NEW YORK — Viewers who fantasized about potshots being volleyed between Sarah Palin and Katie Couric were disappointed Tuesday morning. Both women did their own thing in their respective morning-show guest spots. Palin was the much-hyped guest co-host on NBC’s “Today,” going head-to-head against former “Today” anchor Katie Couric, who this week is subbing on […]
2012
Bill Nemitz: Lawyer driven to wrongs by a killer
If you thought you’d finally heard the last of Rory Holland, the convicted murderer and longtime lightning rod for all things controversial in Biddeford, think again.
As many as 12 twisters hit Dallas area
The area is raked with violent storms, leaving extensive damage and more than a dozen injuries.
World, Nation Dispatches, April 4, 2012
MANILA, Philippines Rescued dogs euthanized; lack of rehab facilities cited Sixteen pit bulls rescued from a dogfighting ring in the Philippines were euthanized Tuesday for lack of facilities to rehabilitate them and prevent them from reappearing in underground arenas. Roughly 300 dogs were rescued in separate raids late Friday in Laguna province south of Manlia, […]
Local/State Dispatches, April 4, 2012
Traip freshman charged with bringing gun to school / Lobsterman’s widow sues over deadly boat collision / Police arrest ‘Batman’ for fake Facebook threat … and more news from around Maine
Cheney heads home after heart transplant
WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Dick Cheney was released from the hospital Tuesday, 10 days after getting a new heart, his office said. Cheney, 71, received the organ from an unknown donor on March 24 at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Va. “As he leaves the hospital, the former vice president and his family […]
Romney goes 3 for 3 in GOP primaries
Increasingly, Romney and many senior Republican figures have begun behaving as if the primaries were an afterthought.
Loan guarantee needed for Waterville Opera House
Waterville Opera House officials Tuesday asked city councilors to guarantee a $1.25 million loan to help complete the building’s renovation-and-addition project.
Targeting through technology: First tumors, now carp ‘poison pill’
Scientists work on ‘bio-bullet’ to kill only the destructive fish.
Search for hiker in Tuckerman Ravine now a recovery effort
The Boston man slid into Tuckerman Ravine Sunday and rescuers have been unable to locate him.