U.S. forces, including the USS Laboon, shot down the barrage in the Red Sea; it was the latest Houthi attack in the Middle East in support of Hamas.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Augusta man, cleared of murder charges, sentenced for witness tampering
Tyon Shuron was sentenced to three years and nine months in jail, which he has already served. He was released on bail after a jury found him not guilty of fatally shooting a Richmond man in 2019.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Police issue arrest warrant for man in murder at Waterville business
Police are seeking Spridal Hubiak, 20, of Waterville, as a suspect in the killing and believe he has left the state of Maine.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Police seek help finding Fairfield boy missing for two weeks
Police asked that anyone with information about the boy to call the Fairfield Police Department at 207-453-9321.
Posted inLocal & State
More women come to Maine seeking abortion care
The increase in Maine is small compared to other areas of the country closer to the states that have imposed bans or restrictions.
Posted inLocal & State
Popham Beach State Park needs your Christmas tree
Park officials are asking people to drop off their undecorated trees for a pilot project to curb dune erosion on the popular sandy beach in Phippsburg.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Maine board wants to hand decision on electric vehicle mandate to Legislature
If lawmakers step in, it will further delay a policy that environmental groups had hoped would already have been decided.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Trump lawyers want Maine secretary of state to disqualify herself from ruling on ballot access
In a filing Wednesday, attorneys for the former president said statements that Secretary of State Shenna Bellows made on social media show she already has decided Trump engaged in insurrection and that she is biased against him.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
COVID-19 hospitalizations again climbing in Maine
But conditions are not expected to become as severe this winter as they were at the hospitalization peak in January 2022.
Posted inLocal & State, News
State announces online hub for flood relief; FEMA to assess damage
If FEMA decides the costs of damage from last week’s storm are beyond what the state can handle, Gov. Mills will formally request a Major Disaster Declaration from the federal government.