The killings sent a wave of fear through the LGBTQ+ community, but the FBI said during a news conference Thursday that there is no evidence that the women were targeted because of their sexual orientation.
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Franklin County rejects two bids over $1 million for bridge replacement in Salem Township
Another round of bids will be sought.
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Posted inElection 2024, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
Vote recount confirms Denise Tepler as winner of Maine Senate race decided by less than 1% margin
The manual recount was held Thursday at 45 Commerce Drive in Augusta following the close race.
Posted inLocal & State
Detroit man killed in single-car crash in Burnham, police say
Paul Raye Jr., 18, was killed Wednesday morning in the crash on Winnecook Road, according to the Waldo County Sheriff’s Office.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Thousands without power as thunder, hail slam central Maine
Over 17,000 Central Maine Power Co. customers were without electricity statewide as of 8:15 p.m. Thursday, 200 of which were in Somerset County as winds up to 60 mph and penny-size hail sweep through Maine.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News
After extreme heat, central Maine stores still have plenty of air conditioners
Some local businesses reported strong sales of air conditioning units this week, but wherever you go most local stores seemed to have plenty in stock for when temperatures heat up again.
Posted inLocal & State, Times Record
Boothbay-based Bigelow scientists detect rare sign of climate resilience
New research finds promising patterns in the menagerie of microbes at the ocean’s surface.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Readfield standoff ends in arrest of 71-year-old Belgrade man
Police were called to a residence on Tuesday night and arrested 71-year-old Carl Hiebert.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Watch: Hundreds turn out at cemetery on sweltering-hot day for funeral of ‘unclaimed’ Augusta veteran
No one came forward to claim Gerry R. Brooks after he died last month, and a funeral home director said it’s becoming a more common situation.
Posted inBusiness
Portland Press Herald top editor stepping down for new role at Boston University
Steve Greenlee returned to the paper as managing editor in 2012 and took over as executive editor in 2021. He’ll be joining the faculty at BU in the fall.