered in a house fire. The Maine State Fire Marshal’s Office says Rebecca Galleshaw suffered severe smoke inhalation and was transferred to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on Friday. Firefighters found her in her bed after they […]
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Philip Seymour Hoffman found dead in NYC apartment
NEW YORK (AP) — Philip Seymour Hoffman, who won the Oscar for best actor in 2006 for his portrayal of writer Truman Capote and created a gallery of other vivid characters, many of them slovenly and somewhat dissipated, was found dead Sunday in his apartment with what officials said was a needle in his arm. […]
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Legendary folk singer, activist Pete Seeger dies in N.Y. at 94
“Be wary of great leaders,” he told The Associated Press two days after the march. “Hope that there are many, many small leaders.” The banjo-picking troubadour who sang for migrant workers, college students and star-struck presidents in a career that introduced generations of Americans to their folk music heritage died Monday at age 94. Seeger’s […]
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Saco man dies in York sheriff’s office custody
ALFRED (AP) — An investigation is underway after a man died while in the custody of the York County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities say 49-year-old Jeffrey Andrew Noonan of Saco died shortly after going into medical distress at about 6:30 a.m. Sunday. He had been taken for medical treatment the previous day. Noonan had been arrested […]