The Department of Administrative and Financial Services said it has made several changes to how state-issued credit cards are used after a former deputy warden spent millions on overinflated maintenance and cleaning supplies.
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3 Mainers killed in Florida boating accident
Craig and Brenna Millett and Rebecca Knight died after a catamaran they were riding in overturned in the Caloosahatchee River over the weekend, authorities said Monday.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Damariscotta man arrested in connection with death of ex-wife in Waldoboro
James Clark, 49, was arrested in Florida and is awaiting extradition to Maine. He is accused of killing Levern Kelley, who was found dead in her home last weekend.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, Politics
Republican candidate for Maine Legislature claims recent hurricanes were created by government
Republican Wendy Lee MacDowell, of Augusta, makes ‘weaponized weather’ conspiracies part of her campaign.
Posted inNation & World, News
What to know about Hurricane Milton as it churns toward Florida’s Gulf Coast
Hurricane Milton is churning through the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida as an ‘extremely dangerous’ storm that could wallop one of the state’s major population centers just two weeks after Hurricane Helene.
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Helene makes landfall in Florida as Category 4 hurricane, officials warn of ‘catastrophic’ storm surge
Hurricane Helene slammed into northwestern Florida as a Category 4 storm Thursday night, as residents braced for potentially life-threatening ocean surges and catastrophic winds.
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Southeast U.S. under major storm warning as hurricane watch issued for parts of Cuba and Mexico
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency in 41 counties on Monday as a result of the expected storm.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation & World, News, Politics
Trump subject of second apparent assassination attempt at Florida golf club
The man arrested in connection with the shooting is named Ryan Wesley Routh, law enforcement officials said.
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A hunter’s graveyard shift: grabbing pythons in the Everglades
The Florida Python Challenge, hosted by the wildlife commission to incentivize people to track down invasive Burmese pythons that thrive in Florida’s preserved wetlands, ended Sunday.
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Breeze Airways to add another route between Portland and Florida
Starting Nov. 20, the airline will offer flights twice a week from Portland to Sarasota.