Forecasters warned of a possible 8- to 12-foot storm surge in Tampa Bay and said flooding could result from 5 to 10 inches of rain in mainland Florida and the Keys.
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Supreme Court lets decision stand barring emergency abortions in Texas
The Biden administration asked the justices to throw out a lower court order, arguing that hospitals have to perform abortions in emergency situations under federal law.
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Posted inElection 2024, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Ward 7 city councilor in Waterville faces challenger in November election
Thomas A. McCormick Sr., who is unenrolled, is running for reelection to his Ward 7 City Council seat in the November election, and faces opposition from political newcomer Catherine Tamara Herard, a Democrat.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Interstate 95 in Augusta reopens after crash snarls northbound traffic for two hours
The crash was reported just before 10 a.m., when a Subaru hydroplaned and veered into the center lane and hit a truck towing a camper, according to officials.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
Nobel Prize in medicine honors 2 scientists for microRNA discovery
Americans Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun won the Nobel Prize for their discovery of microRNA, tiny bits of genetic material that serve as on and off switches inside cells that help control what the cells do.
Posted inNation & World, News
Gaza is in ruins after Israel’s yearlong offensive. Rebuilding may take decades.
Israel’s yearlong offensive against Hamas, one of the deadliest and most destructive in recent history, has killed more than 41,000 people, a little over half of them women and children.
Posted inLocal & State, News
‘Trauma and heartache’: Mainers reflect on anniversary of Oct. 7 attack in Israel
Mainers with Jewish and Palestinian ties say they are feeling despair and anger after violence in the Middle East intensified in recent weeks.
Posted inElection 2024, Local & State
Early voting now underway across Maine
All communities are required to offer in-person absentee voting starting Monday through Oct. 31. Municipalities are also starting to mail absentee ballots to people who have requested them.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News, Uncategorized
Craft Weekend draws artists, patrons to studios across Maine
Artists gathered at Tandem Glass Works in Dresden to share inspirations and patrons.
Posted inElection 2024, Local & State
Quarter of Maine House races have only one major-party candidate. Here’s a map of those districts.
The number of races where Democrats and Republicans did not face off rose significantly in the pandemic election of 2020, and has stayed at almost the same level since.