Regional News
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Heating Oil Up Slightly From Last Week
Home heating oil went up a couple cents a gallon this past week. The governor's energy office says the average price in Maine is now $3.76 a gallon. Kerosene jumped a dime a gallon to $4.24....
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Hannaford's Parent Company to Lay Off 350
The parent company of Hannaford and five other supermarket chains is laying off 350 corporate employees in Maine and two other states. Delhaize America says it's cutting jobs to cut...
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Maine Warden Service Loses Major to Cancer
The Maine Warden Service announced this afternoon that Major Gregory Sanborn, the second in command of the Maine Warden Service, passed away after a long battle with a rare form of...
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AARP Offering Free Help with Tax Returns
AARP is offering free help with tax returns. This is the 46th year for the group's tax-aide program for low to moderate income taxpayers. For more information call 1-888-AARP-NOW, or log on...
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Supreme Court Upholds Double Homicide Sentence
The Maine Supreme Court has upheld a 45-year prison sentence for a man who admitted to shooting two men to death in Rumford. Eric Hamel, 22, challenged the sentence, saying he shouldn't have...
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MPBN Launches New State Government Channel
For those of you who want to know more about the inner workings of Maine's state government, MPBN has your answer. Maine Capitol Connection is a new free TV channel, kind of like C-Span, that...
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Augusta Civic Center Hosts Home Show
- The annual Maine Manufactured Housing Show was held at the Augusta Civic Center through the weekend. More than 30 vendors took part in this year's event. Many of them say, after a tough...
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Collins and King Co-Sponsor Bill to Create Business
Senators Susan Collins and Angus King are co-sponsoring a bill intended to create more businesses. They want to expand historically underutilized business zones, known as hubzones. They're...
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Lobstermen Worry About Low Prices in Coming Summer
Lobstermen are worried there could be a repeat of last summer's low prices for their catch. They're not sure what the answer is, but they oppose limiting lobstering to three days a...
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Shrimp Trawling Time-of-Day Restrictions Lifted
The Maine Marine Commissioner lifted time-of-day restrictions for shrimp trawling. The daily catch limit when fishing begins tomorrow has been lowered. The shrimp season got under way...
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Relay For Life Raises Over $250,000 for Cancer Research
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Law Enforcement May Soon Need Warrants To Use Cameras On Remote Private Property
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Valley Grange Awards WABI
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Fugitive Arrested Following Chase
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Bargain Hunters Prepare for 10-Mile Yard Sale in Cornville and Skowhegan
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Penobscot Narrows Bridge Observatory Opens Saturday
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A Spectacular Day For Seniors In Bangor
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Internet Safety Tips
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Troop Greeters Celebrate Milestone
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Orono High School Students Get Lesson in Wabanaki History
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Oxbow upsets Orb at Preakness Stakes, ruining Triple Crown bid
Kentucky Derby winner's bid to capture Triple Crown ruined at Baltimore's Pimlico Race Course
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FBI searches apartment in ricin letter case
Federal investigators have been searching for the person who sent the letters, which were postmarked Tuesday in Spokane
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Official: Broken rail eyed in Conn. train crash
National Transportation Safety Board member said the broken rail is of substantial interest to investigators
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Video: Handbags have more germs than toilet seats, study finds
According to a study by Initial Washroom Hygiene, handbags have up to ten times the level of microbiological activity on them than an average toilet seat. Willem Marx reports from London.
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Video: 5/18: NTSB investigates train collision; teen tackles cancer diagnosis
During rush hour in Connecticut, two commuter trains collided, sending 72 passengers to the hospital. The tracks are now closed while the NTSB investigates. And as Don Dahler reports, it's creating a travel nightmare; And, after his close friend died from pancreatic cancer, 16-year-old Jack Andraka unleashed his hyper-drive intellect on preventing more cancer deaths. And as Jim Axelrod reports, the teen created a much faster and far cheaper detection method for pancreatic, ovarian and lung cancer.