Roughly half the victims were in North Carolina, while dozens more were killed in South Carolina and Georgia.
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How rockweed harvesting got tied up in a lawsuit over public beach access
The sprawling lawsuit against several private landowners also asks Maine’s Supreme Judicial Court to consider declaring rockweed a public resource, that can be collected even on privately owned intertidal land.
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Posted inElection 2024, Maine, Politics
In first CD2 debate, Golden, Theriault both claim to be party mavericks
Golden, a Lewiston Democrat seeking a fourth term in the U.S. House, and Theriault, a first-term Republican state lawmaker from Fort Kent, took questions on key issues, including the economy, gun control and abortion.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation / World, Politics
Donald Trump says DOJ violated its own election rules. Lawyers disagree.
Department of Justice policy advises against taking overt steps in political cases close to elections. Experts say prosecutors were following court orders in the latest Trump filing.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Dockworkers union suspends strike; ports reopen on East, Gulf coasts
The union, the International Longshoremen’s Association, representing 45,000 U.S. dockworkers, went on strike early Tuesday after its contract expired in a dispute over pay and the automation of tasks at 36 ports stretching from Maine to Texas.
Posted inNation / World, News
Mixed verdict for 3 Memphis officers convicted in Tyre Nichols’ fatal beating
All 3 former Memphis police officers were convicted of at least one charge, but Tadarrius Bean and Justin Smith were acquitted of the civil rights charges.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
At 104, John E. O’Donnell recalls mapping out his career in assessing and charting property
The founder of the family-run tax mapping and assessing firm talks about how he got his start and ended up in Auburn more than 60 years ago.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Lewiston man arrested on assault, other charges stemming from Jan. 6 riot at US Capitol
Andre Maurice Bonneau, 64, is charged for his alleged role in the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the US Capitol.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation / World, News, Politics
Liz Cheney rallies with Harris, implores U.S. to reject Trump’s ‘depraved cruelty’
Kamala Harris’s appearance with Cheney marked her 5th trip to Wisconsin, a battleground state, since she started running for president in July.
Posted inNation / World, News
Dad treks 27 miles on Helene-flooded roads to get to daughter’s wedding
‘I just kept putting one foot in front of the other,’ said David Jones, who trekked more than 5 hours to walk his daughter down the aisle.