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The Latest Breaking News from Maine

Maine Officials Warn Of Extreme Heat, Open Cooling Centers

Maine officials warn of extreme heat in the 90s, advise precautions, and open cooling centers.

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Maine Public Defender Shortage Leads To Fatal Standoff

Maine's public defender shortage leads to deadly standoff, sparking calls for legal system reforms.

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Shortage of public defenders in Maine allowed release of man who caused fiery standoff

Officials say Maine’s shortage of public defenders allowed a man with a violent criminal history to be released on bail days before he went to his former girlfriend’s home where a man was killed, two houses burned to the ground and a standoff with police ensued

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Army Reserves Face Limitations In Preventing Mass Shooting

Testimony reveals reservist's low threat profile before Maine's deadliest mass shooting. Commission investigates missed intervention opportunities.

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Army lieutenant colonel says Lewiston shooter had "low threat" profile upon leaving hospital

A lieutenant colonel with the Army Reserves says a reservist who committed the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history had a low threat profile when he left a psychiatric hospital prior to the killings

The Independent UK

Maine State Police Fatally Shoot Man After Standoff

Maine State Police fatally shoot man in Auburn following a standoff, leaving one missing. Tragic incident prompts investigations and community support.

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Gunman shot and killed in police standoff at burning home, man unaccounted for

Leein Hinkley, 43, was released on bail just three days before police shooting

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Police in Maine cancel shelter-in-place order after explosions and fire are reported

Police in Maine have canceled a shelter-in-place order in the city of Auburn after reporting that an armed person was in an area where a series of explosions and a house fire erupted

The Independent UK

Public warned to stay away amid police standoff with gunman at burning home in Maine

Shooter heard screaming at law enforcement as houses went up in flames

The Independent UK

Maine opens contest to design a new state flag based on an old classic

Mainers are going to decide in November whether to adopt a new flag, but the state needs to settle on a design first

The Independent UK

Maine shooting exposes gaps in mental health treatment and communication practices, official says

An Army health expert told a panel investigating a mass shooting by a reservist experiencing a psychiatric crisis that there are health care differences for Army reservists that could limit the flow of information to commanders

The Independent UK

Election roundup: Mace wins early, Golden to face ex-NASCAR driver - Roll Call

Key results from primaries in Maine, North Dakota, Nevada and South Carolina and the election to fill an vacant seat in Ohio's 6th District.

Roll Call

Nancy Mace beats Kevin McCarthy-backed challenger in South Carolina primary

Congresswoman leads by 29 points, surviving McCarthy’s grudge after she voted to oust ex-House speaker last year

The Guardian - US

Maine Congressman Faces Tough Re-Election Battle Over Gun Control

Debate over gun control in Maine's 2nd Congressional District post-tragedy sparks political shifts and voter considerations.

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Homes & Gardens

'It’s a tradition I look forward to every year': Martha Stewart upholds this 'beautiful' planting practice on her summer terrace

The terrace at her Maine home is 'brimming with beautiful, green plant life once again' – it's the result of this container gardening process

The Independent UK

Quicksand doesn't just happen in Hollywood. It happened on a Maine beach

A Maine woman learned the hard way that quicksand doesn’t just happen in jungles or rainforests in Hollywood movies

Inverse

The Case Of The Missing 45 Million Gallons Of Milk & The School Food Waste Fight

Public schools feed a lot of kids — even more when the meals are free. The problem? A lot of that food goes to waste. Students are on the case.

International Business Times

Warren O'Shea of O'Shea Builders Shares the Top 5 Things to Know Before Starting a Renovation Project

Since establishing the company in 2004, O'Shea has been upholding a standard of excellence, which is why the business earned the title of Maine's Most Awarded Remodeling Contractor.

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TV Tech

Tegna Names Micah Malloy President and GM at News Center Maine

Malloy will be responsible for overseeing the operations of WCSH and WLBZ across all platforms

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Maine Company To Launch Small Satellites From Rural Coastline

BluShift Aerospace plans to launch small satellites from Maine, revolutionizing the nanosatellite market with rapid, cost-effective access to space.

The Independent UK

Maine company plans to launch small satellites starting in 2025

Representatives for a Maine company that plans to send small satellites into space from the Northeast’s most rural state say they hope to start launches next year

The Independent UK

RFK Jr’s VP pick admits she’s ‘on the same page’ as conspiracy theorist Tucker Carlson

Nicole Shanahan also alluded to a Maine independent senator in her speech, seemingly trying to cast a wide net of voters

France 24

Charles Norman Shay, the Native American veteran who tended to the wounded at Omaha Beach on D-Day

Charles Norman Shay was one of the 500 Native Americans who came ashore on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944. He was barely 20 years old and had grown up on an Indian reservation in the US state of Maine. Today, the former combat medic has settled…

The Independent UK

Monster truck clips aerial power line, toppling utility poles in spectator area

Police say a monster truck performing for spectators in Maine clipped an aerial power line, toppling several utility poles and sending two people to the hospital

Reason

Brickbat: All Hands on Deck

A Portland, Maine, police department after-action report on a mass shooting last year describes a scene of "utter chaos" with officers who had not been dispatched showing up in civilian clothing, some of them dressed similarly to how the gunman was described as being dressed. The report said this could…

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