Regional News
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7 Faculty Members at USM Told They Will Lose Their Jobs
- A union representative says seven faculty members at the University of Southern Maine have been told they will lose their jobs as the school tries to trim $5 million from next year's budget. A...
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Troubled Charter Back on Track to Open This Fall
- Maine's charter school commission has put a proposed Portland school involved in a high-profile controversy on track to open this fall. Baxter Academy for Technology and Science already...
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Investigator: Candle Starts Fire Killing Homeless Portland Man
- Maine fire marshal investigators believe a candle started a fire that claimed the life of a homeless man at an encampment in Portland. Officials on Monday identified the victim as 53-year-old...
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Homeless Man Died in Portland Fire
- Portland authorities say a homeless man has died in a fire at his encampment along railroad tracks in the city. Firefighters responded to reports of a fire on West Commercial Street just...
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Waterville Opera House Premieres Spamalot
- Waterville is the place to be for Monty Python fans Friday night. The Waterville Opera House is premiering Spamalot. Tonight is the first of six performances. "It's a lot of fun, if...
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Bowdoin Tennis Team Punished for Hazing Incident
- Bowdoin College's nationally-ranked men's tennis team will forfeit its next four matches and won't be allowed to participate in postseason play for what school officials call a hazing...
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Androscoggin County Jail Cracks Down on Banana Peel Smoking
- Administrators at a Maine jail have ordered kitchen staff to peel bananas before they're served to inmates, and the jail has stopped serving oranges entirely, because prisoners have been drying...
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50th Anniversary Events Planned for the Sinking of the USS Thresher
- Those who lost loved ones in the deadliest submarine disaster in U.S. history are preparing for an emotional 50th anniversary. There are weekend events in Portsmouth, N.H., and Kittery, Maine,...
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Big Pricetag to Repair Sarah Long Bridge
New Hampshire transportation officials estimate it will cost $2.5 million to repair a bridge between New Hampshire and Maine that was struck by an oil tanker that broke loose from a pier on...
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Woman Attacked in Lewiston Apartment
- Police say a Lewiston woman has been taken to a hospital after she was attacked by a knife-wielding man in her own apartment. A suspect was taken into custody shortly after the attack was...
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Oxford Casino Sale Awaits State Approval
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Somerset County Sues State Corrections Board
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Gov. LePage Vetoes College Tobacco Ban
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U.S. Senator King to Meet with Brewer Students Via Teleconference
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Convention and Visitors Bureau Hosts Awards Ceremony
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Family And Community Grieve Over Nichole Cable
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Maine Group Criticizes Federal Immigration Plan
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YMCA Brings Healthier Message To State House
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Maine Credit Unions Help End Hunger in Maine
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UMaine Community Prepares For Annual Clean Sweep Sale
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Tsarnaev friend Ibragim Todashev questioned about triple homicide before FBI shooting
Tsarnaev friend Ibragim Todashev questioned about unsolved killings before shot dead by FBI agent
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Video: Falcon chicks hatch on George Washington Bridge
Four baby peregrine falcons hatched in a nest on New York City's George Washington Bridge, the busiest bridge in the world.
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Video: Livermore light bulb mysteriously turns off
California's famous Livermore light bulb, which has been burning since 1901, suddenly went out overnight. KPIX's Juliette Goodrich explains.
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Los Angeles voters limit number of medical marijuana clinics
Proposition D caps number of dispensaries to 135 -- far below 1,000 that operated before -- with hopes to keep neighborhoods safer
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Video: NBA star pledges $1M to help tornado recovery
The Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant is promising to match pledges to the American Red Cross. Gayle King reports.