Local & State

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July 26, 2013

Truck, boat burned, houses vandalized in Mount Vernon

A pickup truck and boat were set on fire and several houses were vandalized on a road near Echo Lake, police say.
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July 26, 2013

Police: Suspect in Maine killing was high, sought more drugs

Jason Cote, 22, enters no plea in court Friday to charges he bludgeoned 47-year-old Ricky Cole to death on July 18.
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July 26, 2013

Man wanted in Maine slaying arrested in Mass.

Sebastian Moody faces charges of hindering apprehension or prosecution in connection with the April killing of Romeo Parent of Greene.
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July 26, 2013

Rally cars arrive for race at Sunday River resort

Rally cars feature a driver and navigator who race against the clock on dirt roads.
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July 26, 2013

Bangor’s annual 10-day fair gets under way today

One of Maine's largest, it draws 60,000 to 70,000 people each year.
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July 26, 2013

Scarborough councilor wants dogs leashed on beach

Ronald Ahlquist says tighter rules would protect endangered birds, one of which was killed by an unleashed dog last week.
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July 26, 2013

After two years in courts, bathroom-mess case ends

A Portland man loses his second appeal of a conviction that he deliberately smeared his feces inside a U.S. District courthouse.
Published
July 25, 2013

Ex-Maine politician says she doesn’t remember Chelsea bid details

Carole Swan says that if she erred on income tax or workers' compensation forms it was because she is a victim of domestic abuse.
Published
July 25, 2013

Police raid office of Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway

Canadian officers are searching for evidence in the July 6 railway disaster that killed 47 people and destroyed much of a small Quebec town.
Published
July 25, 2013

Mainer in space discusses dramatic rescue, missing home

Astronaut Chris Cassidy and colleague Karen Nyberg talk to the Press Herald via video conference from the International Space Station.

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