California and a dozen other states which account for a third of U.S. auto sales, have filed suit over the loosening of emission standards.
May 2018
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Southern Forecaster
Highland Lake survey seeks erosion sites
WINDHAM — A group of about 35 volunteers and technical support staff sacrificed most of their Saturday last week to help pinpoint possible sources of erosion in Highland Lake, which could be playing a role in the lake’s mysterious bloom. The Highland Lake Association – in partnership with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Cumberland County Soil […]
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Posted inLakes Region Weekly, Southern Forecaster
Class of 2018: G-NG grad tackles adversity
GRAY – Boomer Simmons could have walked away from the struggling Gray-New Gloucester High School football team last fall when he was sidelined with a season-ending hip injury, but he stuck it out – and stood up for what he thought was right. Simmons, a two-year captain who played both running back and linebacker, had his high […]
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Westbrook officer injured when alleged drunk driver crashes into police cruiser
A Westbrook man is charged with operating under the influence, reckless conduct and aggravated assault.
Posted inAuto, Business, Nation & World, News
Trump considers new tariffs on foreign car imports
The threat to levy a new tax on cars is seen by analysts as a NAFTA negotiating tactic to pressure Mexico.
Posted inNation & World
Robot submarine finds the ‘Holy Grail of shipwrecks’
Lost for 3 centuries, the San José is believed to have gone down with a load of gold, silver and emeralds – a total haul valued at some $17 billion in today’s dollars.
Posted inMaine
Early-morning collision in Turner kills 1, injures another
The crash took place around 1 a.m. on Route 4.
Posted inNation & World
U.S. troops entrusted with guarding nuclear missiles used LSD
An airman’s slipup on social media enabled investigators to crack the drug ring at a Wyoming Air Force base in March 2016.
Posted inNation & World
Russian military shot down airliner over Ukraine in 2014, investigators conclude
The passenger jet was headed from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, when it was was blown out of the sky, killing 298 people.
Posted inJournal Tribune
Warren resident heading to jail for welfare fraud
ROCKLAND — A Warren woman who bilked the state out of more than $200,000 in welfare benefits over more than a decade was sentenced Wednesday to nine months in jail. Robin L. Snell, 46, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Knox County Superior Court to misdemeanor theft by deception and a misdemeanor charge of making false written […]
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