Doctors hold out hope for Gabrielle Giffords, and a racist website is examined for a possible motive.
2011
Posted inNation & World
Brain injury can take months to determine
TUCSON, Ariz. – Recovering from a gunshot wound to the head depends on the bullet’s path, and while doctors are optimistic about Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ odds, it can take weeks to months to tell the damage. Doctors say the bullet traveled the length of the left side of the Arizona congresswoman’s brain, entering the back […]
advertisement
Posted inNews
Autism may be linked to close birth spacing
A child born less than two years after a sibling, a study says, may run a higher risk of having autism.
Posted inNation & World
‘We have a seriously disturbed student’
Jared Loughner terrified both teachers and students when he attended algebra classes at a Tucson community college.
Posted inSports
Maine Colleges: UMaine wins league opener
ORONO – Tanna Ross hit a 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds remaining Sunday to lift the University of Maine to a 60-57 win over Maryland-Baltimore County in an America East women’s basketball game at Alfond Arena. Maine (3-12, 1-0 America East) led 50-43 with six minutes left in a game that featured 13 lead changes. UMBC […]
Posted inSports
Sports Digest
SKIING Vonn makes mistakes, Gut claims super-G win Lindsey Vonn made a couple of mistakes and Lara Gut capitalized Sunday to win a World Cup super-G race in Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, Austria. Gut, a 19-year-old Swiss, had a near-flawless run to finish in 1 minute, 12.82 seconds and beat Vonn by 0.53. Vonn, the three-time defending overall […]
Posted inNews
Feature Obituary: John W. Austin, 52, businessman, generous and kind
He became a leader in Maine’s trucking industry, growing a Scarborough-based business into an operation with 48 trucks and a focus on safety that earned the company a prestigious award. He also earned a reputation for being kind, both in his personal and professional life. John W. Austin of Saco died Friday at Maine Medical […]
Posted inSports
Jets-Pats: Prepare for Round 3
Don’t put too much stock in earlier results, says Bill Belichick, as rival New York returns to Gillette.
Posted inNews
Lift accident highlights town’s ties to Sugarloaf
Carrabassett Valley police contract with the ski resort, so they must let the state guide the investigation into the chairlift accident.
Posted inNews
Horse-related topics focus of Augusta show
The 17th annual Northeast Horsemen’s Conference is slated for this weekend.