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Fugitive rapist gets 36 to 40 years in prison

Gary Alan Irving spent most of those 34 years living under an assumed name in Gorham where he held a steady job, mar ...

News from June 12, 2012

June 12, 2012

Only woman to get Nobel Prize for economics dies

Elinor Ostrom won a share of the 2009 prize for her research into how people overcome selfish interests to successfully manage natural resources.

June 14, 2012

Red Sox end losing streak as Buchholz outduels Buehrle

The Boston Red Sox beat the Miami Marlins 2-1, as Buckholz pitched seven innings and struck out a season-high nine batters.

June 12, 2012

Georgia denies KKK application to adopt highway

A Ku Klux Klan group in Georgia loses its bid to join the state's highway cleanup program, but a legal challenge may be looming.

June 12, 2012

Portland voters pick three Democrats for state House races

Erik Jorgensen, Richard Farnsworth and Matthew Moonen earn relatively easy victories in three contested House races.

July 11, 2012

Raye wins 2nd District GOP primary, setting up rematch with Michaud

Kevin Raye defeats Blaine Richardson and says he plans to 'hit the ground running.'

June 12, 2012

Saco voters reject school budget, OOB approves it

Voters in Saco soundly rejected the $43.6 million Regional School Unit budget as residents began collecting signatures to seek withdrawal from the school district.

June 12, 2012

'Gone With the Wind' actress Ann Rutherford dies Several photos included in this story

Ann Rutherford, the demure brunette actress who played the sweetheart in the long-running Andy Hardy series and Scarlett O'Hara's youngest sister in "Gone With the Wind," has died. She was 94.

June 12, 2012

Addai switches sides in Patriots-Colts rivalry

New Patriots running back Joseph Addai isn't concerned about switching sides in one of the NFL's fiercest rivalries. "When you get on the field it's a business thing," he said.

June 12, 2012

Alaska bear victim pleads for help in 911 call

30-year-old Alaska man mauled by a bear pleads for help in a recorded 911 call, telling the dispatcher he's up a tree and can hear the animal huffing below him.

June 13, 2012

Dill, Summers win U.S. Senate races

With more than 75 percent of precincts reporting statewide, Republican Charlie Summers and Democrat Cynthia Dill are building more substantial leads in their parties' U.S. Senate primaries.

June 12, 2012

Bush enjoys birthday premiere of '41'

The former president marks his 88th birthday with a red carpet event in Kennebunkport attended by family and former political associates.

June 12, 2012

LePage refuses to issue $40 million in voter-approved bonds

Gov. Paul LePage declines to sign off on the issuance of bonds that were authorized by voters in 2010, saying it would be fiscally irresponsible.

June 12, 2012

Maine boy flown to hospital after fall from fort

A Bucksport first grader fell 15 feet at Maine's Fort Knox Historic Site while on a school field trip.

June 13, 2012

George Zimmerman's wife charged with perjury Video clip included

The wife of Trayvon Martin's shooter is accused of lying when she told a judge that the couple had limited funds to get her husband cheaper bond.

June 12, 2012

Study: Women MDs paid less, even at same jobs

The study authors surveyed 800 doctors also working as researchers who had received prestigious federal grants.

June 12, 2012

Fast-food chain bets on bacon sundae

The sundae – vanilla soft serve with fudge, caramel, bacon crumbles and a piece of bacon – clocks in at 510 calories, 18 grams of fat and 61 grams of sugar.

June 12, 2012

Soldier found guilty of murdering 2 Army roommates

Prosecutors said 34-year-old Spc. Neftaly Platero of Kingwood, Texas, opened fire on his roommates as they readied for bed at Camp Fallujah on Sept. 23, 2010.

June 12, 2012

U.S.: Russia sending Syria attack helicopters

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the shipment "will escalate the conflict quite dramatically."

June 12, 2012

Maine baseball's Winkin Award names finalists

The award is presented each year to the top senior playing high school baseball in Maine.

June 12, 2012

Average price of 4-year college tuition up 15 percent

When those college tuition bills come in, be prepared for sticker shock.

June 12, 2012

More than seven in 10 US teens jobless in summer

Once a rite of passage to adulthood, summer jobs for teens are disappearing, and employment for 16- to-19-year-olds has fallen to the lowest level since World War II.

June 12, 2012

Court hears Dechaine's bid for new trial

Dennis Dechaine is serving a life sentence for the 1988 murder and kidnapping of 12-year-old Sarah Cherry in Bowdoin.

June 12, 2012

World health agency: Diesel fumes cause cancer

"It's on the same order of magnitude as passive smoking," says an official at the International Agency for Research on Cancer.

June 12, 2012

Penn State witness says he saw shower sex assault

A former Penn State assistant coach says he saw his ex-colleague with a prepubescent boy in an on-campus shower.

June 12, 2012

2nd man in Krista Dittmeyer case gets 7 years

Trevor Ferguson pleads guilty to conspiring to rob the Portland woman whose body was found in a pond in Conway, NH, last year.

June 12, 2012

'Gone With the Wind' actress Ann Rutherford dies Several photos included in this story

Ann Rutherford, the demure brunette actress who played the sweetheart in the long-running Andy Hardy series and Scarlett O'Hara's youngest sister in "Gone With the Wind," has died. She was 94.

June 12, 2012

Bush documentary premieres in Kennebunkport tonight

The premiere of HBO's "41" is set for this evening on Bush's 88th birthday on the grounds of St. Ann's Church.

June 12, 2012

Yacht explosion hoax to cost at least $300,000 Video clip included

The caller reported three were dead and many others were floating in the ocean, setting off a $300,000 rescue operation.

June 12, 2012

UMaine receives $7.9M donation from grad's estate

Thomas Hosmer graduated in 1958 with a degree in mechanical engineering and had a career working for Massachusetts-based companies. He died in May 2011.

June 12, 2012

Few voters participate in today's primaries

About 10 percent of the registered voters in Maine’s largest city cast a ballot today, down from 26 percent in the June 2010 primaries.

June 12, 2012

Special election in Ariz. to replace Giffords

The Arizona race is just one of the election battles taking place across the nation today.

June 12, 2012

Eastport museum wins $250K grant

Grant will be used for the Artsipelago revitalization program organized by The Tides Institute & Museum of Art.

June 12, 2012

Clemens fate now in hands of 'the final umpires'

Eight women and four men who mostly care little about baseball will decide if the ex-Red Sox pitching legend will go to jail for allegedly lying under oath.

June 12, 2012

'Bike Week' participants can choose several scenic routes

Itineraries give information on waterfalls, wildlife, villages, food and more.

June 12, 2012

Defense: Fla. teen never plotted '09 burning attack

Michael Brewer was set on fire by classmates after refusing to buy a $40 video game.

June 12, 2012

Doctors: Face-chewing victim 'awake and alert'

Ronald Poppo has been hospitalized since he was attacked on a busy Miami highway on May 26.

June 12, 2012

Mass. man accused of wasabi sauce assault

Alleged attack came after girlfriend received text message from another man.

June 12, 2012

Canadian man gets 2 years for US grandparent scam

Nour-El-Dean Mouneimneh of Quebec apologized in U.S. District Court in Bangor on Monday "to everyone who got harmed by my actions."

June 12, 2012

'Whitey' Bulger's longtime lover gets 8 years

Catherine Greig's attorney, in arguing for a lighter sentence, had said she fell in love with a "Robin Hood like" figure, never believing that her outlaw boyfriend was a murderer.

June 12, 2012

Maine gay marriage supporters qualify for grant

Maine residents will vote Nov. 6 on whether to allow marriage licenses to be issued to same-sex couples.

June 12, 2012

Crews, bystander save runner at NH race

When firefighters and paramedics arrived, they found an unidentified bystander administering CPR to the 66-year-old runner.

June 12, 2012

New Internet suffix proposals include '.lol,' '.music'

Some 2,000 proposals have been submitted as part of the largest expansion of the Internet address system since its creation in the 1980s.

June 12, 2012

Aussie coroner agrees dingo took baby in 1980 case

The findings of the fourth inquest into the notorious case of a 9-week-old infant's disappearance are announced today, watched by people around Australia on live television.

June 12, 2012

Hiker found in White Mountain National Forest

Authorities say the 22-year-old from Australia, started his hike with a friend on Sunday. The friend left him, saying he was hiking too slowly.

June 12, 2012

Commerce Secretary Bryson taking leave of absence

John Bryson did not specify how long he would remain on leave but said he would not perform the functions and duties of the office "during the period of my illness."

June 12, 2012

Towers, blades arriving in Maine for wind farm

The turbines, blades and other equipment will be transported to Bull Hill and Heifer Hill ridges in Hancock County, near Ellsworth.

June 12, 2012

Dittmeyer suspect due to plead today

 Trevor Ferguson, 24, of Tamworth, N.H., is charged with conspiracy to commit robbery.

June 12, 2012

Portland hotel sued for allegedly 'skimming' tips

 This is the third lawsuit of its kind brought in Maine by the Boston law firm representing the plaintiffs.

June 12, 2012

Feature obituary: Anthony Fornisano, 82, family man, courthouse supervisor



June 12, 2012

Marketing plan aims to heat up lobster demand

The new effort to increase sales and prices will be presented to the industry at four meetings.

June 12, 2012

U.S. recession took worst toll on middle class

The Fed says the median net worth of families fell by 39 percent in 3 years.

June 12, 2012

What's the word on the street? Several photos included in this story



June 12, 2012

Dispatches

Dismissal and indictment in bat-and-crowbar brawl / Disabled fishing boat towed to Portland by Coast Guard / Gray motorcyclist injured in collision with vehicle . . . and more Maine news.

June 12, 2012

Should High and State streets become two-way roads? Several photos included in this story

 City officials are considering a plan to make the streets two-way, as they were until the early 1970s.

June 12, 2012

Maine voters set to narrow field for Senate, other offices

 Most polling places for today's primary elections will open at 8 a.m. In Portland, South Portland and Westbrook, the polls opened at 7.

June 12, 2012

On health reform, state's wait risky

Maine could lose local control by not starting work on a health insurance exchange.

June 12, 2012

Witness felt like he was Sandusky's 'girlfriend'

Jerry Sandusky The Penn State ex-coach's trial opens with graphic accounts of sexual abuse, and denials by the defense.

June 12, 2012

Wharf owner may face sewer bill hike

Improper billing came to light after the Shipyard Brewing error

June 12, 2012

In DNA era, police print lab still crime-solving workhorse Several photos included in this story

 Greater Portland's metropolitan crime laboratory has in the past 2½ years linked fingerprints taken from 295 crime scenes to prints collected at the county jail, identifying suspects and closing cases.

June 12, 2012

'A great day' as dam removal begins Several photos included in this story Video clip included

20120611_GW_Dam Hundreds watch the start of a Penobscot River project viewed as a model for fish and waterway restoration.

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