2:06 AM

At least 20 children, 31 adults dead in Oklahoma Several photos included in this story Video clip included

A 200-mph, half-mile-wide twister decimates the Oklahoma City suburbs, including a direct hit on an elementary school.

SLIDE SHOW: Death, destruction in Oklahoma

May 21

Dogs can't catch the Cats

Three times Portland scratches back to one run, only to have the visitors extend their lead and streak.

12:10 AM

L.L. Bean's chairman hangs up his boots

Leon Gorman, 78, steps down after a long tenure of success and is replaced by his nephew Shawn, 47.

1:00 AM

Our View: Confusing process blocks college opportunity

No one wins when the doors of higher education are shut to society's newcomers.

May 21

Portland to have 'American Pie' on July Fourth

Camden resident Don McLean will perform his iconic song and others at the city's annual celebration.

Top Stories

12:50 AM

Body of missing Maine girl likely found

It appears Nichole Cable's body was found around 9:30 p.m. Monday at an 'undisclosed wooded location,' eight days after she disappeared.

20130520_Hawkeye 11:30 PM

$43 million lawsuit says CMP caused work delays

A contractor from New York says CMP failed to deliver materials on time, costing the contractor extra time and money during a yet-to-be-finished transmission-line upgrade.

May 21

Officials plan to act on Maine restaurant oversight

Legislators will look into fixes after the Sunday Telegram reported that the state's inspection program is one of the least rigorous in America.
Oversight of Maine restaurants diminishes, just as complaints rise

2:08 AM

LePage: Let's eliminate Maine income tax

Several photos included in this story Video clip included The governor says he'll focus on that effort if the people of Maine re-elect him to a second term, but he won't support the current bipartisan plan to cut the tax in half.

1:00 AM

Marine seeks Katahdin memorial for Maine's fallen

Maj. David Cote hopes to honor the 46 Mainers who have died in the war on terror with engraved rocks atop the state's tallest mountain.

12:58 AM

Maine Senate backs bill to expand Medicaid, pay hospital debt

The bill, fiercely opposed by Republicans, is designed to combine one of the Democrats' leading policy initiatives with Gov. LePage's payback plan.
VoteTRAC: MaineCare expansion

May 21

Suspect named in Biddeford homicide

An accused drug dealer from Old Orchard Beach is named in court papers as a suspect in the killing.

Other Maine News Headlines

12:03 AM

Maine panel backs ex-worker's retaliation complaint

The former Old Orchard Beach employee reported financial irregularities, and was retaliated against because of it, the panel says.

20130520_Efficiencies May 21

Route 1 apartment complex draws scrutiny

Fire and code officials will inspect the building after the lack of working fire alarms forces evictions.

May 21

Wind power’s grip on Augusta weakening

Rural Maine communities protest turbines, which they say deface 'God's country,' but wind developers say they've invested too much money to be shut out now.

May 21

Portland 'concerned' about tar sands oil

But the City Council stops short of opposing its transportation through the pipeline from Canada.

10:46 PM

Enhanced early voting? Maine a few votes short

The bill passed overwhelmingly, 90-50, but it still fell shy of the two-thirds majority it will need to go to a voter referendum.

1:00 AM

Local & State Dispatches

Air and ground searches continue for Maine teen / Man in Saco standoff committed suicide / Girl 'lucky' to survive crash ... and more news from around the state.

Life & Culture

Portland to have 'American Pie' on July Fourth

Camden resident Don McLean will perform his iconic song and others at the city's annual celebration.

Sports from the Press Herald

 Dogs can't catch the Cats

Three times Portland scratches back to one run, only to have the visitors extend their lead and streak.

Opinion

 Our View: Confusing process blocks college opportunity

No one wins when the doors of higher education are shut to society's newcomers.

Nation & World

At least 20 children, 31 adults dead in Oklahoma Several photos included in this story Video clip included

A 200-mph, half-mile-wide twister decimates the Oklahoma City suburbs, including a direct hit on an elementary school.

Today's poll: Farm bills

Do you support congressional farm bills that would likely cut food-stamp funding for low-income Mainers?

Yes

No

View Results

Related Article:
Farm bills a mixed bag for Mainers

Blogs

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Notes from the Chamber - Yesterday
New Skills Gap Report Defines Challenge
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