U.S. authorities detained 76,103 people at the border last month. They expect the numbers to go even higher.
Carl Natale
Web editor for SunJournal.com
Posted inNation / World
Despite early and accurate forecasts, victims didn’t escape the Alabama tornadoes
The infrastructure of the affected area, lacking sturdy structures that could withstand such a force, has emerged as a primary culprit.
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Posted inNews, Sports
Analytics revolution is sweeping through curling
Next up in curling analytics: sensors tracking speed and spin rate.
Posted inNation / World
How hard is it to leap over a fence like ‘Bachelor’ Colton Underwood?
For months now, “Bachelor” viewers have been tantalized every week by a promotional teaser in which Colton Underwood hurls himself over a gate under cover of darkness.
Posted inNation / World
Luke Perry came full circle, from heartthrob rebel to sensitive dad
The death of the “90210” actor – once the next big thing – reminds us how quickly the clock is ticking.
Posted inOxford Hills
Part of barn roof collapses in Fryeburg
FRYEBURG (WGME) – The heavy, wet snow Monday was enough to partially collapse a barn roof in Fryeburg. Fryeburg’s fire chief says that overall, this year has been only average for snow totals, but says if that snow builds up over time it can cause a real problem. A storage barn at Green Thumb Farms […]
Posted inMaine
Jet loses landing gear, slides off runway in Presque Isle
PRESQUE ISLE (AP) —Officials say a pilot and four passengers suffered minor injuries when a United Express regional jet slid off a runway during a snowstorm in northern Maine. An official said the pilot aborted the first landing attempt and requested that the runway lights be turned on due to low visibility before the second […]
Posted inFranklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Oxford Hills
Heavy, wet snow hits Maine overnight
Lewiston updates its parking ban to end at noon Monday.
Posted inNation / World
At least 23 dead in Alabama after tornadoes ravage the Southeast causing ‘catastrophic’ damages
The two tornadoes that touched down in Lee County on Sunday left an untold number of people without homes and in shelters and countless others mourning their loved ones.
Posted inNation / World
Spring put on hold as storm rolls across US and polar air arrives
March feels like January in a cold, stormy, soggy nation.