Detectives found white powdery substances and a spoon with white residue in the hotel room where Whitney Houston died, according to the final autopsy report released Wednesday.
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Is this the end of the gold rush?
The price of gold, which has climbed for years like a blood pressure reading for anxious investors, plunged Wednesday to its lowest level in three months.
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UMaine frat suspended 5 years for drinking violations
The University of Maine has suspended the Sigma Nu fraternity for five years underage drinking and other alleged violations.
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South Sudan says it shoots down Sudanese jet
South Sudan says the move was in retaliation for its oil fields being bombed, but Sudan denied it had lost such an aircraft.
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Maine education-reform bill fails House passage
The legislation, L.D. 1422, is a key part of reforms proposed by the LePage administration. The bill now heads to the Senate for consideration.
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NH considers constitutional amendment banning income tax
New Hampshire has no personal income tax, and a proposed constitutional amendment seeks to keep it that way, but questions about its potential impact on business tax rates have some senators worried.
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Rogers to stay as principal at Lyman Moore Middle School
After nearly a year as interim principal at Lyman Moore Middle School, Stephen Rogers has had his “interim” tag removed.
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Maine Senate OKs teacher-evaluation bill
A teacher evaluation bill that’s part of Gov. Paul LePage education reform package has won initial Senate approval.
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After Trayvon Martin shooting, cold case resurrected
Eight years ago, two men with little in common disappeared after crossing paths with Sheriff’s Deputy Steven Calkins. Thanks to the Trayvon Maritn shooting, that cold case is getting renewed attention.
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Ellsworth woman who set grandma on fire deemed insane
A Maine woman who doused her 77-year-old grandmother with gasoline and set her afire has been committed to a psychiatric facility in Augusta.