A teacher who is also a reserve police officer trained in firearm use accidentally discharged a gun Tuesday at Seaside High School in Monterey County, California, during a class devoted to public safety. A male student was reported to have sustained non-life-threatening injuries. The weapon, which was not described, was pointed at the ceiling, according […]
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‘Pretty difficult storm’ drops over a foot of snow
It strained the backs of anyone who had to shovel it. It made a mess of streets and highways. And in many areas, it was even a challenge for big, powerful snow plows. The late-winter storm known as Quinn delivered what was promised: more than a foot of snow that was wet and heavy from […]
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Boys’ hockey: Lewiston tops St. Dom’s in OT in A North final
LEWISTON — Gunnar Wade found the magic spot. The Lewiston senior fired a shot over the shoulder of St. Dominic Academy goalie Gaston Fuksa and under the crossbar, scoring 1:28 into overtime to lift the Blue Devils to a 2-1 victory over the rival Saints in the Class A North boys’ hockey regional final […]
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VIDEO: Looking back at Edward Little’s state championship double feature
The Edward Little girls’ basketball team won its first state championship Saturday in a 50-49 thriller over Gorham at the Cross Insurance Arena. Grace Fontaine hit the winning free throw in the game’s final second. The boys followed suit, earning their first gold ball since 1946 with a 41-36 win over Scarborough.
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Construction progresses at Connors Elementary School
A crane hoists beams onto the classroom section of Connors Elementary School near Lewiston High School off East Avenue. To watch a video of the construction project, visit sunjournal.com (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal)
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Jessica Corbett rejects polygraph challenge from ex-Trump speechwriter
Two weeks after quitting as a White House speechwriter in the wake of allegations of domestic abuse, former Maine political operative David Sorensen released polygraph results that he says prove the accusations false. Sorensen called on his ex-wife, Jessica Corbett, to take one as well or retract her claims that he abused her during their two-and-a-half year marriage. Corbett […]
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Video: Researchers unlocking clues to ‘super-aging’
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s pretty extraordinary for people in their 80s and 90s to keep the same sharp memory as someone several decades younger, and now scientists are peeking into the brains of these “superagers” to uncover their secret. The work is the flip side of the disappointing hunt for new drugs to fight or […]
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Live Updates: A ‘solid thump of snow’
A snowstorm expected to become a “solid thump of snow” is making its way across northern New England, with snow falling an inch an hour in some places. It started Wednesday morning and came down strong in the afternoon. The snow may turn into a mix of sleet and rain over parts of the Maine coast. The […]
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Video: Maine game wardens help moose out of muddy spring
COLUMBIA (AP) — Two Maine game wardens and two hunters have come to the aid of a moose that was trapped in a muddy spring. WGME-TV reports two hunters were searching for deer antlers in a cedar swamp in Columbia last week when they discovered the moose. Authorities say the female moose was stuck up to her […]
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Florida nurse sick of flu season: ‘Wash your stinking hands’
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — A nurse’s Facebook rant about the “cesspool of funky flu” in emergency room waiting areas is getting a lot of attention. “Wash your stinking hands,” Katherine Lockler says in a six-minute video that’s been viewed 4.8 million times since she recorded it in frustration after a 12-hour shift during this particularly nasty flu […]