Earl Morse wants every able World War II veteran in Maine to be able to see their Washington memorial, to touch its stone pillars and arches and feel the gratitude of the country. “That is priceless,” Morse, a retired Air Force captain, said. “That is irreplaceable.” He knows. For about nine years, the physician assistant […]
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Washington County Sheriff’s Office chief deputy dies unexpectedly
BANGOR — Shawn Donahue, 41, a Washington County law enforcement veteran who had been serving as the chief deputy of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, died Saturday afternoon of an apparent heart attack while traveling to Bangor to visit family. Washington County Sheriff Donnie Smith confirmed the death Saturday evening. “It’s just a terrible tragedy […]
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First responders find driver under wrecked car in Washington
WASHINGTON — A 20-year-old Appleton man was flown to a Lewiston hospital following a Monday morning car crash in which he was thrown from the vehicle and it landed on him. David Fish was driving a 2000 Honda Civic east on Route 17 at about 5:30 a.m. Monday when it went off the road on […]
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Supreme Court upholds Michigan’s ban on affirmative action
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has upheld Michigan’s ban on using race as a factor in college admissions. The justices said in a 6-2 ruling Tuesday that Michigan voters had the right to change their state constitution to prohibit public colleges and universities from taking account of race in admissions decisions. The justices said that […]
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Some of 90 missing in mudslide may not be found
DARRINGTON, Wash. (AP) — Becky Bach watches and waits, hoping that search crews find her brother and three other relatives who are missing in Washington state’s deadly mudslide. Doug Massingale waits too, for word about his 4-month-old granddaughter. Searchers were able to identify carpet from the infant’s bedroom, but a log jam stood in the […]
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Washington officials list 108 names as missing in mudslide
ARLINGTON, Wash. — There are 108 names on the list of people who’ve been reported missing or unaccounted for in the weekend mudslide in Washington state, authorities said Monday. Snohomish County emergency management director John Pennington said that’s the consolidated list from various sources that authorities are working from, and it doesn’t mean there are […]
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No ‘signs of life’ after huge Washington landslide
Search and rescue teams took to the air in helicopters and the ground on foot on Sunday looking for anyone who might still be alive. Their spirits had been raised late Saturday night when they heard voices calling for help from the flotsam of trees, dirt and wreckage. Dangerous conditions forced them to turn back […]
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Naval Academy athelete not guilty in sex assault
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former U.S. Naval Academy football player was acquitted Thursday of sexually assaulting a classmate at a party, bringing to a close a case that drew wide attention at a time when the military is under scrutiny for how it deals with sexual assault. The judge overseeing the case, Col. Daniel Daugherty, […]
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Report says Pentagon must defend from threats from within
WASHINGTON — Reviews triggered by the Washington Navy Yard killings last year have concluded that threats to Defense Department personnel and facilities increasingly are coming from trusted insiders, and to defeat them the Pentagon must beef up security from within. An independent study and an internal review ordered after the September 2013 massacre and released […]
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Maine social worker to testify about challenges of aging
WASHINGTON — A Maine social worker will testify in front of a U.S. Senate panel about the struggles facing the state’s aging population. Dixie Shaw will travel to the U.S. capital to share her first-hand experience as the director of Hunger and Relief Services for Catholic Charities in Caribou, Maine. She will testify in front […]