2018 – Page 48 – The Portland Press Herald

More officers died in line of duty in U.S this year than in 2017

by ERIC TUCKER Associated Press December 27, 2018December 28, 2018

Most of the officers who died were either shot or fatally injured in car or motorcycle crashes.

by JIM MUSTIAN and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press December 27, 2018

Police successfully closed just 32 percent of rape investigations nationwide in 2017.

by Matt Schudel The washington Post December 27, 2018

Jack O’Dwyer’s Newsletter was considered the first publication to cover the PR industry in a comprehensive, critical manner.

The company says higher prices for electricity are being charged by generators, not by CMP, which charges only for delivering power to customers.

by ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press December 27, 2018December 27, 2018

They tell an appeals court it was unfair to hold the trial in Boston and raise other issues with the 2015 court case of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

Several residents of the northern Maine town say their electric service has become increasingly unreliable and they want regulators to investigate.

President Trump’s surprise trip to Iraq infuriated Iraqi politicians, who Thursday demanded the withdrawal of U.S. forces.

The annual Bacon Street Festival was recognized for highlighting the neighborhood’s revitalization.

by MICHAEL BIESECKER and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press December 27, 2018December 27, 2018

Booming exports of liquefied natural gas collide with environmental goals on green energy and reducing carbon emissions.

by GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press December 27, 2018

The last year saw marijuana go from black market to global market.